- Mayor Bloomberg criticized the UFT for not using state evaluation rules at its school. (Post, Daily News)
- The Post says the union’s decision proves that it favors eschewing accountability over helping students.
- With EdNews Colorado, we are launching a national nonprofit education news network. (USA Today)
- A city-recommended Common Core curriculum asks kindergartners to draw “responsibility.” (Daily News)
- A Syracuse parent and teacher say the state Common Core tests were bad for students. (Post-Standard)
- The state set a new round of public forums about the tests after the first was canceled. (GothamSchools)
- The Daily News praises state officials for defending embattled Education Commissioner John King.
- Advocates are criticizing the city’s proposed space-sharing plans for overcrowding schools. (Daily News)
- Ginia Bellefante: In the heated charter school wars, Renaissance Charter offers a middle ground. (Times)
- Charter schools said de Blasio’s plan to charge them rent could put them in the red next year. (Post)
- Volunteers flooded city schools over the weekend to spruce them up during New York Cares Day. (NY1)
- The Daily News says Bill de Blasio’s plan to boost student achievement will require a lot from parents.
- The Post says teachers are perfectly capable of deciding what toys and gadgets to ban in their classes.
- The tutoring industry is lobbying lawmakers to preserve subsidies cut from No Child Left Behind. (Times)
