Remainders: Manhattan parents endorse "millionaire's tax"

  • Manhattan’s CB 1 urged lawmakers to extend the “millionaire’s tax” to offset school cuts. (Tribeca Trib)
  • A union activist proposes a new way to talk to current and prospective charter parents. (Ed Notes Online)
  • Bronx students are learning the art of the poetry slam from working poets. (GOOD)
  • Parents pushing for charter schools in affluent areas have frequently been stymied. (NPR)
  • Minority teachers take licensing tests later in their careers than white teachers, a study found. (Ed Week)
  • Scholar Linda Darling-Hammond recaps last week’s International Summit on Teaching. (Answer Sheet)
  • Chicago Public Schools wants to close eight schools and phase out another. (Chicago Public Radio)