INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Indiana state schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz has proposed diverting state funds from charter schools and changes to student testing to cut its cost.
Ritz told the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday that nearly $60 million in the proposed House budget could be diverted toward additional funding for local school districts.
Her proposals included eliminating $40 million that's been proposed in additional grants for charter schools.
Ritz says she would also like to eliminate the IREAD test in 3rd grade and the 11th grade college and career readiness test. Her total testing plan could be delivered for about $75 million over two years, which is almost half of what she originally estimated in December.
Legislators are currently considering a proposal that would replace the ISTEP with a national exam.
