Morning Bell: Carmel Teachers, Working Without A Contract, Speak Out

Picket reflects Carmel teachers’ frustration over lack of a contract – “More than 60 Carmel Clay schoolteachers lined a busy 116th Street on Tuesday afternoon, waving signs and attracting honks during a picket venting their frustration over contract talks. Carmel is the only school district in Indiana without a teacher’s contract. Negotiations have been ongoing since August, but the two sides have reached an impasse that is now in the hands of a state fact-finder.” Indy Star

Gladly Vouching for Vouchers – “This is the equivalent of a city plowing the streets, and there just happens to be a church on the same block as my house. Should the city not plow my street because the church would get the “benefit” of a road that was cleared with tax dollars? Of course not. The benefits to private religious schools under the voucher system are incidental at best.” Friedman Flyer

Finalists announced in district-level Race to the Top competition – And ICYMI — MSD Warren Township was one of them. The Hechinger Report

Ritz says goodbye to students at Crooked Creek, pledges to take reforms in different direction – “Indiana’s new Superintendent of Public Instruction received a big farewell from her students today in preparation for her move to the Statehouse, and Glenda Ritz had more to say about how she plans to move forward on improving Indiana’s schools. “ WRTV

IPS school board member on Eugene White rumors – In her recap of last night’s meeting, an IPS School Board member (occasionally critical of White) commented on the Columbus, Ga., newspaper story naming him as a potential candidate for a superintendent job. As Scott Elliott is reporting, White says he’s staying put: “He did not apply, but his name was mentioned.  I don’t know what, if anything, will happen with this, but it does seem someone jumped the gun in Georgia, to make a story more interesting.” Board Blog