In education stories from around the state, questions abound about the legislature, the state board and more:
- IPS board members ask: should they charge kids for textbooks? (Chalkbeat)
- Glenda Ritz criticized A to F grading in a speech to the Bloomington Rotary Club. (IU Daily Student)
- Indy Star cartoonist Gary Varvel gives his take on Ritz vs. Pence. (Indy Star)
- State auditor candidate Mike Claytor breaks down questions of CECI’s funding. (Claytor4Auditor)
- Video: State board members tells NWI’s editorial board Ritz trying to “draw Pence into conflict” over the state board. (NWI)
- Marcus Robinson: Schools get all poverty ills, like it or not. (StateImpact)
- Center Grove wants to give pay its superintendent among the highest salaries in the state. (Indy Star)
- Steve Hinnefeld: Will Indiana really do something big on preschool? (School Matters)
- A Wayne Township student left on the bus was unharmed. (RTV6)
- Closing a school might not keep the buses rolling in Muncie. (StateImpact)
In education news from other places:
- Arne Duncan has lost some of his early luster. (NPR)
- Memphis school board debates the role, and future, of TFA in the city. (Chalkbeat Tennessee)
- Is a dead Colorado school funding ballot measure cold enough for an autopsy? (EdNews Colorado)
- Architects of A to F school grades in NYC acknowledge errors and the need for an overhaul. (Gotham Schools)