GothamSchools — daily independent reporting on NYC public schools

nightcap

Remainders: Bloomberg’s frank talk about Klein’s social skills

  • Announcing a (not-so-)new organization, Teachers Unite, to do what the UFT “has failed to do.”
  • Getting her autistic son to eat broccoli was a joy, and the result of hard work, for one mom.
  • Bloomberg on Klein at WFP event: “Could he have better social skills? We all could, I suppose.”
  • Warren Buffett gave the Gates Foundation another $1.25 billion.
  • Yes, some NEA teachers booed and hissed when Arne Duncan mentioned merit pay.
  • “Darkness at noon” is how Leonie Haimson summarized the Board of Ed meeting.
  • More city students are donning cap and gown, but that doesn’t make the diploma meaningful.
  • The religious right is opposing an Obama education department pick because he is a gay activist.
  • A Native American-centric high school is an example of segregated education in the inner city.
  • Brushing up her resume in case Michelle Rhee fires her next: one teacher’s summer goal.
  • No Child Left Behind’s tutoring program produced small benefits, studies say.
  • Teachers should help define teacher performance, a Green Dot teacher says in an online chat.
  • Familiar bromides, David Bloomfield says of the new special education recommendations.
  • Wikis can help your school increase collaboration.
  • Ruben, our Community section contributor, probably got a job! But is it the right job for him?
  • A greatest-hits mix of Arne Duncan’s NEA speech today:

Leave a Reply

Pleased to meet you

We want to know more about you and what you think of GothamSchools. So please take our survey! We won't share your personal information, and the survey should take less than 5 minutes. One lucky reader will win a $100 Amazon gift certificate.

Tips, questions, feedback?

Contact us at .

Mapping the Budget Cuts

Post a comment about the budget cuts at your school on our interactive comment map. more »

Chalk It Up

Our Twitter Updates

Events Calendar

Archives

September 2010
M T W T F S S
« Aug  
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930  

GothamSchools by Email

Technology in Education

The blogroll is a work-in-progress; to be added or if you've been miscategorized, send us an email at .