Indiana
U.S.
Rank
“Indiana Wants Me” said the 1970s song and I’m happy to go there. Leaders in the state are bullish on grassroots support and engagement in schools. The Hoosier state scores high in this index for innovation at all levels, interesting career pathways and a great response during COVID.
Opportunity
Score:
85%
Grade:
B
Rank:
#7
One of the nation’s best, with rapid expansion serving more and more students across the state, thanks to robust authorizing and a positive…
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Grade:
B
Rank:
#3
Indiana has three, steadily growing private school choice programs serving 102,461 students across the state. The programs help a wide range…
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Grade:
C
Rank:
#8
Teacher preparation programs report “student learning by percentage of teachers who are rated highly effective or effective” including student…
Innovation
Score:
Grade:
B
Rank:
#5
Indiana’s Department of Education’s Office of eLearning has innovative programs, networks, and resources, and digital learning grants to help…
March 19, Indiana closed all schools in response to COVID-19 and by April 17 were required to submit Continuous Learning Plans to the Governor. …
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Policy Environment
Gov. Holcomb is a strong pro-parent Governor who signed bills last year increasing funding for the state’s scholarship tax credit unused program…
In recent rulings, the Indiana Supreme Court “made clear that student-assistance programs are permitted under Article 8, Section 1…
School report cards are easy to access online and found in two clicks off the homepage of Indiana’s DOE site under Data and Assessments, then…