Grades approved by the board reflect changes signed into law last month. The law ensures lower ISTEP scores do not negatively impact schools during the state's transition to more rigorous college and career ready academic standards.

Public hearings are expected to start next month on the future of four long-troubled schools under state intervention.

In preliminary numbers compiled by State Board of Education staff, 17 percent of Indiana's K-12 schools will be considered failing under the state's A-F accountability system. Last year, 4 percent of schools were considered failing.

State leaders say they recognize the difficulties presented by changing standardized tests, and that they are taking the necessary steps to help make the transition go more smoothly.

Arlington Community High School Principal Stan Law told the State Board of Education Wednesday that the school had seen a "nearly 100 percent turnaround" in student behavior but there is still much improvement to be made.

Confusion and frustrations over the transition of Indiana's Arlington Community High School from state intervention back to its home district continues to play out behind the scenes.

Arlington Community High School is a "top concern" of the Indiana Department of Education due to its ongoing turbulent atmosphere, an education officer told the State Board of Education today.

New high school diploma requirements that drew criticism for a variety of reasons will head back to the drawing board after the State Board of Education voted to postpone any action that would put the diplomas into effect.

With only two months left in the calendar year, Indiana schools are now one step closer to finally seeing their standardized test results from last spring.

It's been two weeks since the Indiana State Board of Education put off a vote because of questions over potential differences in difficulty between the test's online and paper versions.