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The St. Joseph County Health Department says the first year of its Community Partnership Program helped kids avoid missing at least 300 class hours because of unexpected urgent needs at at school.

A new Indiana law requires schools to ban phones during instructional time but leaves enforcement up to schools

A bill that would require students to receive instruction on financial literacy in schools was amended significantly in the House Education Committee Wednesday.

Throwing stars would be legal for Hoosiers to own and carry under legislation headed to the House floor.

Senate lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that would strip teachers and school librarians of a legal defense against charges that they gave harmful books to students.

Michigan is failing to enforce safe drinking water at school, a new report finds.

Legislation that would limit discussions of certain topics regarding sexuality in elementary schools passed out of the full House on Thursday.

A Senate bill would strip Indiana’s school librarians and teachers of a legal defense against charges that they disseminated harmful material to minors.

Property tax relief legislation got a lot more complicated Thursday as a House committee tried to soften the blow such relief would have on local government and school budgets.

The Michigan Department of Education identified 54 Michigan school districts with one or more low-achieving schools.