Indiana’s 2012 A-F School Ratings Released: Find Your School’s Grade Here
Fewer Indiana schools received A’s this year than last year, but more schools got B’s. We have results for all schools, public and private, here.
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October 31, 2012
October 22, 2012
Why One Indiana District’s Frustrated With The New A-F School Letter Grades
A disagreement over how to count one student could make a big difference for one school in Monroe County Community Schools, that district’s superintendent says. Judy DeMuth says MCCSC administrators have filed an appeal with Indiana Department of Education officials over the preliminary A-F letter grade they gave a Bloomington school (she can’t say which [...]
Why One Indiana District’s Frustrated With The New A-F School Letter Grades
A disagreement over how to count one student could make a big difference for one school in Monroe County Community Schools, that district’s superintendent says. Judy DeMuth says MCCSC administrators have filed an appeal with Indiana Department of Education officials over the preliminary A-F letter grade they gave a Bloomington school (she can’t say which [...]
February 9, 2012
Feds Approve Indiana’s ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waiver
The AP’s report means Indiana’s school letter grading system replaces NCLB’s yearly progress goals to become the accountability ‘law of the land’ for Indiana schools.
Feds Approve Indiana’s ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waiver
The AP’s report means Indiana’s school letter grading system replaces NCLB’s yearly progress goals to become the accountability ‘law of the land’ for Indiana schools.
January 17, 2012
Opponents Of Sped-Up School Takeover Timeline Let State Officials Have It
Opponents of a rule that could put 105 schools in jeopardy for state intervention or takeover next year voiced their displeasure Tuesday at a public meeting in Indianapolis before the state executive panel behind the proposed change. One member of the Indiana Board of Education was present at the hearing for a proposed rule to [...]
Opponents Of Sped-Up School Takeover Timeline Let State Officials Have It
Opponents of a rule that could put 105 schools in jeopardy for state intervention or takeover next year voiced their displeasure Tuesday at a public meeting in Indianapolis before the state executive panel behind the proposed change. One member of the Indiana Board of Education was present at the hearing for a proposed rule to [...]
November 18, 2011
State Expects All Indiana Schools To Earn A’s By 2020
Indiana education officials have dropped ambitious federal goals for student performance spelled out under No Child Left Behind. In their place, the state’s adopting what it calls an “ambitious and achievable” goal of its own: Every Indiana school must earn a state letter grade of an A — or failing that, improve two letter grades [...]
State Expects All Indiana Schools To Earn A’s By 2020
Indiana education officials have dropped ambitious federal goals for student performance spelled out under No Child Left Behind. In their place, the state’s adopting what it calls an “ambitious and achievable” goal of its own: Every Indiana school must earn a state letter grade of an A — or failing that, improve two letter grades [...]
November 16, 2011
In Smaller Schools, State Letter Grades See Big Swings Year-To-Year
Out of the 94 schools in Indiana with fewer than 200 students, eight saw a complete reversal of their letter grade from either A to F or F to A. 24 saw a shift of at least three letter grades– for example, from a B to an F. How useful are those results? We spoke [...]
In Smaller Schools, State Letter Grades See Big Swings Year-To-Year
Out of the 94 schools in Indiana with fewer than 200 students, eight saw a complete reversal of their letter grade from either A to F or F to A. 24 saw a shift of at least three letter grades– for example, from a B to an F. How useful are those results? We spoke [...]
November 4, 2011
Students Flee Districts With Lower Test Scores, But Voucher Schools Aren’t Always Better
Jeanetta White said in September she pulled her four foster kids out of South Bend public schools and enrolled them in parochial school with the help of Indiana’s new voucher program because she was fed up with the public schools’ performance. “Why are parents taking kids out of public schools? There has to be something wrong,” [...]
Students Flee Districts With Lower Test Scores, But Voucher Schools Aren’t Always Better
Jeanetta White said in September she pulled her four foster kids out of South Bend public schools and enrolled them in parochial school with the help of Indiana’s new voucher program because she was fed up with the public schools’ performance. “Why are parents taking kids out of public schools? There has to be something wrong,” [...]
October 21, 2011
The Prime Function Of School Letter Grades: Conversation Starter
This year, 244 Indiana schools received the same rating as they did last year. This year, though, the ratings look and sound different — what were “Academic Progress” ratings in 2010 are equivalent to C’s under the 2011 system. The formula for determining the rating didn’t change, but Jon Gubera, the Indiana Department of Education’s chief [...]
The Prime Function Of School Letter Grades: Conversation Starter
This year, 244 Indiana schools received the same rating as they did last year. This year, though, the ratings look and sound different — what were “Academic Progress” ratings in 2010 are equivalent to C’s under the 2011 system. The formula for determining the rating didn’t change, but Jon Gubera, the Indiana Department of Education’s chief [...]
October 7, 2011
‘AYP Cap’ Lowered State Letter Grades Of 300+ Indiana Schools
State superintendent Tony Bennett announced this week the Indiana Department of Education no longer wants to cap a school’s letter grade at a C if it fails to make adequate progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The change would require State Board of Education approval. That announcement comes too late for 319 [...]
‘AYP Cap’ Lowered State Letter Grades Of 300+ Indiana Schools
State superintendent Tony Bennett announced this week the Indiana Department of Education no longer wants to cap a school’s letter grade at a C if it fails to make adequate progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The change would require State Board of Education approval. That announcement comes too late for 319 [...]
October 5, 2011
‘C’ Change: What Indiana’s New Letter Grading System Means For Schools
Indiana education officials want more than test scores to determine a school’s state-issued letter grade. Now, graduation rates are in the mix.
‘C’ Change: What Indiana’s New Letter Grading System Means For Schools
Indiana education officials want more than test scores to determine a school’s state-issued letter grade. Now, graduation rates are in the mix.