Education became a much bigger part of the 2016 race for Indiana governor Thursday as State Superintendent Glenda Ritz is throwing her hat into the ring.
The announcement has excited many of those who supported Ritz in her 2012 run for the state’s schools chief – but others say the former librarian and first-term executive official is stepping outside her wheelhouse.
StateImpact Indiana’s Rachel Morello spoke with Indiana statehouse reporter Brandon Smith about how the lifelong educator can translate her experience into a campaign.