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By | May 10, 2011, 12:36am UTC - A city dad makes his kindergartner eat school lunch, which is both healthy and $1.50. (Insideschools)
- The teacher forced to resign after blogging about her past as a sex worker explains all. (Salon)
- A Bronx teacher chronicles his school’s visit from a Common Core consultant. (The Reflective Educator)
- Eight years ago, Mayor Bloomberg wanted experienced teachers; now he wants newer ones. (Ed Notes)
- The new City Hall editor at the Daily News, Erin Einhorn, used to be on the ed beat. (Daily Politics)
- Looks like the nation’s largest teachers union will endorse President Obama’s reelection. (TPM)
- One of Obama’s opponents? Newt Gingrich, a major Education Equality Project backer. (Politics K-12)
- A teacher explains the steps she took to address low motivation among her grade-schoolers. (Mrs. Ripp)
- More than 100 people have attached their names to a petition against the Common Core. (Rick Hess)
- “Critical thinking” has been replaced by “deep thought” among education jargon users. (Flypaper)
- Satire alert: A clerical error resulted in school districts nationwide being funded adequately. (The Onion)
- Theater teacher Kate Quarfordt offers part one of her tumultuous “Guys and Dolls” saga. (GS Community)
- Class sizes would be sure to grow if the city loses 8 percent of teachers. (NYC Public School Parents)
- Diana Senechal: What urban students need is not saving but more classroom challenges. (Flypaper)
- A wealthy family, the Devoses, is underwriting a push for school vouchers. (Alternet via Norm’s Notes)