A significant drop in scores on ILEARN compared to the state's old ISTEP test prompted calls from leaders across the state for lawmakers to avoid penalizing schools through state accountability measures.

Republican legislative leaders are urging the state to use 2018 ISTEP scores for school letter grades and teacher evaluations this school year, instead of 2019 ILEARN scores.

The results reveal just how much lower achievement rates on the test look compared to previous iterations of the states standardized exam.

Educators are pressing for an overhaul of the state's school accountability system.

Policymakers say they want to hold schools harmless for major drops in student achievement on the states new ILEARN test, after mounting pressure from school leaders and parents.

The State Board of Education approved the scores students need in order to reach proficiency on Indianas new standardized test at a meeting Thursday.

Students start taking ILEARN, Indianas new standardized test, this month. Officials say the exam should provide better data to teachers and schools about student performance.

Some parents of students with disabilities are raising concerns about testing accommodations as the state rolls out its new standardized exam.

Elementary and middle school students will first take the state's new ILEARN assessment in Spring 2019.

The state is preparing for a new statewide exam for students called ILEARN, and it could end up taking students fewer hours to complete.