Franklin task force outlines how Indiana's new graduation rules will change high school coursework

Mister Wagner, the evening's presenter, told the Franklin strategic task force that Indiana has introduced a new set of high-school graduation requirements that will apply to current freshmen (the class of 2029). "The state created a new set of graduation requirements that are starting to be in place this year for our current freshmen," he said, and handed attendees a comparison showing differences from the old Core 40 diploma.

Wagner said two notable additions are a required computer science course and a personal finance requirement. "All students have to take and pass a computer science course," he said, and added that the state's drafting led to a transition rule: current sophomores must take personal finance but are not required to pass it, while freshmen under the new rules must pass the course to meet graduation standards. To ease schedule pressure, Franklin plans to…