As lawmakers reshape local governance, debate grows over who should control Indiana’s schools

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 1,887

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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In recent years — and again this session — the Republican supermajority has pushed legislation that rewrites how certain local school systems are governed, and in some cases dictates whether some can exist at all.

The shift has fueled growing debate at the Statehouse over where state oversight ends and local control begins.

Indiana lawmakers eliminated direct state takeovers of underperforming public schools in 2021, moving away from an era when the State Board of …

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