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.