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Elkhart High School government teacher Linda Fine says letting Premiere Arts Academy use the newly closed Osolo Elementary property would let Elkhart Community Schools retain some of the new charter school's per-pupil state funding. But the district could still have to pay to maintain the building and would have no say over how the school is run.

The state budget plan from Senate Republicans does not include any expansion of the state’s school voucher program – marking a major split from the House GOP.

A bill that would fund specialized, optional firearm safety training for school employees passed out of the House Education Committee Wednesday.

Overall, 88 percent of Indiana parents who responded to the survey said they were satisfied with the quality of their child’s school.

Public schools will soon be able to hire professionals without teaching experience under a new law signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb. Lawmakers designed it to fill vacant teacher jobs, but opponents worry it will hurt education quality.

The Indiana Supreme Court is weighing how much a public school has to tell the public about why it chooses to discipline an employee.A central Indiana…

A study looking at school choice in Indiana suggests competition spurred by vouchers limits public school performance over time. The researcher behind the…

Indiana’s public schools will receive nearly $1.8 billion to help recover from the pandemic as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, the state announced…

Leaders from Elkhart, St. Joseph, Marshall and Kosciusko counties came together on Tuesday to oppose state legislation they say would divert money from…

Lawmakers created an avenue for charter schools to access referendum funding Monday, with a sudden change to legislation in the Senate that worries public…