State school standards rank high

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana's education standards and assessments have been ranked as the best in the country in a new report.\nThe Editorial Projects in Education's annual Quality Counts report rated Indiana first in the nation for quality standards, assessments and accountability. Education standards outline exactly what students in each grade should learn.\nHowever, the 2007 report, published in Education Week, ranked Indiana 30th in the "chances for success" category, which includes factors such as family income, graduation rates and steady employment.\nIndiana was listed 31st in elementary and secondary performance and eighth in the "cradle to career" category, which looked at how states align education from early childhood through life after college.