Indiana will reintroduce A–F school grades in 2026 under a redesigned accountability system aligned with the state’s Graduates Prepared to Succeed vision. The model expands beyond test scores to include: - academic mastery and student growth; - career and post-secondary readiness (credentials, diplomas and work-based learning); - work ethic (attendance and engagement); and - communication, collaboration and civic/financial literacy. [...]
HB 1002 / Chamber Supports Relieving school districts from some unnecessary and contradictory regulations is the goal of a House Republican priority bill heard last week in the House Education Committee. House Bill 1002, authored by committee chair Rep. Robert Behning (R-Indianapolis), is the first step in a multi-year effort to streamline the state’s school regulatory code. Indiana Code [...]
Of all the bills pertaining to education and workforce under consideration in 2023, House Bill 1002 was arguably the most high-profile piece of legislation passed by the General Assembly. A top House Republican priority, HB 1002 was the vehicle for making good on House Speaker Todd Huston’s pronounced goal of “reinventing high school” with a more relevant secondary education [...]
Vector concept for distance education, online learning with pile of book; computer; diploma and graduation cap The Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE) recently approved new K-12 Indiana Academic Standards in science and computer science, as well as academic standards for a new middle school civics course. The SBOE reports: Indiana’s new science standards reflect similar content [...]
There is no shortage of news about Indiana places and spaces to boost creativity and innovation. A few of the recent highlights: The Mill, part of the downtown Trades District, is billed as Bloomington’s center of gravity for innovators, remote workers, entrepreneurs and innovators. The 19,000 square feet was part of the Showers Brothers Furniture Factory built in 1915. [...]
An annual Gallup survey of school district superintendents reveals an interesting shift, along with some doubts on how best to meet the new challenge. The 74 (education news site) shares the following: Three-quarters of district superintendents say preparing students to be engaged citizens is a challenge for schools. This is a huge jump over past years. In fact, the [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar on why a special session is needed to complete the work of the 2018 General Assembly: “The Legislature failed to pass the bill (House Bill 1316) with the state’s response to the major federal tax reform changes that occurred in December. That’s a big problem to not have that reconciled [...]
When it comes to serving Florida’s most disadvantaged K-12 students through opportunity scholarships, Step Up For Students leaders always look for ways to better serve its families, which for the 2017-18 school year means about 115,000 scholars. So, when the nonprofit scholarship organization heard the calls of frustrated Gardiner Scholarship parents, an idea emerged to assist the nearly 10,000 [...]
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