Skip to main contentRemainders: Rejecting the idea that state tests ended the year
By | May 2, 2012, 1:03am UTC - A teacher describes how he handles the idea that the year is over because state tests are. (Jose Vilson)
- Parents barraged City Hall with phone calls protesting cuts to child care programs. (Capital NY)
- Changes to city procedures are creating a “wild west” in prekindergarten admissions. (Insideschools)
- Chancellor Walcott: The story of recent grad Tanairy Carbo shows the city’s needs to do better. (Atlantic)
- Taking a hard look at the report the city cites to show the success of its small schools. (Gary Rubinstein)
- Richard Whitmire argues that black and Hispanic students shouldn’t be lumped together. (USA Today)
- Ravitch explains ALEC, the right-wing legislators group that influences schools. (Bridging Differences)
- After criticism, the “publishers’ criteria” for Common Core materials were revised. (Curriculum Matters)
- The UFT says the charter sector’s data dump is a big step but leaves questions unanswered. (Edwize)
- After an antagonistic start, Cleveland is now working with a charter school partner. (Plain-Dealer)
- A surprise career teacher says she benefits from having experienced colleagues. (Shoulders of Giants)