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The 2014 graduation rate of 90.1 percent was the highest since Indiana began collecting data in 2012, according to the department.

More than $10 million in grants recently awarded to the university will be used to help train and hire mental health staff in six schools around the state.

School choice in Indiana could be remade if proposed legislation gains traction.

In Carmel and elsewhere in Hamilton County, schools were accused of teaching critical race theory and pushing liberal ideologies on students.

Gov. Eric Holcomb unveiled his promise of unprecedented investment in education in his State of the State address last week.

GOP lawmakers balk at governor Holcomb’s pitch for free textbooks, Free Little Libraries takes off in Bloomington and an expert talks about the rash of problems incurred by the airline industry over the past month.

A waiver is granted if a student cannot pass a qualifying exam by the end of their senior year. But education advocates are concerned these degrees don’t prepare students for post-secondary education.

Holcomb’s proposal comes as the Republican-dominated Legislature is set to start its 2023 session on Monday, with its primary business being the adoption of a new two-year state budget.

There are groups working to help teachers adjust to the new standards. The Hoosier Association of Science Teachers Incorporated put on a conference in October to bolster that effort.

Key leaders in education have several legislative priorities for the upcoming session – including a focus on mental health, making high school more relevant and pushing early literacy and early learning in schools.