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By | June 22, 2011, 11:03pm UTC - City budget talks are paused while a major union considers a teacher layoffs deal. (Daily Politics)
- Dennis Walcott’s first graduation speech was at a school for students with disabilities. (Capital NY)
- A new movie pokes fun at the lengths parents go to get their children into private schools. (WSJ)
- A bad math problem from the algebra Regents exam sparks a conversation among teachers. (JD2718)
- A teacher suspects he was given extra Regents grading because he is an ATR. (Chaz’s School Daze)
- Parents across the city cheat to get their kids into schools they’re not zoned for. (Gotham Gazette)
- Nationwide, charter schools offer a range of alternatives to states’ teacher pension plans. (Flypaper)
- A founder of Rocketship Education charter schools on the pros and cons of online learning. (Hechinger)
- The federal Department of Education created a new office just for school turnarounds. (Politics K-12)
- The city plans to change the tests it uses for admission to gifted programs. (City Room)
- The case of a Chicago high school shows there’s no perfect code for vocational education. (The Lookout)
- Ten tips for a good teaching interview, starting with the old standby, “Be prepared.” (Mrs. Ripp)