Here are few news items you might have missed Wednesday…

Chalkbeat Indiana reports mixed news for Hoosier students.  On one hand, the number of “A” schools is expected to drop when ISTEP test scores are released later this year, however, Hoosier students continue to outperform their national counterparts in 4th and 8th grade reading and math.

Indy Star columnist Matt Tully questions Joe Hogsett’s “anti-insider” television ad.

WIBC-FM talk to C-SPAN host Steve Scully about the political climate in Washington.

WISH-TV talks to U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly about the fight against heroin addiction.