Morning Bell: Senate Ed Chair Says Ritz ‘Getting Along With Us Very Well’

Kyle Stokes / StateImpact Indiana

State Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn

No bills to reduce Ritz’s power moving through Kruse’s committee, he says – This statement on the day a cursive writing bill and a career education bill passed through the Senate Education Committee Kruse chairs. Indiana Capitol Journal

Gary sheds 13 school administrators – “A divided School Board voted 4-3 Tuesday not to renew the contracts of 13 school administrators. Five assistant principals given notices work at the academically struggling West Side Leadership Academy and the Lew Wallace STEM Academy.” Gary Post-Tribune

Nat’l School Choice Leader Says Best Choice In Indy Would Be One Indy School District – Should Indianapolis ditch its 10 “township schools”? Amos Brown

SBCSC, a two tiered system? – “Our magnet school strategy, left as it is, could lead to a two tiered public education in South Bend.” The South Bend Progressive

My Turn to Speak On Pence and Education – A response to the governor’s State of the State address. A View Through My Eyes