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 ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS – The embattled ISTEP+ test could come to end next year. The Journal Gazette reports that the House Education Committee on Tuesday voted 12-0 to approve a bill that would end the primary ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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, ...

An Indiana lawmaker has proposed having teachers grade the state's new standardized test, as major decisions loom for the replacement of the current ISTEP exams. State Rep. Robert Behning, a ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Christie Hurt has two children who repeatedly do well on ISTEP, one earning nearly perfect scores on the state-mandated assessment. The third never passed. Hurt tossed all their ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WDRB) -- Indiana's ISTEP test is too long. That's according to the head of the state review panel for the exam. The school principal appointed by Governor Mike Pence to lead the ...