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Education officials highlight literacy gains, propose $546 million tuition‑support boost and teacher pay moves
Summary
Dr. Katie Jenner and the education vertical told the Ways and Means Committee that Indiana posted strong reading gains and proposed an increase in K‑12 tuition support and targeted teacher pay steps, while outlining priorities on dual credit, CTE and teacher pipeline programs.
Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana's Secretary of Education, told the House Ways and Means Committee the administration plans to increase K‑12 tuition support, boost teacher compensation and expand programs aimed at literacy, workforce pathways and parental choice.
Jenner said the governor's recommended budget would raise tuition support by a 2% year‑over‑year increase (described in total as a $546,000,000 increase across the biennium in the administration's materials), expand Choice scholarship eligibility, invest $50,000,000 to strengthen the teacher pipeline, and continue to fund literacy initiatives that state staff credit with recent gains in national and state reading measures.
Literacy and interventions
Jenner described Indiana's recent statewide reading gains, telling the committee the state…
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