Articles tagged as: Indiana State Board of Education
January 28, 2021
Virtual School Advocates Seize Opportunity To Voice Funding Frustrations, Parent Sues SBOE
An Indianapolis parent is suing the State Board of Education after it changed a policy to ensure full funding for students learning remotely because of COVID-19.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2021
State Ed Board Considers A-F School Grade Overhaul, Jenner Voted In As Chairperson
The Indiana State Board of Education is revamping the accountability system and has suggested new ways to evaluate school quality could include attendance rates, social studies and science test scores, and career exploration.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2020
How Should Indiana Evaluate School Quality? State Seeks Public Comment On Proposal
The board is in early stages of revising the state school accountability, or letter grade, system. Members received a draft framework to base future changes on at a meeting this month.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2020
Indiana To Overhaul How Schools Are Graded A-F
The Indiana State Board of Education aims to overhaul the A-F grades it gives schools to include new measures of how much students are learning and better reflect the states education priorities.
Read MoreOctober 8, 2020
School Leaders Seek First Waivers To Bypass Parts Of Indiana Education Law
In the first round of applications considered by the State Board of Education this week, about a dozen school corporations requested waivers of some kind.
Read MoreOctober 7, 2020
The State Has Released 2020 School Letter Grades. They Don't Mean Much. Here's Why.
The cancellation of spring testing because of the COVID-19 pandemic means the state didn't have new ILEARN data to calculate this year's grades.
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2020
Indiana Board Of Education Makes Change To Fully Fund Schools Virtual During COVID-19
The Indiana State Board of Education unanimously approved a proposal to maintain full funding levels for schools operating online this fall. School leaders and educators say it offers much-needed stability.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2020
SBOE To Consider Changing How Indiana Calculates School Funding This Fall
The Indiana State Board of Education is considering a plan to protect funding for schools reopening virtually this school year, after a warning of possible cuts from lawmakers last month.
Read MoreJune 22, 2020
Indiana Offers Public Schools $61M In Remote Learning Grants
Traditional public school corporations, public charter schools, accredited non-public schools, higher education institutions and other education-related entities are eligible to apply for the funding.
Read MoreMarch 4, 2020
2019 State School Letter Grades Are Out After Months Of Delay, Hold Harmless
The State Board of Education held off on releasing letter grades after a significant drop in student test scores on the new ILEARN test last spring.
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