Remainders: On the last day of school, tallying the memories

Teacher Jose Vilson lists five reasons that his year was especially memorable. (Future of Teaching)
Diane Ravitch provides a lengthy account from an upset teacher in a turnaround school. (DR’s Blog)
What makes a classroom are the people in it, writes a teacher who has just packed up. (Mr. Foteah)
Soon-to-be-Rep. Hakeem Jeffries says government should support religious schools. (Ft. Greene Local)
Private high schools in the D.C. area recruit among junior highs for their basketball teams. (Times)
A SUNY board approved proposals for six more Success Academy charter schools in 2013. (DNAInfo)
A parent-led composting initiative led five schools to cut cafeteria waste by 85 percent. (Insideschools)
New York City is among the districts getting Race to the Top buzz before they apply. (Politics K-12)
Students are setting the traditions at city schools that are graduating their first classes. (SchoolBook)
A second-career teacher recalls her best lesson ever and frets over the rating it would get. (Larry Cuban)
In a survey, D.C. education insiders prefer New York’s Common Core consortium. (Curriculum Matters)