U.S. Dept. of Ed OKs Indiana waiver to ‘streamline’ education spending

By: Mackenzi Klemann

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 659

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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PLAINFIELD — Indiana K-12 educators will soon have less paperwork following the U.S. Department of Education’s approval of a waiver exempting the state from provisions of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

The state applied for the waiver in December to streamline education spending and align its new A-F accountability measures with federal law.

The waiver consolidates federal funding from portions of Titles I, II, III and IV — grants used to support …

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