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The program expanded after the General Assembly’s 2023 session to accept more students and create more opportunities for minority students.

Gov. Eric Holcomb responded to Indiana's literacy decline by setting a statewide goal of 95 percent reading proficiency for all third graders by 2027.

Indiana’s student-to-counselor ratio is currently the highest in the country, with schools employing just 1,494 counselors statewide for more than 1 million students. Compared to the national average, that’s 286 more students per counselor.

They are asking fellow state leaders to prioritize addressing the academic achievement gaps between children of color and their White classmates.

Some parents and others in support of the legislation said they worry about transgender girls having possible advantages in elite or high-level athletic competitions due to their biological sex.