Remainders: Assessing advocacy groups' influence and impact

A series of articles tackles the growing clout of big advocacy groups, and their mixed results. (EdWeek)
A teacher at a turnaround school says he’s not getting clear details about hiring. (Chaz’s School Daze)
The city’s scoring of the state’s math and reading tests should be finished by Wednesday. (SchoolBook)
Parents are upset after New Jersey’s state test asked third-graders to reveal a personal secret. (CBS)
Educators are signing a petition to keep the state Global Studies Regents exam. (Mr. D’s Neighborhood)
A teacher describes five test-prep strategies that work for him — but also make him sick. (NYCDOENuts)
A teacher who taught AP Calculus for the first time this year explains why it was also the last. (JD2718)
Ravitch notes the nasty names that charter advocates called her and other critics in emails. (DR’s Blog)
A teacher asks why his colleagues are surprised by the charter backers-Joel Klein emails. (Jose Vilson)
Since David Wakelyn resigned as Gov. Cuomo’s education deputy, no one is in charge. (Ed in the Apple)
In Georgia, students in every grade will complete surveys that help evaluate their teachers. (Hechinger)
When the math gets ahead of one teacher, she tells her students she needs to slow down. (Mrs. Ripp)
A teacher singles out a former student who makes her feel like she has made a difference. (SchoolBook)