Happy Valentine’s Day, dear readers! Last week, we promised to bring back links roundups. Here’s the first one, as a token of our affection.
- Was Carmen Fariña’s “It’s a beautiful day” comment her big Cathie Black moment? One teacher thinks so. (Chaz’s School Daze)
- A teacher says he doesn’t mind using a personal day when schools are open for the people who really need them. (NYC Urban Ed)
- A city teacher explains why he went into school in bad weather, despite having plenty of personal days to use. (B Niche)
- A 2012 study found that snow days don’t hurt student achievement. (Answer Sheet)
- Get inside the brain of a small-city superintendent who makes snow-day calls. (Time)
- Two dapper teachers from a North Carolina private school delivered snow-day news by rap video. (Gawker)
- Educators at the Young Girl’s Leadership School of Queens discuss the way they took a team approach when their new principal started. (New Visions)
- DonorsChoose, the website that lets teachers crowdsource donations, is looking to play a broader role in improving education. (Fast Company)
- Long Island principal Carol Burris says the Regents’ Common Core plan shows the need to make the board more transparent. (Answer Sheet)
- A close reading of the New York Times’ take on Philly’s schools chief finds lots of essential facts missing. (City Paper)
- New data show that schools receiving federal school improvement grants didn’t improve more. (Flypaper)
- Here’s a report from inside the eye of the co-location hurricane in a Brooklyn building. (Inside Colocation)
- Research out of Indiana sheds light on what happens to value-added ratings when tests change. (Shanker)
- We laughed at this #eduvalentine. See the rest on Twitter and enjoy the long weekend!