I am proud of the students, parents and teachers for their hard work and commitment to educational excellence. All of these stakeholders in the Hoosier education system are seeing real academic gains, which puts students in the best possible position to succeed outside of the school walls. The education policies enacted since 2008 are continuing to bring improved results, and the fact that Indiana has the second largest improvement rate in the nationĀ of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), proves that we must continue our efforts to make our state the leader in education.