The first hearing was held Tuesday on state Superintendent Glenda Ritz’s lawsuit against the Indiana State Board of Education:
- Judge’s questions whether Ritz has the right to sue. (Chalkbeat)
- Ritz lawyer says Zoeller shouldn’t have “exclusive power.” (StateImpact)
- Zoeller’s lawyers say only the attorney general can initiate a lawsuit (NWI)
- Ritz’s lawyers: Don’t give Zoeller czar-like authority. (WISH-TV)
- A decision about Ritz’s right to sue should come soon. (The Statehouse File, Journal Gazette, Indy Star)
Tuesday was also Election Day, and not a particularly good one for schools:
- Muncie’s referendum failed Tuesday. The district could cut busing. (Star Press)
- South Bend’s referendum, for capital improvements, also failed. (SB Tribune)
- In fact, only one of four big school tax issues passed, in Goshen. (StateImpact)
- For a little background, StateImpact told us Tuesday what was at stake in local school elections. (StateImpact)
In other education news from around the state and nation:
- Editorial: Battling South Bend school board should get back to work (SB Tribune)
- A teacher’s critique dives into a Common Core lesson (CriticalClassrooms)
- Denver’s nearly $1 billion education tax goes down in flames (EdNews Colorado)
- A study in Illinois says dual credit programs benefit rich kids most (Hechinger Report)