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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would hold back thousands more third graders who don’t pass the state’s literacy test, rejecting opponents’ arguments that it could burden schools and emotionally damage children. The Indiana Department of Education says about 18% of third graders did not pass Indiana’s reading test last year. GOP lawmakers argue that schools …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a lower court ruling that would have allowed a man to run for one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats as a Republican, even though the state GOP doesn’t back his candidacy. A Marion Superior Court ruling in Indianapolis in favor of egg farmer John Rust had temporarily blocked a …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-11, 4-6 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana takes on the Penn …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have avowed to reverse the state’s long declining literacy rates with legislation targeting early elementary school years. Almost halfway through the legislative session, state Senators advanced a sweeping bill Thursday that could hold back thousands of third graders who do not pass the state’s reading exam. Republicans have balked at those who have labeled the …