Viewing: Education Policy
August 25, 2015
2 Polls Span 2 Poles On Testing In Schools
Does the public support or oppose federal standardized tests? It depends how you ask the question.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2015
Plan Outlines Charter Schools At Juvenile Detention Centers
The idea behind CORE Academy is to help youth who are in or have just been released from juvenile detention facilities.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2015
Warren Township awarded $100,000 for Spanish Immersion Pilot
Pleasant Run Elementary School in Warren Township was one of five schools in the state chosen to begin a dual-language immersion pilot program.
Read MoreAugust 10, 2015
IPS Board Member Resigns, Starts Nonprofit To Create "Unified Enrollment" System For City Schools
An Indianapolis Public Schools Board commissioner resigned today in order to start a nonprofit that aims to offer a single school enrollment system for city schools. Caitlin Hannon will lead Enroll Indy -- a website for parents to enroll their children in the city's traditional public, magnet and charter schools with one application.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2015
Test Vendor CTB: ISTEP Scores Will Be Delayed
Standardized test scores for Indiana students will be delayed more than a month because the company hired to run the exam has hit a roadblock in grading a portion of the exam.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2015
ISTEP Test Problems Will Lead To Delay In Scores
Indiana has not yet seen an end to this year's ISTEP+ testing saga or the state's controversial relationship with testing company CTB-McGraw Hill. CTB officials informed State Superintendent Glenda Ritz there is an issue with a batch of new technology-enhanced test questions included on the statewide ISTEP+ test for the first time this spring, which will lead to a delay in the release of those test scores.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2015
Tech Glitch Will Delay ISTEP Results
Company officials said that the problem stems from new, technology enhanced questions that allow students to type in their answer to any given test item.
Read MoreJuly 30, 2015
Indiana Lawmakers Call For Study On Teacher Shortage
Leaders of the Indiana Senate and House education committees are asking for a summer study committee to investigate the cause of reported teacher shortages and to devise a plan for how the next General Assembly can address the issue.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2015
Indiana Charter Schools Not Eligible For Funding Boost To Help English Learners
In the new budget passed by the Indiana General Assembly this year, school districts where English language learners make up at least 25 percent of enrollment can qualify for extra state aid. That is, unless they're a charter school
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