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GOOD EVENING, I'M ELISABETH
JOINING US.
AN AREA SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT SAYS HE HAS
SOME CONCERNS WITH THE CURRENT
STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S IDEA..
TO FORCE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
BECOME MORE ACCOUNTABLE.BUT HE
SAYS..HE'S NOT AGAINST THE
IDEA EITHER..STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY BENNETT MADE
THE REMARK DURING HIS "STATE
OF EDUCATION" ADDRESS TUESDAY
EVENING.BENNETT SAYS
UNDERPERFORMANCE FROM STUDENTS
IS OFTEN LINKED TO LEADERSHIP
AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.. SO
MORE ACCOUNTABILITY IS NEEDED.
LAFAYETTE SCHOOL CORPORATION
SUPERINTENDENT LES HUDDLE SAYS
HE WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF A
PROPOSAL.. AS LONG AS THE PLAN
ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY.#@"ONE OF
THE CONCERNS IS THAT, ANYTIME
THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT OR STATE
GOVERMENT MAKES A PROPOSAL IS,
AND IF THEY TALK TO US, ARE
THEY GOING TO LISTEN, AND IF
THEY LISTEN, ARE THEY GOING TO
INCORPORATE OUR IDEAS?"@#NO
SPECIFICS OF BENNETT'S IDEA
ARE KNOWN.BENNETT.. A
REPUBLICAN.. FACES DEMOCRATIC
SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE
GLENDA RITZ IN NOVEMBER'S
ELECTION.NEWS 18 ALSO SPOKE
WITH THE TIPPECANOE AND WEST
LAFAYETTE SCHOOL