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Ritz Supporters Sign Online Petition Urging Republican Lawmakers To Work With Superintendent-elect

    Supporters of Superintendent-elect Glenda Ritz are organizing online to ensure Mike Pence and other Republican lawmakers know they oppose the education initiatives of Tony Bennett, writes Maureen Hayden. From CNHI:

    The online petition drive was launched over the Veterans Day weekend by some pro-Ritz grassroots organizations, including a group called Republicans for Ritz.

    It came in response to public statements made by Gov.-elect Mike Pence and GOP legislative leaders, who downplayed the significance of Ritz’s election and claimed their own victories as mandates for continuing with the sweeping education reforms championed by Bennett and locked into law by a Republican-controlled legislature.

    Read more at: tribstar.com

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