The Indiana Commission for Higher Education will hold a special meeting Friday to approve Secretary of Education Katie Jenner as the state’s next commissioner for higher education.

If successful, she would begin the role Oct. 11 – leading both the Indiana Department of Education and the higher education commission.

Jenner has served as Indiana’s top K-12 education official since 2021. She was tapped by former Gov. Eric Holcomb and remained in the role after Gov. Mike Braun’s inauguration earlier this year.

“Immediately upon taking office, my administration launched a new vertical structure across state government to streamline operations, increase accountability and transparency, and improve customer service,” Braun said in a news release. “As we continue to identify ways to better serv

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