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Indiana resumes ISTEP testing after 2 days of delays

The Indiana Department of Education said the administration of the ISTEP+ exams’ online portion resumed Wednesday morning, but schools are being asked to decrease their daily test load to 50 percent of normal levels until further notice.

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Schools face ISTEP+ problems for 2nd straight day

School districts trying to administer Indiana’s required standardized test encountered new problems Tuesday that forced the state to suspend testing for a second straight day. The problems brought a hailstorm of complaints.

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Fate of new Indiana school standards unclear

A legislative plan that would "pause" Indiana's adoption of a national set of reading and math education standards has the backing of Republican Gov. Mike Pence, although many questions surround what that step would mean for the state's classrooms.

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Looser superintendent rules advance on tiebreaker

A proposal to no longer require Indiana's local school superintendents to hold a state superintendent's or teacher's license passed the state Senate after Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann cast her first tie-breaking vote.

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Limited school voucher expansion approved by Senate

The Senate proposal would allow siblings of students already receiving vouchers to qualify for the program, raise the value of each voucher by $200 and eliminate a one-year waiting period in public schools for students who attend "failing" schools.

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Indiana lawmakers poised to drop school guns mandate

The chairman of the House committee currently considering the bill said he expected changes would be made before it advances, while the bill's main House sponsor signaled he wouldn't fight to keep the mandate, which was added last week.to violent attacks.

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