FWCS Superintendent: ISTEP replacement needs to consider “big picture”
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A 23-member study panel looking at how Indiana should replace the ISTEP exam met for the first time Tuesday, and they’ve...
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Committee studying how to replace ISTEP holds first meeting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): A committee that will study how Indiana should go about replacing the troubled ISTEP exam has held its first meeting at the Statehouse....
David Long and Glenda Ritz announce appointments for ISTEP review panel
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long and Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz announced their appointments for the ISTEP review...
Ritz weighs in on the final year of the ISTEP exam
INDIANAPOLIS (WOWO): This will be the last year student’s take the ISTEP test. Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz says students need to get a good...
Gov. Mike Pence signs bill eliminating unpopular ISTEP
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed a bill into law that will repeal the deeply unpopular ISTEP student exam by July of next...
FWCS board refuses additional ISTEP testing
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Fort Wayne Community Schools Board is saying “no” to the Indiana Department of Education. The board voted Wednesday to boycott additional...
Fort Wayne Community Schools Board resisting new ISTEP test
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): There could be a showdown looming between Fort Wayne Community Schools and the State Department of Education. The state has ordered that...
Gov. Pence says Indiana won big in legislative session, critics unsure
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence says actions that he supported during the recently adjourned legislative session yielded a “big win for Indiana.” The Republican...
Indiana Legislature approves bill to scrap ISTEP test
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP): The Indiana Legislature has approved a bill calling for that will scrap the troubled ISTEP standardized exam that has been administered every...
Indiana lawmakers move one more step to replacing ISTEP
INDIANAPOLIS (WOWO): Legislators have reached a tentative deal on replacing the embattled ISTEP exam. Both parties have endorsed getting rid of ISTEP in favor of something shorter...