News from New York City:
- NAEP scores for middle-income students in the city fell when poor students’ scores rose. (Daily News)
- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said the state should start over on crafting new evaluations. (Post)
- Mayor Bloomberg: Principals, not a state commission, should pick how to rate teachers. (Politicker NY)
- Last year’s fight over “last in, first out” rules has caused a rift between Gov. Cuomo and Bloomberg. (Post)
- The Daily News says a study showing the value of good teachers proves new evaluations are needed.
- Changing its tune, the city is telling schools that lost federal funds to watch their pennies. (SchoolBook)
- The City Council will hold a hearing on the city’s unsought Medicaid reimbursements. (Times)
- State legislators are set to introduce a bill today that would crack down on cyber-bullying. (Post)
- Churches that have used public school space are finding new homes after a policy change. (WSJ, NY1)
- Well known musicians teach public school music classes through a 92nd Street Y program. (WSJ)
- A parent coordinator was fired for faking her daughter’s death to extend her vacation. (Daily News)
And beyond:
- Michael Winerip: The feds funded a N.J. charter school bid that failed locally, with good reason. (Times)
- A federal obesity expert said free school breakfasts let some students eat twice each morning. (Post)
- N.J. Gov. Chris Christie vowed new efforts to halt a legal requirement for extra aid to poor districts. (WSJ)
- Interdisciplinary work that mixed math and slavery facts drew fire at an Atlanta school. (Daily News, WSB)
- The number of Chicago schools signing up for a 7-and-a-half hour day has quadrupled. (Sun-Times)
- On its 10th birthday, No Child Left Behind has become a symbol of federal overreach in education. (AP)