Test scores, attendance, and diploma attainment will all factor in. A new addition will give students points for their scores on the Classic Learning Test.
Bills reshuffling Indianapolis schools, requiring a bell-to-bell school cellphone ban, and implementing lessons about waiting until marriage to have children are going to the governor’s desk.
The bill says students would either have to leave their devices at home or power them off and store them.
The appointed board would assume authority over Indianapolis school transportation, certain aspects of accountability, and buildings.
Indiana legislators are advancing a bill banning cellphones from schools as session comes to a close.
Lawmakers rejected amendments that would have exempted school districts and school resource officers, leaving uncertainty about how the measure may apply to K-12 schools.
Under federal law, degrees must raise graduates’ earnings above those of a typical high school graduate.
Hundreds of students walked out of class to speak against ICE last week leaving schools to strike a balance between student expression and student safety.
At Central 9, students train for careers in veterinary science, firefighting, early education, and more as Indiana expands focus on workforce training in high school.
The parents of slain Fishers teenager Hailey Buzbee spoke in support of a social media restriction for children and teens.