From banning cellphones to restructuring Indianapolis schools, major education changes are advancing quickly through the Statehouse during this short legislative session.
As Indiana lawmakers near the halfway point of the 2026 session, they are considering bills tackling students’ technology use in and outside of the classroom.
For the second consecutive year, Indianapolis Public Schools faces legislation that would reshape the district. A bill that would create a new public authority to oversee all IPS and charter schools within its boundaries. The proposal has faced a lot of public pushback from IPS parents, who say it diminishes the power of the elected school board members in making decisions on its own schools, but most charter school leaders see the bill as a win.
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