Remainders: To call home or not to call home?

Students are worried that kids from closing schools will drag down their good schools.
Was Beach Channel HS’s fate sealed when Far Rockaway HS was shuttered?
The Choir Academy of Harlem HS never recovered from scandal and its founder’s death.
Corey Bunje Bower wonders whether the ultimate goal of the Harlem Children’s Zone is well defined.
A USDOE official thinks the United States should emulate Asian nations’ approach to teaching math.
Miss Eyre says getting tenure should be the start of a teacher’s professional career, not an end in itself.
Joel Klein tells WNYC there’s a chance the DOE could change its mind about school closings.
New legislation in Congress seeks to stop abusive practices used to discipline disabled students.
On hearing what students’ parents do when a teacher calls home, a teacher rethinks that strategy.
And don’t even think about calling Michael Mulgrew “Mike.”