Former State Superintendent Tony Bennett was back in the news, facing an ethics complaint:
- Indiana’s inspector general filed an ethics charge against Tony Bennett for campaigning from his office in 2012. (Chalkbeat)
- Bennett: I made every effort to follow the rules. (Indy Star)
- Bennett’s email to staff said to watch Ritz tape for “stupidity and inaccuracy.” (Journal Gazette)
- Senate minority leader Tim Lanane: We need to know what happened. (NWI, WISH-TV)
- IG: Computer records show Bennett did political work on state time. (The Statehouse File, StateImpact, AP, WIBC)
The after effects of Wednesday’s state board shootout continue to reverberate:
- John Krull: Ritz, state board and the GOP need to act like adults. (The Statehouse File)
- Brad Oliver gives his take on state board explosion in letter. (WISH-TV)
- StateImpact kept its recorder rolling when the video feed was cut at Wednesday’s state board meeting. (StateImpact)
In other education news:
- Tully: New award for IPS teachers offers $25,000 prize. (Indy Star)
- Colorado schools, failing five straight years, could lose accreditation. (EdNews Colorado)
- As more parents opt out of tests, what will it mean for schools? (Atlantic)