Remainders: In reform v. union buy-in debate, Klein picks reform

A survey finds the U.S. is likely to lay off 275,000 teachers in the next school year.
In the debate over whether reform > consensus for RttT, Klein sides with reform.
Dick Iannuzzi says the union is already negotiating the charter cap lift with Assembly members.
Edward Murrow HS’s former principal, who put freedom over order, died on Monday.
Sol Stern: NY’s tests are easier, checks on abuse are laxer, but with Tisch and Steiner there’s hope.
The Equity Project charter school pays a lot and asks a lot, but is it a stable model, a teacher asks.
Kim Gittelson posts a monthly round-up of the most-discussed academic research.
Former Sect. of Labor Robert Reich calls for a public education bailout to avoid “armageddon.”
A math teacher says the state’s claim that Integrated Algebra is as hard as the AP test is bogus.
In this third year of teaching, Ruben Brosbe confronts a slump and the ensuing self-doubt.
After evaluating her principal’s faculty conference, a teacher rates him “satisfactory.”
Peter Murphy: the charter cap lift bill’s passage means the Assembly can’t afford to ignore it.
Another bill that would end tenure is getting national attention, this time in Colorado.
D.C. teachers union elections are coming up and apathy is likely to win, writes Andy Rotherham.
Thousands of students failed New Jersey’s school exit exam and may drop out.
And what do you suppose “basic sea lion enrichment and training” looks like?