Remainders: Fights over state budget precede its introduction

Gov. Cuomo wants to get rid of formulas that automatically increase education spending. (AP)
But Shelly Silver and Dean Skelos both seemed to call the governor’s bluff. (Daily Politics)
A principal sharply criticizes Mayor Bloomberg’s campaign against teacher seniority rights. (EdNotes)
A rundown of this year’s school closure issues, and the schools on the chopping block. (Gotham Gazette)
Parents, students, and two City Council members were arrested protesting school closings. (EdVox)
City Councilman Al Vann questions about the effectiveness of the Harlem Children’s Zone. (WNYC)
A new URL for a private school admissions test: ERBLearn.org, not ERBTest.org. (Abacus Mom)
Cathie Black doesn’t seem to know as much about retaining teachers as firing them. (JD2718)
The case of PS 114 symbolizes the tension between improving schools or closing them. (Ed in the Apple)
Investigators found PCBs in another Brooklyn school building, this time in East New York. (WSJ)
James Merriman: It’s not a conspiracy that charters open where district schools close. (Charter Center)
Students at a Brooklyn middle school embroidered positive sentiments. (Be Nice Project)