Morning Bell: Fla. Education Commissioner Interviews, School Superintendent Reviews

Parent leaders urge Gov. Rick Scott to reject education commissioner finalists – “Nine parent leaders representing advocacy organizations across Florida sent a letter to Gov. Rick Scott today urging him to reject all three of the finalists for the education commissioner job.” Tampa Bay Times

EDITORIAL: Spell out criteria for school boss reviews – “Indiana law now requires school superintendents to be subject to annual review. That should have been happening all along.” The Times of Northwest Indiana

Challenger Learning Center at Brownsburg gets hard lesson in school district finances – “The night before, the Brownsburg School Board voted to shutter the Challenger Learning Center. The exhibit, which teaches school-age children about geology and astronomy, will close at the end of the school year.” Indianapolis Star

Helmke returning to classroom – “A lawyer by profession, Helmke taught media law at IPFW for a few years before he was elected mayor of Fort Wayne in 1987.” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette