Remainders: Multi-state Common Core tests to take 8-10 hours

New Common Core exams that New York could adopt would take eight to 10 hours. (Curriculum Matters)
A long time ago we tried to rename “reformers.” Here’s an attempt at a whole taxonomy. (Peer-Reviewed)
Speaking of minority caucus UFT presidential candidate Julie Cavanagh, here’s an interview. (WOR 710)
Regularly absent city students’ NAEP scores were down 9 percent on average. (Inside School Research)
A Bronx school’s new colors, including “salsa,” come courtesy of designer Massimo Vignelli. (City Room)
Overheard on the subway: Students who say they give more to teachers who care. (Shoulders of Giants)
A New York student has one of the world’s worst school commutes; see others. (Transportation Nation)
A teacher offers a critical close reading of scenes from Oprah’s “Blackboard Wars.” (Assailed Teacher)
A writer says school policies now, as in the past, aim to eliminate blackness. (Root DC via Answer Sheet)
A low-performing Newark, N.J., school is struggling to serve new students with disabilities. (Hechinger)
Eric Hanushek is coming around on the value of reasoned, open ed policy debate. (Bridging Differences)
A city teacher says an educator “bar exam” is no substitute for a higher entry bar. (Mr. D’s Neighborhood)