McCormick praised Donnelly for his willingness to deliver federal help for Indiana schools. And she notes his recognition that the best support is flexible.

The full impact of scoring issues plaguing this year’s ISTEP results remains unknown, but state officials aim to resolve the problems by the end of this week.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick says Indiana is already a national leader in school safety practices. But she also says there’s room for improvement.

The U.S. Department of Education denied Indiana’s request to count thousands of the state’s basic high school diplomas known as general diplomas.

State schools Superintendent Jennifer McCormick says keeping the 10th grade ISTEP exam for now is more practical than creating a new test for two years.

Much of the debate on the school finances bill focused on the management of Muncie and Gary schools, but the Superintendent of Public Instruction says there were other key elements.

The state's top public school official says more needs to be done around school safety, including more funding for systems of care.

She penned a letter to state and U.S. lawmakers, outlining current policies regarding school safety and urging action.

The state department of education has a number of priorities for next year, including ways to ease licensing hurdles for teachers.

A national nonprofit is partnering with Indiana to improve high-speed internet access for schools across Indiana during the next two years.