Morning Bell: Mitch Daniels Takes Tough Purdue Questions During Interview

Mitch Daniels’ C-SPAN interview with Brian Lamb not all laughs – “Daniels didn’t take the question head-on but said if Purdue wasn’t an institution that pushed high academic standards for athletes and ran an honest sport program, he wouldn’t have taken the job.” Lafayette Journal and Courier

Higher student spending doesn’t necessarily mean better test scores – “Despite the money Gary spent in 2010 on instruction, just 42 percent of students passed the ISTEP that year, with Roosevelt High School being placed on probation.” Gary Post-Tribune

South Bend school board president intends to record executive sessions – “South Bend’s school board president says the group’s executive sessions — closed-door meetings that are legally allowed under specific, limited circumstances — will now be recorded.” South Bend Tribune

FWCS awarded $15.3 million grant – “The U.S. Department of Education announced today a $15,330,197 grant awarded to Fort Wayne Community Schools to improve pay structures and provide greater professional opportunities to teachers in high poverty schools.” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

‘Won’t Back Down’: Why This Education Movie Matters – “Given how contentious education reform is, there are certainly safer roles for Maggie Gyllenhaal, a hip actress on her way up, than playing a mom going head to head with the local teachers union. The film’s New York premier was picketed by protesters on Sunday, and the national teachers unions are furiously seeking to discredit it.” TIME