Remainders: All the eighth-graders who didn't get placed

  • A San Diego education reporter is in town to look at the city schools. Send her advice!
  • Considering the city students who didn’t get put into any of their high school choices.
  • Leonie Haimson collects a whole bunch of bad news for Chancellor Joel Klein.
  • A report finds that structured lessons in high school science lead to better college grades.
  • Parents and advocates are rallying tomorrow at PS 125 in Harlem.
  • Here’s the link to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s blog, which his staff writes.
  • Duncan was fingered by the NRA for being the most anti-gun member of Obama’s cabinet.

The St. Petersburg Times explains why it’s so hard to fire a teacher — even if he’s bad.