The new graduation requirements will allow students to earn qualifications for career paths after completing a base diploma.

The State Board of Education will decide whether to approve changes that promote work-based learning and help high schoolers prepare for careers.

A public comment period for the second draft officially closed Friday. Now, the State Board of Education weighs in.

The Indiana Department of Education is now accepting feedback on its second draft of new high school diploma requirements. This is the last public comment period before the IDOE develops its final plan.

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.

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.

Residents across Indiana have raised concerns about the Indiana Department of Education’s proposal for new high school graduation requirements. The Arc of Indiana, a group that helps Hoosiers with developmental disabilities, said many of the new requirements are limiting to students who have disabilities.

Indiana’s universities are raising the alarm of the state’s overhaul of high school diplomas, with some warning students won't be prepared for higher education or other post-graduate options.

In a series of letters sent last month to top Indiana education leaders, presidents and administrators of the public institutions called for a reconsideration of the proposed graduation requirements.