The Daily Report Card: Teacher (Dis)satisfaction, Deputy Mayor, Statehouse Summary
Assembly Hall (left): Kyle Stokes/StateImpact Indiana / Mackey Arena: Wikimedia
Madness! The NCAA men's basketball tournament tips off today. The Hoosier men take on New Mexico State on Thursday night. Purdue tips off against St. Mary's Friday in Omaha. Purdue's Mackey Arena will also host Notre Dame and three other teams in the opening round of the women's basketball tournament this weekend.
Meet Jason Kloth, new deputy mayor for education – Get On The Bus “Kloth’s proposed $120,000 salary would be a significant pay cut, the mayor’s office said, noting he turned down a job with Chicago Public Schools to come here.” (blogs.indystar.com)
—Diane Ravitch, education historian
Why Are Teachers So Upset? – EdWeek Diane Ravitch opines about the teacher satisfaction survey we wrote about last week. (blogs.edweek.org)
Bedrock principle of accountability would be undermined – IBJ “The argument favoring board appointments by a mayor and our City-County Council is that it will lead to greater accountability because there will be one highly visible point person. I would contend the opposite result is likely.” (ibj.com)
Recapping the legislative session – sometimes inaction is OK « School Matters Steve Hinnefeld: “When it comes to education, the 2012 session of the Indiana General Assembly may be best remembered for the bills that died, not for the ones that passed.” (inschoolmatters.wordpress.com)