Skip to main contentRemainders: On the emotional roller coaster of school's first day
By | September 6, 2012, 11:46pm UTC - A teacher documents the emotional roller coaster of the first 24 hours of the school year. (Jose Vilson)
- A city teacher says he’s not asking parents for much — just to respond occasionally. (Insideschools)
- Chicago’s teachers union is taking steps to stop the city from blocking its looming strike. (Catalyst)
- Texas shunned Race to the Top and the Common Core, but it wants an NCLB waiver. (Politics K-12)
- A watchdog of education media notes that the New York Times branding is off SchoolBook. (Russo)
- Some background on the “near-bankrupt school district” Michelle Obama extolled. (Answer Sheet)
- Rick Hess says he returned from Finland with less faith in international comparisons. (Straight Up)
- Dozens of city educators started the school year as Math for America’s newest Master Teachers. (MFA)
- On the first day of space-sharing, teachers at the original school say they sweltered. (Inside Co-Location)
- Teachers unions across America have donated to Republican candidates with right-wing views. (HuffPo)
- Newark’s plan to boost struggling schools with hand-picked staffs has created an ATR pool. (Hechinger)
- Speaking of ATRs, a new one describes her first day of the year in a temporary position. (NYC Educator)
