The state budget is likely not to provide promised school aid increases. (Times)
England school head Ed Balls visited the Bronx to see the city’s school reforms in action. (Telegraph UK)
An admission lottery is sending some kids to schools far from their homes. (Downtown Express)
Teachers in Queens have protested against their principal every day this week. (Daily News)
Plans for a new middle school in Battery Park City are up in the air, again. (Downtown Express)
President Obama reiterated his belief that under-performing teachers should be fired. (AP)
Arne Duncan plans to give states their school stimulus money, whether they want it or not. (USA Today)
Jay Mathews reports on a military-style program that helps dropouts get their GED. (Washington Post)
Josh Greenman tells Obama to put his money where his mouth is on school reform. (Daily News)
And too bad for Joel Klein: His favorite team, Duke, was bounced from the NCAA tournament yesterday.
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How odd it is that Mr. Balls from England is wowed by the visit to the school in The Bronx. Didn’t Chancellor Klein hire Sir Michael Barber as his education guru because Barber had transformed the London school system? If London is so good, wouldn’t Mr. Balls be able to get what he needs from his own country?
“It is true that differing start dates for age upon kindergarten enrollment make comparisons btw traditional public schools and charters unfair. Frankly, however, the system should give public schools more leeway in this area.”
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