Remainders: Education emerging as Obama-Perry battleground

Obliquely criticizing Rick Perry, Arne Duncan said he “feels very badly” for Texas’s children. (TPM)
An argument that Michele Bachmann’s ascendancy reflects a change in GOP education policy. (Slate)
Jose Vilson calls for more attention ought to be given to who evaluates teachers. (Future of Teaching)
In a new program, students at a Chicago vocational high school will breed racehorses. (AP)
Meet a teacher who found herself on the “do-not-hire” list Chicago says it doesn’t maintain. (Reader)
President Obama’s jobs plan might include school construction and teacher salaries. (Ed Money Watch)
A study found that teacher coaching that one of the researchers designed boosts scores. (Teacher Beat)
A parent worries about making her daughter a pioneer in gentrifying her neighborhood school. (Babble)
Philadelphia business leaders say they are being asked to help buy out the superintendent. (Inquirer)
It’s official: States don’t have to adopt the Common Core to get NCLB waivers. (Politics K-12)
Nick Ehrmann: Debates about education technology and human capital should be integrated. (HuffPo)