- Sens. Savino and Parker praise mayoral control in reaction to the math test scores.
- Ed Notes chronicles a teacher’s interminable termination hearing.
- Eduwonk says national standards could work, unless everyone signs on.
- Teachable Moment says the real question is what happens once the standards are in place.
- Democrats go after Arne Duncan’s budget and proposed shift in Title I spending.
- Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) leads the Title I criticism.
- Analysts warn that PISA assessments are not error-proof when it comes to judging progress.
- An San Francisco principal is found not legally responsible for a bullied student’s suicide.
- A British study shows that the more extracurriculars schools offer, the better their kids do on tests.
- The number of newly-qualified Scottish teachers finding full-time work has plummeted.
- A principal asks her students to grade their teachers’ blogs.
- And TIME includes “teacher” in its list of the 10 best jobs for the recession.
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