Rep. Vernon Smith

How to make sure kids are ready to learn and able to read continues to be debated by local leaders. A pair of Indiana Senate bills signed into law this session try to address those issues by boosting access to child care and holding back most third graders who can't pass the I-READ test.

Experienced professionals may soon have another pathway to become teachers in Indiana, under a bill lawmakers say is designed to help combat the teacher…

Last year’s Senate Bill 567 set in motion plans for the state to intervene in Muncie and Gary schools. This year, House Bill 1315 updates many provisions…