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Nearly 89% of Indiana third graders passed IREAD in 2026, the highest rate in eight years, but state officials say the new ILEARN scores cannot be compared with previous years.
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Smith-Green Community Schools is home to a school-wide archery program. Earlier this summer, the students won the national championship in their division of the National Archery In The Schools Program.
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Microschools offer multiage learning environments that focus on personalized, often less-regulated instruction. Popularity grew during the pandemic when families sought learning alternatives in online, hybrid and pod options; an estimated 750,000 to 2 million students now attend the schools.
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Newest census data from 2024 shows that a greater percentage of children between ages 5 and 17 are living below the poverty line.
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Indiana’s graduation rate reached a record 91.8% in 2025 with improvements across all demographics, though racial and economic disparities remain.
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The program invited families to take part in family-friendly activities to celebrate the holiday, without missing bedtime.
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Lutheran Social Services of Indiana's Children's Village Early Learning Center will close in January due to the loss of funding from the state.
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The goal for the 2025 contest was to collect 125,000 pounds for Community Harvest Food Bank, but when the event ended Friday, participants had collected 137,335 pounds of food.
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A congressional report uses Purdue University as a case study to argue for tighter limits on Chinese students and academic partnerships, even as it praises the school’s research security policies.
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Via WFYI: About 3,000 Indiana third graders are repeating the grade this year under a new state law that requires students to pass the IREAD test or qualify for an exemption to advance.
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Via WFYI: Indiana voters approved five of six school tax referendums in Nov. 4 special elections.
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The measure was the only thing on the ballot in Allen County on Election Day, and failed with just about 54 percent of district voters opposing the plan.