Indiana education

Governor Braun announced a $1 million investment in an optional anonymous safety-reporting service for Indiana K–12 schools. The announcement describes continuous monitoring and enrollment coordinated through the Central Indiana Educational Service Center. The service is anticipated for enrolled schools in January 2027. The release does not prove a completed rollout, enacted appropriation, signed contract or reduction in school violence. This topic context does not establish a measured effect on the chart.

Retained Indiana evidence context: Budget and education · reviewed policy context · crime · reviewed policy context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

This program is anticipated to be available for enrolled schools beginning January 2027.

The proposal would require an eighth-grade civics examination and, beginning in the 2030–2031 school year, require high-school students to score at least 70% on the examination to graduate, subject to retakes and academic waivers. The fact measures diploma or higher attainment among adults aged 25 and over, rather than a current school cohort’s graduation rate.

Retained Indiana evidence context: Adults with at least a high school diploma. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

The proposal would require an eighth-grade civics examination and, beginning in the 2030–2031 school year, require high-school students to score at least 70% on the examination to graduate, subject to retakes and academic waivers.

The official record directly addresses immigration enforcement, immigrant residents, refugees, asylum, naturalization, or services tied to immigration status. It does not establish an effect on Indiana's foreign-born population share.

Retained Indiana evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Provides that, if the attorney general determines probable cause exists, the attorney general, rather than any person lawfully domiciled in Indiana, shall bring an action to compel a governmental body or postsecondary educational institution to comply with statutes requiring cooperation with federal immigration officials. Requires a court to apply a preponderance of the evidence standard to enjoin the violation of those statutes. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; Citizenship and Immigration HIGHER EDUCATION; Colleges and Universities (Including Ivy Tech) STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Attorney General STATE GOVERNMENT; Generally

The proposal would establish citizenship and residency eligibility requirements for participants in federal TRIO education programs. It concerns access for defined groups of noncitizens, not all foreign-born residents. This concerns specified immigrant or noncitizen groups. The foreign-born population also includes naturalized citizens; it is not a count of people without lawful status.

Retained Indiana evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

The proposal would establish citizenship and residency eligibility requirements for participants in federal TRIO education programs. It concerns access for defined groups of noncitizens, not all foreign-born residents.

The official record addresses wages, unemployment compensation, paid leave, or other cash income received by households. It does not establish an effect on Indiana's statewide median household income.

Retained Indiana evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Provides that a person who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and is compensated under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement is excluded from the definition of "employee" for purposes of the minimum wage law. Provides that a record of daily and weekly hours and wages is not required for any person who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and is compensated under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. AGENCIES; Department of Labor (DOL) SPORTS AND ATHLETICS (Not Including Schools or Higher Education Athletics)

The law establishes a high-school-equivalency pilot for specified school districts and sets eligibility and testing requirements. The link concerns earning an equivalency credential, not the separate school civics-exam reporting provision. The fact measures diploma or higher attainment among adults aged 25 and over, rather than a current school cohort’s graduation rate.

Retained Indiana evidence context: Adults with at least a high school diploma. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

The law establishes a high-school-equivalency pilot for specified school districts and sets eligibility and testing requirements. The link concerns earning an equivalency credential, not the separate school civics-exam reporting provision.