Indiana will create the nation's broadest private school voucher system and enact other sweeping education changes, making the state a showcase of conservative ideas just as Gov. Mitch Daniels nears an announcement on whether he will make a 2012 presidential run. Full story
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) -- The Oklahoma House passed a bill on Tuesday supporters said was designed to increase the number of low-income students who can attend private schools by creating a state tax credit for gifts made to scholarship groups. Full story
North Dakota lawmakers approved a one-sentence bill Tuesday that orders both public and private schools to teach the merits of sexual abstinence, a proposal that took three weeks and a dozen meetings to finish. Full story
Sallie Mae said Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell 27 percent as the student-loan provider recorded an unrealized loss on derivative contracts. Full story
A bill to restrict Indiana teachers' collective bargaining rights has cleared its final legislative hurdle, becoming the first part of Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels' sweeping education agenda to make it to the governor's desk. Full story
As lawmakers lament deep cuts to next year's budget, they also are proposing millions in tax breaks for small businesses, ports, property owners, parents who pay private school tuition, green building projects and more that would siphon dollars from Louisiana's treasury. Full story
State Rep. Patrick Bauer, D-Ind., discusses why some lawmakers are taking a stand against Gov. Mitch Aniel’s plans, which would gut public education in the state.
