In recent years – and again this session – the Republican supermajority has pushed legislation that rewrites how certain local school systems are governed, and in some cases dictates whether some can exist at all.
Read MoreAbout 3,000 Indiana students are repeating third grade this school year for not meeting the state’s reading proficiency standards.
Read MoreIndiana faith-based high schools will soon have a new option for students to earn college credit before graduation through a credential announced Tuesday, Oct. 14 by the Indiana Department of Education and the Independent Colleges of Indiana.
Read MoreState education leaders want to measure schools by what students achieve, not punish schools for what students don’t.
Read MoreIndiana education officials presented the first draft of a sweeping new school accountability framework Wednesday, June 4, marking a major step toward replacing the state’s previous A-F grading system with a model that instead “values the unique skills and strengths of each student.”
Read MoreAbout 40% of Hoosier students missed 10 or more school days last year, and nearly one in five were absent for at least 18 days, according to new Indiana data.
Read MoreIndiana’s State Board of Education is moving forward with a plan that “streamlines” K-12 education standards and makes it easier for teachers to craft individualized lesson plans.
Read MoreThe North Central Indiana Special Education Cooperative (Bremen Public Schools, Rochester Community Schools, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation, Warsaw Community Schools, Wawasee Community Schools, Whitko School Corporation) hereby announces its intent to destroy confidential educational records, having been collected and maintained for the purpose of providing special education services … Read More
The Indiana State Board of Education received an update Wednesday, April 12, regarding key program successes under the state’s Employability Skills Innovation and Implementation grant program.
Read MoreThe Indiana Department of Education launched its new Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed Dashboard, which displays a transparent, robust view of school and student performance over multiple measures.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Board of Education has approved new K-12 Indiana Academic Standards in science and computer science, as well as academic standards for a new middle school civics course.
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