AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) – A father in DeKalb County says he’s making his son stay home until the testing is over. He told NewsChannel 15 ISTEP is a flawed high stakes test that has too much money attached ...

MISHAWAKA — The way we test student progress in Indiana is often a point of controversy. The format for ISTEP is constantly changing and may soon change again. A study committee released new ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Wednesday he has “confidence in the integrity” of his State Board of Education despite an Associated Press review of documents that showed a top ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana House of ...

t’s been just nine months since Indiana lawmakers voted to get rid of the state’s hated ISTEP exam—and they’re already planning to keep it on life support. Rep. Bob Behning, the Indianapolis ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The 23-person panel tasked with coming up with a replacement for the troubled ISTEP is still weighing its options. There is still no clear choice when it comes to the best exam ...

A committee is studying how Indiana should replace the troubled ISTEP exam.The 23-member panel held its first meeting Tuesday at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.They heard testimony from experts, ...

If a rose by any other name would smell less sweet, will ISTEP by another name be less irksome? State education officials are hoping so. State Superintendent Jennifer McCormick says the state is on ...

Student scores statewide on Indiana’s ISTEP+ standardized exams changed little from last year after pass rates tumbled two years ago with an overhaul of the test. But in Bartholomew County, the ...

In a perfect world, leaders from Greater Lafayette’s public school districts and the business and community partners looking to come up with a different, better and more local way of grading their ...

This spring was supposed to be the final administration of Indiana's much maligned standardized test, ISTEP. Now, it looks like the test will hang around for another two years. After years of talk, ...