INDIANAPOLIS — On Jan. 15, 2020, the House Education Committee advanced a  bill by State Rep. Jack Jordan (R-Bremen) that would add flexibility for education regulations and licensure renewal requirements. Jordan’s legislation would empower local schools to determine which education laws and requirements work best for their districts by applying for a waiver with the State Board of …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana’s State Board of Education, by a 7-4 vote, approved changes in how A-F letter grades are issued to public schools at its Wednesday, Jan. 10, business meeting. The changes will especially affect how high schools are issued letter grades because test score growth will be entirely removed effective in 2023. Currently both …read more.

MENTONE — Rarely does anyone ever want to go back to high school, but with the introduction of Indiana State Board of Education’s Graduation Pathway requirements, it has never been truer. Tippecanoe Valley High School Principal Chad Cripe presented the requirements to the school board Monday night, Dec. 11, at Mentone Elementary during the December …read more.

SYRACUSE — New high school graduation requirements will be implemented in Indiana after the State Board of Education voted to do so Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Indianapolis despite significant opposition from teachers, principals and superintendents. Graduation Pathways will be implemented including students taking the SAT, ACT or similar college entrance exam instead of end-of-course assessments, …read more.

By ANDREA NEAL Adjunct Scholar and Columnist, Indiana Policy Review; Middle School Language Arts/History Teacher, St. Richard’s Episcopal School, Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS — It is time for Indiana lawmakers to scrap ISTEP. The test is nothing but trouble and it is taking valuable time away from classroom learning. During the two years I served on the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — In a recent letter to members of the Indiana State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education Glenda Ritz, Governor Mike Pence addressed the issue of recent, lower test scores, citing increased state standards as the culprit. “When states transition to new academic standards and a new assessment, test scores usually decrease, which …read more.

Dear Editor, Local school boards are elected. The State Board of Education is appointed. By the governor. For the last 80 years or so Hoosiers have had a voice on the SBOE via the ability to vote for the Chair of that board. The Indiana House and Senate are trying to change that. They want …read more.

Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE) staff will host two public hearings regarding proposed changes to A-F Rules [a hearing in southern Indiana was held this morning]. The proposed change in the A-F model would factor the growth of all students into a school’s grade. The current model only factors growth if a minimum threshold …read more.

Recent decisions made by the Indiana State Board of Education appear to have minimal impact on Wawasee schools, at least for the foreseeable future. The state board voted to adopt rules to establish how K-12 teachers, staff and administrators obtain licenses or permits. A career specialist permit, a two-year renewable license for secondary level teachers, …read more.