The Indiana Department of Education announced drastic changes to a controversial new diploma proposal on Wednesday based on community concerns. Although it is still early in the process, educator feedback on the new draft has been mostly positive so far.

The latest proposal incorporates parts of current Indiana diplomas through seals, including a version of the honors diploma.

A U.S. District Court judge in Indianapolis dismissed a lawsuit challenging a controversial new state law that university professors say violates their constitutional rights.

The most recent data on how many students at each Indiana school are proficient in reading.

Purdue University now approves of Indiana’s latest high school diploma draft, just weeks after sounding alarms that the state’s model fell short on academic standards.

Statewide, 82.5 percent of nearly 82,000 third graders at public and private schools passed Indiana's 2024 reading test.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick criticized the state’s plan for new high school diplomas Monday. She said the proposed diplomas are not rigorous enough and are not easily understandable for parents, students and educators.

One Indiana elementary school is the first in the state to implement four-day school weeks. Students at Vinton Elementary School in Lafayette will add an hour and a half to their school days this year, but they’ll only go to school Monday through Thursday.

The Federal Application for College Financial Aid — like last year — will be slightly delayed for most students.

Gov. Eric Holcomb and leaders from the Indiana School for the Deaf and the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired broke ground Thursday on a project to join the two schools on one campus.