Morning Bell: Ritz & Daniels Start New Jobs, IPFW Budget, Common Core

Kyle Stokes / StateImpact Indiana

State superintendent Glenda Ritz poses for a photo with a supporter in her statehouse office during an open house following her inauguration Saturday. Hundreds of people lined up for the opportunity to take a photo and shake hands with Ritz after her inaugural ceremony.

Random thoughts… – Phyllis Bush: “While, of course, Superintendent Ritz cannot change the sun, the moon, the stars, and the rain — let alone a hostile legislature, whose members are doing their best to marginalize her — her inauguration set a positive tone.” Northeast Indiana Friends of Public Education

At IPFW, budget ills may mean job losses – “The university is facing a budget deficit up to $4.2 million.” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Daniels begins Purdue term with 12-hour days, fact-finding tour – “If his meeting-packed first week says anything, it’s his willingness to gather many facts and figures before making up his mind on issues that lie ahead. The issues will include where to set tuition levels, how to foster a ‘stronger sense of common purpose’ among Purdue’s 11 colleges and finding ways to better utilize campus resources.” Lafayette Journal & Courier

Senator Scott Schneider’s Nuvo article on Common Core – “Many Hoosiers, including myself, are concerned that adopting the CCS was a significant step backward from the nationally recognized education standards Indiana previously had in English and math.” Hoosiers Against Common Core

SB 320 – Class Basketball Public Question – Doug Masson reviews a bill calling for a statewide vote on single class basketball. Masson’s Blog

Ten Predictions for 2013 – …including an alliance between Glenda Ritz & statehouse Republicans? Ogden on Politics