Indiana Superintendent Glenda Ritz is seeking to move up a testing program based on new curriculum standards by one year in an effort to extend the state's No Child Left Behind waiver.

Stand for Children Indiana, a group that advocates for Common Core and other progressive education issues, says the teacher evaluations conducted last year were inconsistent and that some districts failed to conduct annual evaluations of all certified educators.

FSSA spokeswoman Marni Lemons says the agency faces steps such as setting up a way to track the progress of the children from preschool to third grade. She says the agency will soon announce the process for picking the program's five counties.

States and school districts are struggling to navigate the flood of new materials claiming to be Common Core-aligned.

Measurable gains, yet a sense of loss.

Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of the decision of Brown versus the Board of Education. The ruling made it unconstitutional for states to segregate schools. Friday, participants in an event at Marian University debated the impact of the decision.

The State Board of Education has given its initial approval to a proposal that would allow college graduates with a B average in any subject to earn a K-12 teaching license in Indiana.

Indiana education officials are negotiating with CTB/McGraw-Hill over widespread disruptions that knocked thousands of students off last year's online ISTEP+ tests.

An organization working to improve student preparedness is launching a new program to connect families with resources. The Central Indiana Education Alliance is kicking off Education Weekend later this month.

Tests have existed throughout the history of schooling. Today they're being used more than ever before - but not necessarily as designed.