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Eleventh graders in Indiana take the SAT, a standardized college-readiness test, to comply with state law. This year, the percentage of students who earned college-ready scores increased in reading and writing but decreased severely in math.
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The Indiana Department of Education is still considering sweeping changes to the state’s high school graduation requirements that will create two new diplomas and get rid of all existing diplomas — including academic honors. Students, parents and teachers continue to express concern over the new diplomas’ rigor and the courses that will be offered.
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A new national report paints a picture of how kids’ overall well-being has changed in recent years. In education, the report said students are struggling to overcome pandemic learning loss and factors like poverty, trauma and school absences.
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Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann will retire in June of 2025 after serving nearly a decade as head of the statewide community college system.
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The state is moving forward with new high school graduation requirements, even as Indiana educators urge caution and patience. Educators from around the state continued to express their concerns about the new requirements to state officials on Wednesday.
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Nine Indiana school districts will receive federal funding for new electric school buses. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program awarded more than $11 million for electric school buses in Indiana this year.
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Students can now apply for Indiana’s Career Scholarship Account program for the upcoming school year. The program provides 10th, 11th and 12th grade students with up to $5,000 a year to enroll in eligible internships, apprenticeships and other work-based learning experiences.
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The Indiana Department of Education is making changes to a new literacy endorsement after educators spoke out against the requirements. The department said it plans to offer more flexible training options, and it has adjusted which teachers will be required to get the endorsement.
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Educators have concerns over new literacy endorsement requirements set to take place over the next few years. One of those concerns involves $1,200 stipends that will be awarded to some educators who receive the endorsement.
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The Indiana State Teachers Association is demanding the state education department provide more and clear details of how educators are affected by the requirement.
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A new national report on preschool access shows Indiana lags behind most other states.
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Indiana is still lagging on a goal to boost how many working-age adults have training and education beyond their high school diplomas.