Remainders: Some movement in bus strike, as families struggle

School bus companies and the striking drivers union are set to meet without the mayor. (Daily News)
In an open letter, a mother describes how her family has been disrupted by the bus strike. (SchoolBook)
Shelly Silver says penalizing city students over evals will be a hard budget sell. (NY1 via Capital Tonight)
In a mayoral debate, Tom Allon called NYCHA’s former chief the “Cathie Black of housing.” (Capital NY)
N.J. supe (and former NYC-er) Chris Cerf is meeting with a senate ed committee, finally. (NJ Spotlight)
Check into a school on FourSquare and now you can pull up its socioeconomic profile. (ProPublica)
A teacher annotates the instructions he got when working at a distributed grading center. (NYC Educator)
A teacher theorizes that “accuse and remove,” not charge, rules teacher discipline now. (NYCDOENuts)
One of the teachers who has been accused and removed is starting a rubber room TV show. (Portelos)
Newtown, Conn., is asking not to take state tests due to school shooting-induced trauma. (Answer Sheet)
After-school advocates say Gov. Cuomo’s extended day proposal is in line with the times. (Times-Union)
A teacher describes how she took steps to let students own their learning. (No Sleep Til Summer 1, 2)
Retired police officers are still angling to become as armed school guards on Staten Island. (JJIE)
Parents who clicked on Chicago’s schools chief’s Common Core link got a racy surprise. (Chicagoist)