Rise & Shine: In battle with Republicans, Ritz vows not to back down

  • Glenda Ritz says she won’t back down from her political foes. (Chalkbeat, Indy Star)
  • Ritz in Terre Haute: Indiana has too much teaching to the test. (WTHI-TV)
  • The Elkhart Truth spells out a chronology of the state board debate. (Elkhart Truth)
  • Gov. Mike Pence: “I want to take politics out of our schools.” (WISH-TV)
  • Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Ritz isn’t getting the job done. (The Statehouse File)
  • Carmel union takes another step in its contract fight. (Indy Star)
  • Glenda Ritz sues Indiana state board over A-F accountability. (EdWeek)
  • School board reprimands board member for bullying superintendent. (SB Tribune)
  • East Chicago superintendent retires. (NWI)
  • Mishawaka is checking wether class sizes are too big. (SB Tribune)
  • Memphis’ Achievement District is an experiment people are watching (Hechinger Report/The Atlantic)
  • New York searching for an alternative to “bubble tests” for young students (Gotham Schools)