Remainders: Teacher bonuses can't buy you plastic surgery

Special education teachers need more English and math knowledge. (Joanne Jacobs)
If Cameron Diaz were a real teacher, a bonus probably couldn’t buy her breast implants. (JJ)
Many are still waiting to find out where they will go to school in September. (Insideschools)
Student on Teaching Fellows, TFA’ers: “students don’t want to learn from them.” (GS Community)
Sarah Garland, of the Hechinger Report, is chronicling her education reporting in India. (LFA)
Science and arts advocates are fighting for equal status with math and reading. (Ed Week)
Joel Klein responds to Aaron Pallas’s critique of Joel Klein and achievement data. (Answer Sheet)
Detroit Public Schools spent $1.6 million on travel as budget woes mounted. (Free Press)
A look at the NAACP/charter battle through the eyes of a charter school student. (The Economist)
A new web resource goes in-depth with data on K-12 and higher ed budget issues. (FEBP)
Families: things to do this summer in the city from parks to reading to music. (Insideschools)