News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup

Indiana schools need to receive $1,300 more per student than they are getting in order to provide an adequate education, the Indiana State Teachers Association contends.

While schools now receive $5,800 per student each year, they really need $7,140 per student to meet the state's accountability standards, said Dan L. Clark, the deputy director of the union, an affiliate of the National Education Association.

The figures are based on a study commissioned by the union. The study actually called for a greater increase in per-pupil aid than $1,300, but started with a funding base of $4,400 that didn't include federal government...