Tag: Glenda Ritz

Governor Pence, Stop the Common Core

January 31, 2013 0 Comments
Governor Pence, Stop the Common Core

A weeks or two ago, Phyllis Schlafly wrote a great article entitled, “Common Core Opponent is Upset Victor.”  In the article she depicts Glenda Ritz’s stunning defeat of Tony Bennett, and the role that grassroots opposition to Common Core played in that race.  Schlafly ends her column with the following piece of sound advice: Wake […]

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Indiana Common Core foes have Hope

January 12, 2013 0 Comments

Don’t miss Russ Pulliam’s excellent article in today’s Indianapolis Star, entitled “Common Core foes have hope.”  Pulliam aptly describes the left-right alliance that is forming in opposition to the Common Core in Indiana.  He has this to write, regarding Chairman Dennis Kruse of the Senate Education Committee: Education Committee Chairman Dennis Kruse thinks lawmakers need […]

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The Tony Bennett Ouster Debate Continues

November 20, 2012 1 Comment
The Tony Bennett Ouster Debate Continues

By Shane Vander Hart The debate continues.  You may remember Matthew Ladner called anti-common core activists in Indiana a bunch of yahoos since they helped defeat incumbent Republican Tony Bennett in the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction race.  Erin Tuttle, who for a “yahoo” writes quite well  , wrote in the Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette: The Bennett fiasco brought an exceptionally […]

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Indiana’s Education Election is a Mixed Bag

November 7, 2012 0 Comments
Indiana’s Education Election is a Mixed Bag

Glenda Ritz’s victory over Tony Bennett isn’t something to be celebrated, but it does offer a cautionary tale.

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