INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators voted 50-0 Tuesday in favor of ending the mandatory use of student standardized test results in teacher evaluations. That follows a unanimous vote by House members in January.

The votes reverse a mandate put into effect in 2011 that used the results in teacher evaluations, which are used in determining merit pay raises.

Schools districts would still have the option of incorporating the scores in evaluations.

The bill now goes to Gov. Eric Holcomb for consideration.

 

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