Jennifer McCormick is an American politician and educator who is the former
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction
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. Formerly a
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, she upset the Democratic
incumbent
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Glenda Ritz
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in the
2016 election and served one term. Switching to the
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in 2021, she is running for
governor of Indiana
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in
2024
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Biography
McCormick began her career as a special education teacher. She later worked as a middle school language arts teacher from 1996 to 2004. Then she became principal of Yorktown Elementary School in 2004. In 2007, she became the assistant superintendent of
Yorktown Community schools and served in that position until she was selected as superintendent in 2010. She serves on the boards for
Ivy Tech East Central Region, the Indiana Association of School Business Officials, and Delaware County Youth Salutes. In 2014, she was invited to the National Connected Superintendents Summit at the White House in Washington D.C. In June 2021, McCormick announced that she had officially switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
State Superintendent
Election
McCormick was chosen by the
Indiana Republican Party
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History
Republicans dominated Indiana from the 1860s to the 19 ...
as the nominee for
the Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 11, 2016. At her convention speech, McCormick said Indiana must continue to reject national Common Core learning standards. She said "days of reckless testing must end" and that she knows what it takes to recruit the best teachers. McCormick and Ritz had one debate on October 17, 2016, in
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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. McCormick defeated Ritz for the position of Superintendent on November 8, 2016.
Indiana 2016 Superintendent of Public Instruction Election
Tenure
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McCormick ran as a Republican candidate for Indiana superintendent of public instruction. She defeated Dawn Wooten and won the Republican nomination at the state party convention on June 11. McCormick defeated incumbent Glenda Ritz in the Indiana superintendent of schools election. The theme of her campaign was to remove politics from education and that the superintendent should again work in tandem with the
Department of Education
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. It also stated including support for improving the current state assessment program and providing teachers with quality tools to enhance instruction. A primary responsibility for the superintendent will be to implement the
Every Student Succeeds Act
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, a federal education law that replaces the
No Child Left Behind Act
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signed into law by
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in 2002.
2024 gubernatorial race
In May 2023, McCormick announced that she would enter the 2024 race for Indiana Governor as a Democrat.
Personal life
McCormick is married to Trent, a public school science teacher and wrestling coach. They have one son, Cael, who attended
The United States Military Academy
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.
Awards
*Outstanding Contributor to Education Award from the Muncie Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
*2013: Person of the Year, Yorktown Chamber of Commerce
References
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Ball State University alumni
Educators from Indiana
American women educators
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Indiana State University alumni
Living people
Muncie
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21st-century American women
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