How Glenda Ritz Will Navigate The ‘Choppy Waters’ Of Statehouse Politics
New state superintendent Glenda Ritz faces a steep challenge: navigate the tricky politics of the Republican-controlled statehouse.
Latest Posts
January 24, 2013
September 24, 2012
Why This Year’s Election Means A Little More For Indiana Teachers Unions
In dire need of more sympathy from the state’s highest political offices, teachers unions are doubling down on their political contributions.
Why This Year’s Election Means A Little More For Indiana Teachers Unions
In dire need of more sympathy from the state’s highest political offices, teachers unions are doubling down on their political contributions.
July 15, 2011
Can Charter Schools Boost Test Scores For Low-Income Kids?
Indiana lawmakers who supported last session’s education overhaul have billed charter schools as a better alternative than the state’s public schools for teaching low-income students. But state test scores from spring 2011, used as a measure of student performance, show the opposite: Public school students have outperformed their charter school counterparts. Charter schools tend to [...]
Can Charter Schools Boost Test Scores For Low-Income Kids?
Indiana lawmakers who supported last session’s education overhaul have billed charter schools as a better alternative than the state’s public schools for teaching low-income students. But state test scores from spring 2011, used as a measure of student performance, show the opposite: Public school students have outperformed their charter school counterparts. Charter schools tend to [...]
June 24, 2011
Two Months Later, Disagreements Among Lawmakers Persist
Indiana House Education Committee Chair Robert Behning defended his party’s education overhaul as “what’s best for kids, not adults” at a panel discussion at IU on Thursday, while Democrats continued their objections to new laws on collective bargaining, private school vouchers, and teacher merit pay. “What we did this year goes against all research,” panelist [...]
Two Months Later, Disagreements Among Lawmakers Persist
Indiana House Education Committee Chair Robert Behning defended his party’s education overhaul as “what’s best for kids, not adults” at a panel discussion at IU on Thursday, while Democrats continued their objections to new laws on collective bargaining, private school vouchers, and teacher merit pay. “What we did this year goes against all research,” panelist [...]