The Daily Report Card: Mind Trust, ‘Special K,’ and ‘Go Hug Your Kid’

Indianapolis Public Schools superintendent offers a hybrid plan for reform – Indy Star The proposal calls for a mix of elected and appointed school board members in “a direct response to a proposal for the district put forth in December by The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis nonprofit.” (Indianapolis Star)

Indiana funding jump would end kindergarten fees – Associated Press “State legislators are poised to adopt a plan directing about $80 million more in the coming year toward school districts for providing full-day kindergarten — with the caveat that districts can no longer charge extra fees.” (The Journal & Courier)

Go Hug Your Kid, Chardon Superintendent Says – StateImpact Ohio Good advice from our colleagues in Ohio, where a student shot and killed another and injured four others at a suburban Cleveland school. (stateimpact.npr.org)

Memo to the world: America’s secret sauce isn’t made in our classrooms – Flypaper It’s made outside of school, argues Mike Petrilli — in extracurriculars, sports, and after-school activities. (edexcellence.net)