The Indiana Department of Education released a draft A-F grading model that incorporates both standardized test scores and broader student skills for the first time in state history.

The model evaluates students on academic mastery, work ethic, readiness for college or careers, and literacy in civic, digital, and financial areas across multiple grade levels.

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released its first draft of its new grading model for schools that , for the first time in the state’s history, takes into account not just test scores, but also a student’s unique educational experience.

The department was tasked with creating a new A-F school grading model after lawmakers passed House Bill 1498 this legislative session.

Now, the state must create a new methodolog

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