Harvard prof and NYC Chief Equality Officer Roland Fryer, Jr. is leaving his DOE post to open the Educational Innovation Lab, which will test new ideas in education. (Times)
The percentage of New York City’s new teachers who are black has dropped dramatically since 2002. (Sun)
Attorney Samantha Biletsky, new chief ethics officer for the DOE, held the same post at the Comptroller’s Office under Alan Hevesi, who left after pleading guilty to fraud. (Post)
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn writes in to the Post to clarify her views on school governance. (Post)
Edison Schools entrepreneur Chris Whittle has withdrawn plans to build two internationally-oriented private schools, one in the D.C. suburbs and one in New York City. (Washington Post)
Education programs in prisons are growing nationwide. (USA Today)
