Kirsten Adair

A new state office will soon give Indiana schools more guidance on safety measures. Lawmakers sent a bill to the governor to establish the Office of School Safety within the Department of Homeland Security.

School corporations could partner with religiously affiliated nonprofit preschools under a new law signed by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun.

Indiana school officials say they are facing increased cybersecurity threats. A bill moving through the House would address mounting cybersecurity concerns by requiring school corporations and some other state agencies to adhere to uniform cybersecurity policies.

State lawmakers want to remove the income cap on Indiana’s school voucher program. Voucher parent support it, opponents say it puts the cost on traditional public schools.

Indiana students, educators and parents fiercely debated a controversial bill Wednesday that would shift some funding from traditional public schools to charter schools. Hoosiers from across the state spent more than four hours testifying on the bill.

Some traditional public school districts would be required to share referendum tax dollars with local charter schools under a controversial measure approved by lawmakers this week. After two days of heated debate, the bill was narrowly approved by Senate Republicans last week.

A measure proposed by state lawmakers and endorsed by the Indiana secretary of education would raise teacher pay to a minimum of $45,000 and provide teachers with up to 20 days of paid parental leave.