Articles tagged as: Glenda Ritz
November 23, 2015
Council Ponders How 2,000 Indiana High School Educators Can Earn College Credit To Teach Dual Credit
Indiana will request a five year extension for when high school teachers are required to hold a master's degree and additional college credits so they can teach dual credit courses.
Read MoreNovember 4, 2015
Online ISTEP+ Scores Could See As Much As A Nine-Point Boost
With only two months left in the calendar year, Indiana schools are now one step closer to finally seeing their standardized test results from last spring.
Read MoreNovember 4, 2015
State Board Votes To Rework New Diploma Requirements
New high school diploma requirements that drew criticism for a variety of reasons will head back to the drawing board after the State Board of Education voted to postpone any action that would put the diplomas into effect.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2015
Pence Says Lower ISTEP Scores Should Not Affect Teacher Pay
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is siding with Democratic state schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz in calling for student scores on the ISTEP standardized test to not impact teacher pay this school year.
Read MoreOctober 6, 2015
Teacher Requirement Change 'Will Decimate' Dual Credit Options For High School Students, Says Panel
A panel of educators, lawmakers and higher education officials met Tuesday to discuss how to deal with an impending policy change that one K-12 leader said will "decimate" the dual credit options for high school students.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2015
Federal Officials: Ritz Violated Law With Charter School Funding Cuts
An email Chalkbeat obtained from the U.S. Department of Education to the Indiana Department of Education says the state incorrectly applied provisions of federal law when determining this year's Title I poverty aid for charter schools.
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2015
Commission Meets To Address Indiana's Teacher Shortage
A 50-member commission created by State Superintendent Glenda Ritz met for the first time Friday to begin developing strategies to address Indiana's teacher shortage.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2015
8 Struggling Indiana Schools Receive Improvement Grants
The Indiana Department of Education says eight struggling schools across the state will receive more than $8 million in improvement grants to help turn around student performance.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2015
Rules On Indiana A-F School Grades Called Into Doubt
The Indiana Department of Education is reviewing whether A-F performance grades to schools could be canceled this year because regulations on setting those grades have expired.
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