- Students at Brooklyn’s P.S. 24 embraced the message of the city’s “Respect for All” week.
- Seeing the letters A or F just before taking a test can influence how students perform, a study says.
- A first-year science teacher learns that complaints of “I’m bored” usually signal something deeper.
- A lawyer-blogger questions Arne Duncan’s new focus on fighting racism in public schools.
- Jay Mathews argues that national standards will eventually mean national standardized tests.
- Rick Hess posts the guidelines RttT finalists were given for next week’s presentations in D.C…
- …While the Aspen Institute is helping coach some finalists through dry runs of their pitches.
- James Merriman argues competition from charters leads district schools to connect with parents.
- While Teachable Moment thinks we’re taking the wrong lesson from charter-district school competition.
- And GothamSchools won a National Award for Education Reporting from the EWA today.