ICHE unveils new outcomes-based performance funding model Indiana is preparing to replace its previous broad and complicated higher education performance funding system, adopted three years ago, with a model centered on a single outcome: whether an Indiana student completes [...]
New federal loan limits start July 1; how is IN affected? Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the June 19, 2026 issue of Indiana Education Insight. The federal student loan overhaul has since taken effect. A major [...]
College-going rate up for first time in decade; still below prior years Indiana’s college-going rate increases for the first time in a decade . . . but the rate is still lower than when it plateaued for a couple [...]
School boards enter new political era in November election With Indiana’s primary election settled this week, the attention now turns to the November general election, where, on the education front, school board races are heading into unfamiliar territory. Candidates [...]
State Board adopts final rule; questions loom over AG problem After two delays, the Indiana State Board of Education provided final approval to the new A-F school accountability framework March 4, with a few changes to address the final [...]
State social media restrictions move forward as lawsuits expected Editor's note: This story was originally published in the February 27, 2026 issue of Indiana Education Insight. The Governor has since signed HEA 1408 into law. Motivated by tragedies linked [...]
SBOE delays vote again; AG feedback alleges constitutional issues Now well behind its initial statutory deadline of December 31, 2025, the Indiana State Board of Education on Wednesday again delayed voting on the proposed school A-F accountability framework . [...]
Goode bill would tweak $1 law; plus, IPS exemption on the table As charter schools in Indiana will soon bring in local property tax dollars for the first time, there are rumblings of conversations beginning regarding the future of [...]
Most measures see success in final special election referenda cycle Indiana voters delivered sweeping support for most school funding referenda in the November 4 special election, approving operating levy renewals in five districts and rejecting one new request. This [...]
Lowery reflects on tenure as state higher education commissioner As Chris Lowery steps down today after more than three years as Indiana’s commissioner for higher education, he leaves behind a system he believes is better positioned to address the [...]