The ISTEP panel that is developing a legislative recommendation for how to replace the state’s testing system heard from a slew of national testing experts Tuesday, who make the most specific suggestions to date. Each of the experts addressed different part of the panel’s charge, and made some suggestions the panel hasn’t addressed yet. Would Indiana Go […]
The new law gives states more input on how they test their students and more importantly, how low-performing schools are held accountable and get on track to improve.
Students with high-functioning autism, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder often struggle to understand body language or pick up on social cues. Improv theatre can help.
Schools and parents received individual student ISTEP scores back in August, but they were embargoed. Now, the Department of Education is putting together the scores to show data at the school, district and state level,
This year’s school rankings may not consider whether Indiana schools are closing achievement gaps for economically disadvantaged students, students of color, students with disabilities or students with limited English.
Graduates who meet Purdue’s admission requirements will be a top choice for enrollment.
The district has been under fire by some in the community and a board commissioner who have charged the current system gives an edge to white, higher-income families because the current priority zones for enrollment cover large areas of the neighborhoods where these families live.
At a legislative study committee Wednesday, a group of preschool advocates asked members to propose an increase in state funded, high quality pre-K opportunities for low-income families. The group of advocates includes members from large Indiana businesses, including Eli Lilly, PNC Bank and the United Way. Indiana is one of eight states without a publicly funded pre-K program. It is currently piloting a […]
On almost all issues the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates walked similar lines.
Holcomb proposed boosting funding for special education and English language learners during a speech at Indianapolis Convention Center. Deciding how to pay for any new programs would be hashed out in the upcoming legislative session, he said.
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