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By | October 8, 2013, 10:55am UTC - Temporary boilers in 33 schools have not been replaced a year after hurricane Sandy. (DNA info)
- A principals union survey found that health and behavior issues in city schools impede learning. (WSJ)
- The U.S. lagged behind other developed countries in a new test of adults’ skills. (AP, Times, USA Today)
- Thousands are expected at today’s charter school rally. (Schoolbook, Daily News)
- Chancellor Walcott: Charters shouldn’t need to offer incentives to boost enrollment. (GothamSchools)
- Only English-speaking city parents get printed school directories. (GothamSchools)
- In a new study, black and Latino city students explain what got them to college. (GothamSchools)
- Weingarten and Walcott squared off on New York’s handling of the Common Core. (GS in Brief, Edweek)
- A Gates-sponsored study suggests that teachers are happy with the Common Core. (Edweek)
- A Queens principal said arts and software engineering helped him turn his school around. (DNA info)
- Experts say the new science standards seven states adopted will be hard to test. (Edweek)