- Above is Stephen Colbert at the event this morning, talking about what a loser he was in high school.
- The principal of P.S. 20 is re-thinking his offer to hold a public meeting about his performance.
- Russo confesses that he once decided not to work for Sandra Feldman at the UFT — and regrets it.
- Lindsey at InsideSchools reports from the first-every lottery for Coney Island Prep, a new charter.
- Need to fulfill the new community service requirement? Here’s a chance in Bedford Stuyvesant.
- A Boston teacher follows Pallas’ lead, comparing actual Boston charter schools to suburban ones.
- Educators should “pimp our ride” to capitalize on the fact that teaching is suddenly a hot job.
- Two education advocates are forming a new organization to help struggling Catholic schools.
- A new Ed Sector report suggests paying teachers more earlier on in their careers.
- Sawchuck points out that pension systems are doing even more to “backload” the system.
- As the Supreme Court mulls school funding, Chief Justice Roberts wonders how to factor in the economy.
- Diane Ravitch offers six reasons not to give teachers bonuses for raising students’ test scores.
- Examining the argument that it’s in corporate America’s interest to expand early childhood.
- Chaz summarizes exactly what he sees as the change at the Dept of Ed: top-down management.
