The students worked on the arguments as part of the university’s Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic.
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Proponents and critics of a new Indiana law crafted to boost reading proficiency at an early age agree on that basic principle.
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The state’s efforts to combat high tech crimes brought Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council members, law enforcement and public officials together at Indiana State University earlier this month, as they heard about the recent successes of the state’s High Tech Crimes Units.
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Senate Bill 185, which became law on July 1, requires school corporations and charter schools to adopt a policy that prohibits students from using cellphones in the classroom. For students who haven’t known a world without the handheld device, the change is just that: a change, but one that many say is warranted and necessary for student learning and cooperation.
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The federal judge said the federal government likely has the authority to collect the data, but the demand was rolled out to universities in a “rushed and chaotic” manner.
The legislation would require school districts and charter schools across Indiana to adopt policies largely prohibiting student cellphone use from the start of the school day until dismissal.
An Indiana bill that compels greater cooperation between local governments and federal immigration authorities could affect the state’s K-12 schools.
Both measures now head to the full House after getting reworks in the Education Committee.
Emma Vosicky, the executive director of GenderNexus, criticized provisions that would allow anyone “who is directly or indirectly injured” by an alleged violation of the restroom restrictions to file a lawsuit against the school.
Indiana’s Senate Education Committee advanced bills that would restrict minors’ access to social media platforms and another that would require schools to strengthen technology plans and give parents greater control over at-home device use.
Rep. Andrew Ireland said he authored the bill because he’s concerned about school districts hiring lobbyists with money that could be going toward the classroom.
Separate proposals would also restrict phones in schools and allow parents to set stronger filters on school-issued devices.
Senate Bill 110 would revert the board’s makeup to what it looked like before the 2025 legislative session, with five governor-appointed members, three alumni-elected members and one student representative.
Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth Tavitas and Marion County Superior Court Judge Helen Marchal spoke to students as part of an initiative aimed at exposing high school students to different opportunities in the legal profession.
Moving the program would not necessarily impact distribution of funding to the states. The money for the current school year has already been sent to states.
Indiana is asking the federal government for permission to overhaul how it spends and tracks billions in education aid — a request that Hoosier officials said would align the state’s accountability system with federal law and allow more freedom in how schools use their funds.
The change was part of a broader Trump administration effort to exclude people without legal status from accessing social services by making changes to federal eligibility rules.
While other policy changes may have merit or be necessary, there are some underlying truths about school funding inequalities that are preventing these policy changes from having their fully intended impact.
Indiana would redirect $25 million in annual federal school improvement funding away from low-performing schools under a state proposal for more flexibility in how it spends federal funds.
A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s restrictions.
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston was among key panelists on Wednesday’s “school choice” education panel.
Six of Indiana’s public colleges and universities are cutting or consolidating more than 400 academic degree programs ahead of a new state law that takes effect this week, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced Monday.
Participation in Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program grew by about 8.5% in the 2024-25 school year — marking a slowdown after record-setting enrollment growth in prior years.
A new academic year is still weeks away, but Indiana educators are already working to implement a slate of new laws passed during the 2025 legislative session.