Indiana’s State Board of Education is moving forward with a plan that “streamlines” K-12 education standards and makes it easier for teachers to craft individualized lesson plans.
Board members approved the early stages of the policy rollout during a monthly meeting on Wednesday. Paramount to the plan is a 25% reduction of statewide standards compared to what is currently in place. Only a third of the standards that will remain have been identified as “essential.”
House Enrolled Act 1251, an omnibus measure passed in the 2022 legislative session, tasked the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) to narrow education standards and change the frequency of state standardized testing.
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