1 in 3 counties in Indiana don’t have voucher-accepting private schools, and rural students tend to use vouchers less often.

School improvement funds would be redirected away from low-performing schools under Indiana’s federal funding flexibility request.

The state must begin grading schools again no later than December 2026. Public comment on the proposal is now open.

It will be up to states to opt in to the new program, which could help fill the gap between rising private school tuition costs and vouchers that families receive.

The money would be available to more schools to use with fewer rules about where the money would go.

Indiana is in the middle of a multi-year overhaul of reading instruction. State leaders want to see changes in math, too.

The state feels another pinch from the administration’s crackdown on DEI initiatives.

The state spent around $497 million on the Choice Scholarship program in 2024-25, an increase of just over $58 million from the previous year.

Indiana lawmakers did not pass legislation on mental health and school counselors this year. But schools are proceeding with the programs and looking for outside funding sources.

A credit card assigned to the former charter school official accrued tens of thousands of dollars in travel, high-end dining, and alcohol purchases. The official was terminated earlier this year.