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Too many students in Indiana are missing school. And Indiana lawmakers have struggled to find a fix for the issue of absenteeism.

Charter schools have largely missed out on the property tax revenue that public school districts receive.

Indiana is keeping its nonpartisan school board elections — for now. But a new law starts candidate filing two months earlier to give voters more time to learn about them.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers are one step closer to advancing a contentious bill to the governor’s desk that has been decried by the state’s teachers unions as “unnecessary” and “union-busting.”

Indiana lawmakers are one step closer to advancing a contentious bill to the governor’s desk that has been decried by the state’s teachers unions as “unnecessary” and “union-busting.”

Indiana lawmakers plan to “reinvent” high school curriculum by expanding graduation requirements to allow for more work-based learning.

In addition to providing Indiana charter schools with access to more state and local funding, the bill would sunset a law that requires public school districts to sell or lease vacant or unused instructional buildings for a single dollar to public charter schools.

Indiana state senators heard more than five hours of testimony Thursday about funding for charter and private schools.

Some teachers and unions argue part of Senate Bill 486 would further erode teachers collective bargaining rights. The bills supporters say its a "deregulation bill" that will empower Indiana administrators and educators.

Some teachers and unions argue part of Senate Bill 486 would further erode teachers' collective bargaining rights. The bill’s supporters say it's a “deregulation bill” that will empower administrators and educators.