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Indiana Moves to Fix Failing Schools Faster, Ritz Balks
Recommendations have been approved by the Indiana State Board of Education that will permit earlier intervention in low-performing schools and, in the process, will further usurp the authority of...
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Indiana Bill to Remove Board Chair Ritz Advances to Senate
Indiana House lawmakers have approved a measure that would in effect remove Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz from her position as chair of the State Board of Education. House Bill 1609...
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DOE, Board and Ritz Spar Over Grading System in Indiana
After months of discussion and public comment on the proposed language to be used for Indiana’s new A-F school grading system, a vote to approve the final language was postponed when the Department of...
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Indiana Trying to Balance Accountability with New Test Scores
Indiana Governor Mike Pence and Republican legislative leaders agree with state Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz concerning the best way to handle putting an end to school A-F...
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Indiana Releases Altered A-F School Accountability Grades
Indiana has released new A-F accountability grades for schools throughout the state in response to concerns that the debut of more difficult ISTEP tests were too strong a blow to school ratings....
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Indiana Board Derails Graduation Requirement Proposal
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s (R) plan to restructure high school to either workforce training or a college preparatory track has been sidelined during his first term...
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Indiana’s Pence Reverses Course on Federal Preschool Money
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Two years ago, Indiana Governor Mike Pence turned down millions of dollars of federal grant money for preschool funding, but now the governor has sent a letter to US...
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Indiana Democrats Offer $150mil Universal Pre-K Proposal
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Two top Democrats in Indiana have unveiled a plan for creating a state-funded preschool program that would be available to all Indiana children regardless of income....
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With Trump Quiet on Education, Pence’s Record Stands In
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump hasn’t said very much about education during his campaign – just that he is “a tremendous believer” in education and...
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Holcomb Proposes to Build on Pence’s Ed Reforms in Indiana
(Photo: AP) Indiana Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb, now also the Republican candidate for governor of the state, explained his education plan that continues many of the initiatives of Gov. Mike Pence and will...
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