- With a hiring freeze in place, nearly 23,000 people applied to become teachers this year. (Post)
- Two schools in one building in Brooklyn post very different results. (Wall Street Journal)
- An appeals court blocked 19 school closures. (GothamSchools, Times, Post, Daily News, WSJ, NY1)
- Chancellor Klein writes that the ruling is a “tragic” blow to his reform efforts. (Daily News)
- Pedro Noguera and a colleague say school closures aren’t the best way to help kids. (City Limits)
- Juan Gonzalez says recent audits suggest principals have too much financial authority. (Daily News)
- Chicago’s high-intensity efforts to curb youth violence have officials optimistic. (Times)
- Los Angeles is again accepting applications from groups to take over its schools. (L.A. Times)
- D.C.’s school budget plans involve big cuts to special education costs. (Washington Post)
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