Remainders: How a lottery ticket turns into state education funds

  • How the state’s lottery funds schools, and how much New York City gets ($1.1 billion). (Post-Standard)
  • A city teacher describes trying to convince a student that she can be from America. (Village Scholar)
  • A self-proclaimed nerd sees unfairness in some schools’ progress report data. (NYC Charter Center)
  • Inspired by a recent study, a suggestion for more unsolicited mail about college admissions. (Times)
  • A professor who wound up at one of the only colleges she knew about has broader advice. (Times)
  • The trend of toughening teacher evaluations and fretting about high scores isn’t new. (Dana Goldstein)
  • The 85-year-old founder of Core Knowledge looks back on his own intellectual history. (Atlantic)
  • A Pittsburgh mother explains why she’s opting into opting out of standardized testing. (Post-Gazette)
  • A teacher explains why her students tried to poison her: They “aren’t too keen on math.” (Gawker)
  • For a less violent take on math class, register now for our Common Core event April 9. (GS Calendar)