Glenda Ritz: Red for Ed—who is listening?
Our Indiana teachers really are taking home less pay today.
Glenda Ritz / Special to IBJ
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Glenda Ritz: Let’s end use of test scores to decide A-F grade
The state’s letter grades don’t take into account the safe and caring learning environment for each child.
Glenda Ritz: The Buttigieg argument for debt-free college
In the past 20 years, our largest public universities have accepted more and more out-of-state and foreign students.
Glenda Ritz: Teacher pay hasn’t been priority for state since 2011
Despite the lack of language to address the real issues of teacher pay, the Legislature expects the local districts to pay teachers more.
Glenda Ritz: School-accountability bill at Statehouse goes too far
High school educators are upset with the proposal that they will be held responsible for student post-secondary outcomes six months after graduation.
Glenda Ritz: Stop state money to virtual schools
Education decisions at the state level should be about serving students, not politics.
Glenda Ritz: Get serious about funding public schools
The small-schools grant should be reinstated in the budget to provide student equity in programming for our children who live in rural communities.
Glenda Ritz: Elected educators plan to focus on public schools
But fighting for what is right for our children in public education is so important that the fight is worth it.
Glenda Ritz: Appointed state oversight of our schools coming soon
I predict that Indiana will experience a revolving door of appointed state superintendents.
Glenda Ritz: Scrutiny of private-school vouchers is long overdue
From the beginning, I have believed the Choice Scholarship Program has been about financially saving many religious schools from closing their doors.
Glenda Ritz: Dealing with the rising levels of stress for our children
Let’s teach them positive ways to cope to stem the impact of youth violence.
Glenda Ritz: Teacher pay is a problem in Indiana, too
Quality teachers cannot be attracted and retained with this economic situation.
GLENDA RITZ: Civics education is alive and working in Indiana schools
Millennials are leading the way by seeking candidates’ positions on issues regardless of political party.
RITZ: Unlicensed teachers in public schools is a bad idea
Use the emergency permit if you must, and put in supports toward licensing.
Ritz: Textbook fees cause inequities among schools
Paying these fees causes many families to sacrifice extra-curricular experiences and sports participation for their children or even curtail family vacations.
RITZ: Cursive writing still matters for career success
Indiana’s business community and parents should demand that students receive cursive instruction.
RITZ: A call to action of the Indiana Rural Caucus
At nearly 250,000, Indiana has a larger absolutely rural student population than all but eight other states.
Ritz: Virtual schools fail students
These companies lure many of these students through effective advertising. They take our money and enroll our most vulnerable with little result.
Ritz: Literacy is key to better results—on tests and in life
A student’s ability to read impacts their learning in every content area and determines the outcome of every assessment. Every test is first a test on the student’s ability to read.
Ritz: Why we must encourage master’s degrees for teachers
Solving this problem long term will attract and retain quality educators in Indiana.