May 22, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's largest school district says it won't accept results of this year's standardized testing until an independent
third party validates the scores.
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May 13, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis students trying to complete standardized tests that already have been delayed by technical issues have encountered
more problems.
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May 2, 2013
Associated PressThe state Department of Education has asked schools for a second straight day to reduce the number of students taking the
test by half to avoid more problems.
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May 1, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana Department of Education said the administration of the ISTEP+ exams' online portion resumed Wednesday morning,
but schools are being asked to decrease their daily test load to 50 percent of normal levels until further notice.
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April 30, 2013
Associated PressRequired standardized tests for Indiana students will resume Wednesday after two days of computer glitches, but state officials
asked schools to cut their normal test loads by half to avoid more problems.
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April 30, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressSchool districts trying to administer Indiana's required standardized test encountered new problems Tuesday that forced the
state to suspend testing for a second straight day. The problems brought a hailstorm of complaints.
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April 30, 2013
Associated PressSchool districts across the state suspended the first day of ISTEP+ online testing Monday because of computer issues. IPS
is reporting more problems Tuesday.
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March 5, 2013
Associated PressAn advocacy group that supports Indiana's charter schools program said Tuesday that it's starting an advertising campaign
to fight efforts to end the state's use of national reading and math standards.
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January 23, 2013
Associated PressThe chairman of the Indiana Senate's Education Committee says he's working on a compromise to a bill that would pull
the state from the Common Core State Standards national education initiative.
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January 11, 2013
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What exactly does The Mind Trust do? What happened to its report on
remaking IPS? Do you need teaching experience to reform education? David Harris has answers.
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January 2, 2013
Associated PressTwo Republican state senators announced Wednesday they will push measures to decentralize school leadership in Indiana and
pull the state out of a national education initiative.
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November 24, 2012
J.K. WallDuring Republican Tony Bennett’s tenure as superintendent of public instruction, Indiana became the poster child for
school choice. But with Bennett’s surprising election loss to Democrat Glenda Ritz this month, the future of charter
schools and private-school vouchers is murkier.
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August 1, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Project School in Indianapolis has lost a court battle to remain open after a judge denied an injunction challenging Mayor
Greg Ballard's decision to revoke the school’s charter.
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July 25, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Project School was granted a court hearing and restraining order Tuesday in its fight against Mayor Greg Ballard's plan
to revoke its charter. Ballard, though, emphasized his decision by issuing a "final notice of charter revocation."
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July 23, 2012
Associated PressPrivate Indiana schools that accepted students from low- to middle-income families using state-funded vouchers last year experienced
a small drop in their passing rates on the state's ISTEP test this year, a newspaper's analysis of test scores shows.
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July 17, 2012
J.K. WallIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard announced Tuesday evening that he intends to revoke the charter that gives The Project School
the authority to operate. Ballard cited poor test scores and “recently discovered financial problems.”
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July 10, 2012
Associated PressIndiana students made improvements across the board on the state's standardized test this year amid a push for more school
accountability and the first state takeovers of failing schools.
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July 10, 2012
Associated PressScores released Tuesday by the state education department show that of the 500,000 students taking the standardized tests,
71 percent passed both the language arts and math sections. That's up one percentage point from last year.
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June 29, 2012
Associated PressAn Indianapolis school district said Friday it suspended five teachers and another resigned amid an investigation into cheating
on a state standardized biology exam at one of Indiana's largest high schools.
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June 23, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based education reform group The Mind Trust will announce June 25 that it is awarding $1 million apiece to
Indianapolis-based Christel House Academy and Boston-based Phalen Leadership Academies to launch new charter schools in Indianapolis.
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March 29, 2012
Associated PressState Superintendent Tony Bennett said the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC,
test in the 2014-2015 school year will be more difficult than the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus
exam.
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September 14, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressAverage scores dropped in the United States and in Indiana, where a record number of students took the college-assessment
test.
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August 20, 2011
Andrew SmithHigh expectations set tone for Indianapolis Public School's Harshman Middle School overhaul.
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July 30, 2011
Francesca Jarosz, J.K. WallIndianapolis Metropolitan High School overhauled its academic program halfway through the school year, and students responded
with significantly better performance on state tests. The lesson learned: Flexibility can produce academically superior outcomes.
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July 30, 2011
Francesca Jarosz, J.K. WallIndy Met's structured approach helped more students pass algebra, English exams. Now many say the school should work on solidifying
its gains.
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