Board member asks for old Indiana school standards
A State Board of Education member formally requested Friday that an education panel abandon a proposed overhaul of Indiana's education standards.
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Proposed Indiana school standards get mixed reviews
Debate on the new standards comes as the state races to create before July new, state-written benchmarks for what students should learn in each grade.
Indiana faces deadline on new education standards
As the first state to drop the national Common Core learning standards, Indiana is rushing to approve new state-crafted benchmarks in time for teachers to use them this fall, and education leaders from across the nation are closely watching.
School board members say teacher ratings fail system
Members of the Indiana State Board of Education said a new performance evaluation system failed parents, students and teachers when results released earlier this week found only 2 percent of educators are in need improvement.
Bennett campaign ethics hearing further delayed
Former Indiana Schools Superintendent Tony Bennett's hearing over charges that he violated state ethics laws was moved Monday to August as defense attorneys review thousands of pages of evidence turned over by the state inspector general.
Schools label few teachers, administrators as ‘ineffective’
Performance results released Monday by the Department of Education revealed that only one of every 250 educators was ranked in the lowest category. And fewer than three in 100 were rated as needing improvement.
Fight against Common Core not over in Indiana
Making Gov. Mike Pence's call for "standards that are written by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers, and are uncommonly high" a reality will take more than his signature.
State nixes Common Core, but new model may be similar
Indiana on Monday became the first state to formally withdraw from Common Core education standards. A proposed new program is already being criticized as too close to Common Core.
Zionsville to use e-learning to make up snow days
Districts across the state have had to get creative to meet the state's requirement for instruction days.
Technical diploma bill headed to full Senate
A bill that would create a career and technical diploma for high school students passed the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.
IPS violating law requiring equal athletic opportunities
The cash-strapped Indianapolis Public Schools must provide more athletic opportunities for female students at six high schools to comply with Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday.
Indiana Senate sends bill to kill Common Core to House
The state would move away from controversial Common Core education standards and replace them with curriculum guides written by Indiana officials under a bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday.
Bennett hires top-flight defense in ethics case
Larry Mackey and Jason Barclay are representing former state education chief Tony Bennett in his case before the State Ethics Commission.
Indiana charter school backers fret about losing movement’s edge
State lawmakers inadvertently made it too easy for poor-performing schools to stay open, some advocates say.
Bennett state ethics hearing pushed to May
A hearing on allegations that former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett misused his state office to do political work has been moved from Wednesday to May 8.
More public schools receive A grades, fewer get F’s
More Indiana schools received top grades under a system the Indiana State Board of Education approved Friday after months of political wrangling. Among the F’s was a charter school that received a controversial A rating last year.
Bennett finds state-level work with ACT testing
Former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett has found new work helping to pitch a Common Core test to state education leaders.
Pence looks to expand education overhaul
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announced an expansive education plan Tuesday for his second year in office that will include seeking approval for vouchers for preschool-aged children, extending more state help for charter schools and paying for teachers to work in low-income school districts.
Ritz: Power grab outlined in Pence document
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, a Democrat, released an internal document Wednesday that she says is evidence a new agency created by Republican Gov. Mike Pence is trying to undermine her.
Dem lawsuit alleges school board meeting violation
A Democratic elections lawyer is suing the State Board of Education for allegedly violating Indiana's open meetings law.