EDITORIAL: Ritz off base on raises for weakest teachers

Here's where Ritz, Indiana's superintendent for public instruction, and Statehouse school reformers agree: The percentage of teachers who need improvement seemed a bit light in the first round of state-mandated evaluations.

The results of district-by-district evaluations, released April 7 and part of Indiana's school reform agenda, showed a vast majority of teachers were "effective" or "highly effective" in their jobs. Fewer than 3 percent were ranked in the "needs improvement" or "ineffective" categories.

Here's where Ritz and Statehouse school reformers don't agree: Ritz says teachers in the "needs improvement" category deserve raises, too.