The State Board of Education will again consider controversial teacher licensure requirements after a rule change failed to go through before the March 31 deadline.
One of the questions we asked after Democrat Glenda Ritz’s upset victory over former state superintendent Tony Bennett last year was how well she would work with a Republican-appointed state board. During Wednesday’s Board of Education study session — Ritz’s first — she tried to outline her vision for a statewide accountability system, but met [...]
School districts say they still want job candidates with teaching degrees even after the Indiana State Board of Education passed a rule change that allows adjunct permit holders to become educators.
Nearly 18 months after the State Board of Education brought in new management for five schools with low test scores, the same body Wednesday voted to hand oversight of four of those schools to the office of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.
When it comes to when Indiana students should start schools, Superintendent-elect Glenda Ritz will have at least one ally on the State Board of Education: Tony Walker suggested Wednesday it’s time for Indiana to make kindergarten mandatory.
New teacher licensing rules in Indiana raise the question: does an education degree really make a good teacher?
After months of debate, sweeping changes the state’s teacher licensure rules could get a final up-or-down vote later this week.
Glenda Ritz will have to work with a State Board of Education appointed by Republican Governor-elect Mike Pence, which could put her in the minority on most votes.
Understanding how state leaders respond when two important values conflict can speak volumes about how they craft education policy.
State superintendent Tony Bennett said Monday he appreciates the urgency with which the companies tapped to turn around five Indiana schools are approaching their task. That said, he would have chosen different words to convey that sense of urgency.
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