RITZ: Health care issues follow children into the classroom
We all know who pays for health care—the American people.
Glenda Ritz / Special to IBJ
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RITZ: Trump/DeVos budget out of touch with student needs
Perhaps they need to look at their definition of student achievement.
RITZ: A common-sense way to college- and career-readiness
Moving away from the passing of high schools tests in English and math and toward demonstrating college- or career-readiness through a graduation pathway gives students many options to achieve an Indiana diploma tailored to their graduation goals.
RITZ: Lawmakers have not made K-12 funding a priority
Our children deserve better. Our schools deserve better. Our teachers deserve better.
RITZ: State must be equitable in students access to technology
For about $17 million over the biennium, the state could begin to make sure all schools are at connectivity levels that would allow them to seriously address equity in technology access for our children’s learning.
RITZ: Replace high-stakes ISTEP with smaller tests throughout year
Indiana needs an assessment system that is student-centered, transparent and provides quick and valuable feedback about how students are performing throughout the year.
RITZ: ‘Reforms’ strip essence of public school system
The definition of reform is to “make changes in a system to improve it.” The “reforms” under the Indiana Department of Education are not changes to improve our education system.