Indiana child care providers are warning of closures and layoffs after state funding cuts reduced payments and created a waitlist for low-income families.

The nonprofit gets state vouchers to pay for care for about 350 children. It is aiming to raise $750,000 to cover the cost of the cuts for the 2025-26 school year.

Megan Johnson was named the 2026 Indiana Teacher of the Year on Wednesday.

Indiana GEAR UP, a Purdue-run college-prep program for more than 13,000 low-income students, will end Sept. 30 after the U.S. Education Department canceled its $35 million grant.

Enlace Academy is expanding family literacy programs and multilingual support as its English learner population grows, with school leaders crediting parent engagement for major gains in reading scores.

Gov. Mike Braun and other state officials warned Indiana teachers they could lose their licenses for social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, sparking free speech concerns.

A WFYI analysis shows that Paramount charter schools suspended students with disabilities about three times more often than the state average.

Most Indiana districts and charter schools disproportionately suspend students in special education in the 2024-25 academic year.

The results of a new survey come as day cares and preschools face significant funding losses from cuts to public subsidies for low-income families.

Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner, who leads K-12 education, will also oversee the state’s colleges and universities beginning this fall.