January 30, 2015

Education At The Statehouse: State Board of Education


Eric Weddle
State Superintendent Glenda Ritz.

State Superintendent Glenda Ritz.

Gov. Mike Pence has called on the Indiana General Assembly to make education a major focus of this year’s current session. To help explain the legislative issues, 90.1 WFYI’s Eric Weddle and Christopher Ayers will discuss a related topic Fridays during "Morning Edition" the next several weeks.

This week Eric and Chris discuss the ongoing conflict between State Superintendent Glenda Ritz and the State Board of Education.

Contact WFYI reporter Eric Weddle at eweddle@wfyi.org or call (317) 614-0470. Follow on Twitter: @ericweddle.

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