MCCSC referendum, Ivy Tech gives high schoolers credit, potential debt default | Indiana Newsdesk

WFIU | By George Hale

Published May 26, 2023 at 8:55 PM EDT

MCCSC released its Referendum Impact Report, detailing how $45 million has been invested into local schools.

Monroe County Community Schools is asking for a referendum on the ballot this fall, one year after the county passed the last school refererendum. MCCSC cites a new law capping referendum income as the reason for the request.

To help with the cost of higher education, Ivy Tech is giving high schoolers a chance to earn early college credit. The program can shave as much as a year off a student's college requirements.

And we talk with an expert about what a possible default on the U.S. debt could mean for Hoosiers.

Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, Friday at 6 p.m. on Indiana Newsdesk.

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