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The Reason Carmel is an Even Luckier City Than We Thought

blogs • September 8, 2014

Just about everyone in Carmel knows that it is a great place to live. But here is another reason that the city of Carmel is culturally ahead of most suburban cities, even some of the wealthier ones. The...

The upset victory of Glenda Ritz leaves students wondering when change will come

News • December 14, 2012

On the night of Nov. 6, 2012, Dr. Tony Bennett, Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction, told his supporters at Lucas Oil Stadium that he had “no regrets;” in his four years in office, Bennett...

After Ritz win, CCS hopes to revisit high-perfoming district designation

News • December 14, 2012

Glenda Ritz will be inaugurated as Indiana’s Superintendent for Public Instruction on Jan. 14 in an election victory that CCS board member Tricia Hackett said “was a shock” to the state. Hackett...

Superintendent has concerns over state education leader’s recommendation on Facebook usage

Beats • April 23, 2012

Throughout February, the Indiana Department of Education hosted a “29-Day Web 2.0 Challenge” which led up to Indiana Digital Learning Day on Feb. 29. The month’s final post, made by state Superintendent...

State fails to address Carmel proposal of ‘high performing school district’ status

Beats • October 24, 2011

An October meeting of the state board of education that was said by Tony Bennett, state superintendent of public instruction, to do something about the Carmel-Clay Schools proposal, of having a “high...

Janice Mitchener receives Presidential Award for teaching excellece

Beats • November 13, 2009

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett presented the 2009 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) to five Hoosier instructors at the Children's...

State changes half-day policy

News • May 21, 2009

Districts no longer allowed to combine shortened days to meet 180-day quota By Brittani Wheeler <[email protected]> On Monday evening the School Board accepted a new calendar, amended to meet...