Remainders: Back to school, with mixed feelings

by Anna Phillips, at 8:44 pm

2,000 needy Brooklyn students are going back to school with new backpacks, courtesy of the NAACP
Tony Avella says he would eliminate the School Construction Authority.
A teacher says the first days of school are exciting, but also “intensely painful and anxiety inducing”
Another reports that teaching in a charter school means more work and less time to do it in.
Gov. Schwarzenegger is suddenly rushing to make CA eligible for RttT money.
Kevin Carey: if Ravitch thinks what Duncan is doing is illegal, she’s got it wrong.
Eduflack analyzes the surprising choices the Gates Foundation made in narrowing its list.
A study shows school budget cuts are prompting more parents to volunteer (via Insideschools)
Have $10 left on your Target gift card? You can give it to a school.
A former MIT prof. thinks Obama’s online course idea will make too little money go too far.
Jim Calantjis explains how the new mayoral control law will affect school leadership teams.
And if GS had a formal wish list, it’d probably look like Thompson’s.

Public comment period ends. Moving much faster than what was expected. Most protesters didn't speak and UFT got here too late to sign up. 7 mins ago
Update: they're back in now and there is a.considerable police presence near the stage. Crowd has thinned considerably #warofattrition 17 mins ago
An activist just drew gasps from his fellow protesters. ”I hope your kids get their asses kicked by all the kids here” he tells the panel. 47 mins ago
NYPD has closed auditorium doors. Students protesting in lobby are now locked out of the meeting. 1 hr ago
... & a mom says the city transferred her son from KAPPA VII, which is staying open, to ABCD, which could close, after he was bullied. 1 hr ago
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