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By | December 10, 2013, 12:21pm UTC - UFT boss Michael Mulgrew said he liked most of the rumored chancellor picks. (GS Blog, Daily News)
- Meanwhile, teachers at a UFT event said their top concern is getting a new contract. (SchoolBook)
- The city rushed to clear classrooms last year to meet a tight deadline set by Eva Moskowitz. (DNAinfo)
- Teachers around the state wore blue for a union-led national “Day of Action” on Monday. (Storify)
- Top state ed officials head to Brooklyn and the Bronx today to discuss the Common Core. (SchoolBook)
- Critics question whether private donors influence policy by funding state ed research fellows. (Capital)
- The city will train 120 teachers in computer coding in the coming years. (GothamSchools, Daily News)
- STEM programs around the city teach students in-demand job skills like programming. (Daily News)
- Parents urged Mayor-elect de Blasio to prioritize a Bronx school district in “crisis.” (GothamSchools)
- Two schools with nearly the same progress report scores got different grades. (SchoolBook)
- Former critics of de Blasio’s tax-the-rich pre-K plan have since warmed to the idea. (GothamSchools)
- That includes AFT boss Randi Weingarten, who said she was “wrong” to critique it. (GothamSchools)
- After Newtown, some schools have beefed up security, with some staff taking defense classes. (Times)
- Critics will protest a rule that would require flu vaccinations for all city schoolchildren. (Politicker)