Skip to main contentRemainders: An inverse link between ed policy and basketball
By | July 10, 2013, 12:04am UTC - As “school reform” grew, starting in the 1970’s, city high school basketball withered. (GothamHoops)
- Jose Vilson explains why he keeps working all summer, even though he doesn’t “have to.” (CTQ)
- Barnes and Noble and other booksellers are catching on to the Common Core. (Curriculum Matters)
- A police officer who fatally hit a Brooklyn teacher might’ve been on the phone while driving. (Gothamist)
- A Brazilian school’s unique approach to teaching grammar got kids tweeting with celebrities. (Buzzfeed)
- With test scores nearing, a reminder that New York City data presentation can be misleading. (Shanker)
- Upper West Side parents are battling over the cobblestone quality of P.S. 166’s playground. (Observer)
- More on the “hackathon” that the Department of Education and Spotify held last week. (Fast Company)
- Stuyvesant’s newspaper editor says high schoolers are ready for a role in the mayor’s race. (Daily Intel)