The standards will bring new — and, state officials say, more rigorous — statewide tests to Indiana by 2015, meaning the Common Core could affect everything from the state's letter grading system for schools to its fledgling teacher evaluation program. (indianapublicmedia.org)
The school letter grading system spelled out under the state's Public Law 221 becomes the accountability law of the land for Indiana schools, replacing NCLB's yearly progress goals for school performance, known as «adequate yearly progress» or «AYP.» (indianapublicmedia.org)
Arizona's A-F letter grade system has served as the outward - facing indicator of a school's quality since it was introduced in 2010. (azcharters.org)