Remainders: DOE consultant charged with stealing $3.6M

A former consultant is charged with stealing $3.6 million meant to wire schools. (NYT, DN)
A rising senior doesn’t need bad behavior to prove she’s growing up. (GS Community)
NYC Leadership Academy names Irma Zardoya, a former superintendent, as president. (No link)
Failure to build consensus on Buffalo’s school turnaround plans will doom them. (School Zone)
Of the 800-some schools getting SIG dollars, about 50 are charter schools. (Quick and the Ed)
A report released by KIPP finds its college-graduation rate is “far short of our goal.” (Ed Week)
A reform plan that aimed to unite the teachers union and district deals with discord. (VOSD)
Applications to CEC parent councils are in; some districts have way more than others. (Insideschools)
More aspiring gifted and talented students took tests this year than last year. (GS, Insideschools)
Diane Ravitch and Andy Rotherham debated education on Terry Gross’s “Fresh Air.” (NPR)
Posting a police officer at a school has advantages but isn’t a long-term solution. (Notebook)
Lawmakers, want to get the feds out of K-12 education? There is a bill for you. (Politics K12)