Articles tagged as: Indiana State Board of Education
August 19, 2015
200 Students Are Missing From Arlington High School As IPS Hopes For 'Rebirth' After State Takeover
After three years under management of a private company, Arlington Community High School has returned to Indianapolis Public Schools. It's the first school under state intervention to transition back to its home district and school leaders are under pressure from the community and state to make it work. WFYI education reporter Eric Weddle will spend a year reporting from inside the school on it successes and challenges. In this first part of the series, A New Day, he looks at just how difficult it can be to start over at a school.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2015
ISTEP Test Problems Will Lead To Delay In Scores
Indiana has not yet seen an end to this year's ISTEP+ testing saga or the state's controversial relationship with testing company CTB-McGraw Hill. CTB officials informed State Superintendent Glenda Ritz there is an issue with a batch of new technology-enhanced test questions included on the statewide ISTEP+ test for the first time this spring, which will lead to a delay in the release of those test scores.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2015
Test Vendor CTB: ISTEP Scores Will Be Delayed
Standardized test scores for Indiana students will be delayed more than a month because the company hired to run the exam has hit a roadblock in grading a portion of the exam.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2015
Tech Glitch Will Delay ISTEP Results
Company officials said that the problem stems from new, technology enhanced questions that allow students to type in their answer to any given test item.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2015
Indiana Finalizes New A-to-F Model For 2015-16
Indiana's new A-to-F school letter grade model was given final approval today for use during the 2015-16 school year.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2015
Controversial Teaching Permit Attracts Two Applicants
Indiana has an early answer to a heated two-year-old debate about whether it needed a special teaching permit for teachers changing careers to get them into the classroom more quickly.
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