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Governor:Mitch Daniels
Superintendent of Public Instruction:Tony Bennett
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:1,047,232
Number of school districts:358
Number of public schools:1,936
Number of public school teachers:58,121
Unadjusted education spending per student:$9,479
Percent minority students:26.9%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:46.4%
Percent of students with disabilities:15.8%
Percent of English-language learners:4.7%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:44.1%
8th grade math:34.1%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:32.7%
8th grade reading:31.8%

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Tony Bennett is expected to resign today following the revelation that, as Indiana's K-12 chief, he took steps to boost the state grade given to a charter school run by a political donor.
August 1, 2013 | Updated: August 1, 2013 - Education Week
Emails obtained by the Associated Press show Tony Bennett, while head of the Indiana school system, scrambled to ensure an influential Republican's charter school received an "A" grade from the state.
July 29, 2013 - AP

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