The state is preparing to overhaul graduation requirements in an effort to better prepare students before they enter the workforce. The State Board of Education received guidance at its monthly meeting Wednesday before the rulemaking period for the new diploma requirements begins next month.

About 40% of Hoosier students missed 10 or more school days last year, and nearly one in five were absent for at least 18 days, according to new Indiana data.

The Indiana Department of Education has not taken any official action yet on the ILEARN redesign, but state officials kicked off discussions about the process at Wednesdays State Board of Education meeting.

Indiana’s middle school students will now be taught the foundations and function of government, and their role as citizens as part of a new civics curriculum.

School leaders were surprised by the change — lawmakers added the language during the final steps of the legislative process — and one of the state's largest school districts says some will be challenged by it more than others.

Hoosiers now know more about how Indiana officials will publicize information on schools' performance across the state.

Indiana is scrambling to correct a longstanding violation of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and it plans to stop issuing emergency permits for special education teachers in less than nine months.

Indiana education officials took the next step to revamp school accountability this week.

The state's analysis of instructional mode and assessment data suggests students going to school remotely didn't make academic progress at the same rate as their in-person peers.

The number of Indiana students enrolled in programs for disabilities declined this school year, the first dip in at least four years and the latest sign of the disruption caused by the pandemic. About 14,000 preschoolers had diagnosed disabilities, down more than 11%.