Morning Bell: Letter Grades Due This Week, Pre-K On The Ballot In Columbus

State ready to roll out A-F grades for schools – “The release, scheduled for Wednesday, follows a weekslong appeals process that was extended at schools’ and districts’ requests, despite the number of appeals remaining the same from last year.” (Critics have called the delay a “fiasco” and Monroe County County Community Schools superintendent Judy DeMuth says there are errors in the data the state is using to calculate the grades.) Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Pre-K backers, foes both organize – “Proponents call it necessary for our children’s future. Opponents dismiss it as baby-sitting. On both sides, passions run deep about an early education referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot for taxpayers within the Bartholomew Consolidated Schools Corp.” The Columbus Republic

Undocumented Students Take Education Underground – “Georgia is one of three states to bar undocumented students from attending schools. But a group of professors at the University of Georgia has created a fledgling school to provide a place for students to learn.” NPR

Indiana colleges see slow rebound in endowments – “Indiana college endowments are making a long climb back from the recession, but the recovery has been slow and frustrating for schools facing budget cuts and pressure to limit tuition increases and provide more financial aid.” Associated Press