Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Glenda Ritz celebrates defeating Republican Tony Bennett an election night event in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Matt Mikus, Post-Tribune reporter. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
We’re now two weeks into Glenda Ritz’s term, and even though she is the only statewide elected Democrat in Indianapolis, lawmakers in the Statehouse are starting to warm to the new Superintendent of Public Instruction. Here’s Ritz’s secret. She’s not playing partisan politics. Education policy …