Remainders: A prospective parent laments closed school doors

  • Urged by the city to visit schools, a prospective parent finds the doors to many closed. (Insideschools)
  • Rick Santorum said he regrets voting to support No Child Left Behind. (Politics K-12)
  • Hawaii teachers are set to vote on a contract that could decide the state’s RTTT chances. (Teacher Beat)
  • A look at the unsettling realities of life for members of the Absent Teacher Reserve. (DNAInfo)
  • A Chicago teacher has started a foundation to deliver legal services to low-income families. (CNC)
  • Students from Food and Finance High School are raising funds to open a pop-up eatery. (Lucky Ant)
  • Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg both want new evaluations but are otherwise divided. (Capital NY)
  • Tracing teacher-bashing (and recruitment) back to Catherine Beecher in 1829. (Dana Goldstein)
  • An explanation of why some high-scoring students aren’t admitted to gifted programs. (Insideschools)
  • The principal of a school saved from closure explains what she’s doing differently now. (SchoolBook)