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Kentucky's governor vetoed a GOP-backed bill Thursday to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at public universities, declaring that diversity should be embraced as a strength while branding the legislation as being “about hate.”

State lawmakers want to remove the income cap on Indiana’s school voucher program. Voucher parents support it, opponents say it puts the cost on traditional public schools.

Lawmakers want to cut off extra funding for multilingual students after four years.

Indiana students, educators and parents fiercely debated a controversial bill Wednesday that would shift some funding from traditional public schools to charter schools. Hoosiers from across the state spent more than four hours testifying on the bill.

Indiana schools, colleges and universities are being told to consult with their lawyers and end race-based programs or risk losing federal funding.

Some traditional public school districts would be required to share referendum tax dollars with local charter schools under a controversial measure approved by lawmakers this week. After two days of heated debate, the bill was narrowly approved by Senate Republicans last week.

As attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion policies at colleges multiply, some University of Louisville students and faculty are calling on the administration to be transparent about what lies ahead.

University of Louisville President Kim Schatzel said the hiring freeze stemmed from the potential impact of recent attempts to cut university research funding.

A Southern Indiana woman with a lifelong love of music is working to expand access to the arts, which she calls integral for the soul.

Breakfast and lunch were free for students across the country during much of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, since Congress decided not to renew the federal Universal Free School Meal (USFM) program in 2023, many families have had to find room in their budget for school meals again.