The State Board of Education on Oct. 28th set pass-fail benchmarks for last spring's ISTEP tests. The new benchmarks were approved by the State Board of Education last week. The state expects about 65% of students to pass the Language Arts section and approximately 59% to pass Math. In 2014, more than of Indiana’s students 80% passed those sections. ISTEP scores from spring 2015 still have not been released.

For more information, read the report from “IMPACT” on Oct. 28 or in the South Bend Tribune on Oct. 29. You can also visit the State Board of Education website at www.in.gov/sboe.