Education bill tracker: Indiana lawmakers focus on social media use, literacy, diversity, IPS

This story was originally published on Chalkbeat. By ALEKSANDRA APPLETON The 2025 legislative session is likely to bring big changes to Indiana schools, from how they receive funding, to what students learn and how teachers teach. As part of our coverage this year, Chalkbeat Indiana is tracking this year’s biggest education bills as they move through the statehouse. Below are bills that would make substantial changes to policies affecting Indiana students and teachers. That means generally, we’re not including bills that make minor changes to existing grants and programs, or to the makeup of state commissions and governing bodies. This page will be updated weekly on Fridays throughout the session. A full list of bills is available on the General Assembly& website. Some of the bill descriptions below come from the General Assembly. This year, bills must receive a third reading in their originating chamber by Feb. 20, or else they’ll be considered dead before they move to the opposite chamber. Then, they must receive a third reading in the opposite house by April 15. More information about how a bill becomes a law is available& here. You can also find more information on the two education committees& here. This...