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Governor:Mitch Daniels
Superintendent of Public Instruction:Tony Bennett
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:1,047,232
Number of school districts:358
Number of public schools:1,936
Number of public school teachers:58,121
Unadjusted education spending per student:$9,479
Percent minority students:26.9%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:46.4%
Percent of students with disabilities:15.8%
Percent of English-language learners:4.7%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:44.1%
8th grade math:34.1%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:32.7%
8th grade reading:31.8%

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Funding losses loom for public schools as students use vouchers to enroll in private institutions under a law being challenged in court today.
December 19, 2011 - Education Week
After suffering legislative setbacks, unions and other critics of states' new education laws sue to overturn them.
September 27, 2011 - Education Week
From an ambitious new voucher program to curbs on teacher pay and bargaining rights, Gov. Mitch Daniels and fellow Republicans notch big victories.
May 12, 2011 - Education Week
School's a Community Effort in Indiana District
Educators in an Evansville-area school district enlist community groups to provide academic, health, and social supports for vulnerable children.
April 19, 2011 - Education Week
GOP leaders in Idaho, Indiana, and Tennessee are proposing bills that would limit what, if anything, teachers' unions could negotiate.
February 7, 2011 - Education Week
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December 6, 2010 - Education Week
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June 12, 2009 - Education Week

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