Good government involves the public and is responsive to citizens.
We consistently hear that education ranks as a top priority for Hoosiers. Our hope was that hearing from Indiana citizens would help us shape our legislative agenda and give us further insight into how we can better serve our schools and our scholars. One of the recurring issues discussed at the meetings was the need for an easier way to obtain information about student achievement and school performance. The index we are developing will look broadly at school performance and include indicators such as the amount of advanced coursework taken by students in the school. We will seek broad input from school officials and the university research community in developing this index.