Morning Bell: Ritz’s Bully Pulpit, ‘Sore Losers’?

Can Glenda Ritz change Indiana education policy? – “Her role is mainly administrative, supervising the state’s Department of Education… What leverage does Ritz hold in the face of that Republican control? It comes down to this: She has a prominent stage, and the political power available to her depends on how she uses that public stage.” Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

Bad losers in Tuesday’s election – “There was a strong message in key states that opposition to the corporate-based reform movement is growing by an electorate that increasingly sees it as privatization of public education. The Indiana GOP can pretend Bennett’s ouster doesn’t mean anything, but that would make them bad losers.” The Answer Sheet

Purdue’s Course Signals technology may improve graduation rates – “A technology developed at Purdue University and used around the country to alert students about potential success and failure in real time, is showing evidence it not only helps, but leads to higher graduation rates.” Lafayette Journal & Courier

FWCS seeks input on school choice – “Fort Wayne Community Schools has launched a survey in hopes of getting a better idea of why parents and community members choose, or don’t choose, its schools.” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette