Articles tagged as: standardized tests
April 22, 2020
Fewer Colleges Require SAT Scores. So Why Is Indiana Requiring It For High School?
Hoosier high schoolers will take the SAT starting in the spring of 2022, and scores will be used to evaluate schools' quality.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2020
Indiana Wants State Tests Postponed In Wake Of COVID-19 School Closures
In a memo sent to superintendents late Friday, the Indiana Department of Education announced Indiana would seek "forgiveness" for required state tests, including the IREAD-3 and ILEARN.
Read MoreMarch 5, 2020
Changing Evaluation Law Spurs Questions On Testing, Teacher Accountability
Indiana's state tests have changed half a dozen times for students in the past decade, and with so much on the line, teachers, schools -- and families -- are trying to keep up.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2020
ILEARN 'Hold Harmless' School Accountability Legislation Sent To Governor
Indiana teachers and schools will be shielded from penalties from last year's poor statewide standardized test scores.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2020
Could Removing Test Scores From Evaluations Help Indiana Recruit More Teachers?
A proposal to separate student test scores from teacher evaluations at the state level is making progress through the legislature.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2019
Indiana University Could Make SAT, ACT Tests Optional
Indiana University's Board of Trustees recently approved the policy change to make ACT or SAT scores optional. IU's nine individual campuses now must approve and implement their own "test optional" admissions practice.
Read MoreOctober 31, 2019
The Nation's Report Card Is Out. How Do Hoosier Students Compare?
Reading and math scores for students in Indiana have hovered just above the national average, but in 2019, reading scores fell nationally, and in Indiana.
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2019
State Unveils ISTEP+ Results For 10th Graders
Indiana high schoolers will continue taking the ISTEP+ as their final school assessment until its replaced by a nationally recognized college entrance exam like the SAT or ACT in 2022.
Read MoreSeptember 4, 2019
ILEARN Results Are Public. So How Much Lower Were Those Scores?
The results reveal just how much lower achievement rates on the test look compared to previous iterations of the states standardized exam.
Read MoreAugust 26, 2019
In Light Of Low Scores, Holcomb Calls For 'Hold Harmless' On Teacher, School Accountability
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.
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