- Bloomberg’s charter school expansion plan could double space fights, the Times writes.
- The mayor said Thompson was “awfully quiet” when the charter cap was an issue years ago.
- Andy Smarick calls Bloomberg’s charter plan an “excellent proposal.”
- Most New York voters mistakenly think sex-ed is required in the public schools.
- Mayoral control and Bloomberg’s money have put the UFT’s help far out of Thompson’s reach.
- Colleagues on Twitter help a teacher tame a class of 34 unruly eighth graders.
- If the city elections offer any lesson, it’s that the UFT still has serious clout.
- A 10-hour nationwide fitness relay tomorrow will include some New York schools.
- Liam Goldrick writes that Rhee should own up to the flaws in using test scores to measure schools.
- Sen. Bennet’s arrival is good news for charter advocates, if he can hold onto his seat.
- A Baltimore eighth grader died of swine flu yesterday.
- And Detroit is enticing students to come to school with the hope of winning a flat-screen TV.