- The federal government told school districts not to panic and close their doors because of swine flu.
- Insideschools has details on how the DOE expects kindergarten waiting lists to disappear.
- One way, Insideschools reports, is by eliminating prekindergarten classes at overcrowded schools.
- Robert Pondiscio ponders a tongue-in-cheek proposal for schools to vote teachers out each year.
- Betsy Gotbaum sent a copy of her school governance commission’s book to Arne Duncan.
- The DOE says students do better when their school is closing. Michelle Rhee doesn’t agree.
- A teacher who is currently in the rubber room describes the dismal mood in reassignment centers.
- Guestblogging at Eduwonk, Mike Goldstein describes with few words his visit to KIPP Infinity in Harlem.
- A teacher writes that she just can’t focus on what her students need right now.
- The NYC Student Union, a group of active HS students, is planning middle school workshops.
- In Baltimore, the city’s teacher of the year had only 12 competitors. Sara Neufeld asks why.
- A new Ask Judy column focuses on an often overlooked issue: How to make schools nice places to be.