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By | January 20, 2012, 1:26am UTC - City high schools that screen students have far fewer poor students and students of color. (Insideschools)
- Norm Scott turns to literary allusion to critique school closures in Far Rockaway. (The Wave/Ed Notes)
- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who has attacked unions, unveiled his education platform. (Wisc. S.J.)
- Poor school districts in New York State say Gov. Cuomo’s aid won’t make up for losses. (Times-Union)
- Andy Rotherham: One way to evaluate teachers is to let parents pick their children’s. (School of Thought)
- Deborah Meier visited Japan and brought back new thoughts about NYC schools. (Bridging Differences)
- An upstate superintendent says he can’t afford to do more frequent teacher evaluations. (Albany Journal)
- Apple launched an e-textbook initiative today, but it’s unclear how quickly schools will join in. (Time)
- Boys & Girls HS Principal Bernard Gassaway says he’s okay with being left out of turnaround. (Patch)
- Culling the visual bookmarking site Pinterest for images of interest to teachers. (Best Colleges Online)
- A teacher now working in Lebanon says our video from P.S. 19 brought her right back. (NY Teacher)
- More data points from student activists who protested against the city’s college readiness rates. (Edvox)
- As soon as one school search comes to a close, another one starts, frets a mother. (Insideschools)