PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Tuesday said her department is removing some restrictions on federal school funding for Indiana.

McMahon said the department will consolidate funding for five different federal education programs into a single funding stream totaling $50 million. She said this will give school officials the ability to use the money as they see fit and allow them to save about $20 million in application and assessment-related costs. McMahon said Indiana is the third state, after Iowa and Louisiana, to receive such ...