Remainders: Coffee and a snack on election day

by Anna Phillips, at 9:31 pm

Bloomberg bought “coffee and a snack” from a school bake sale after voting today.
Matthews says Arne Duncan (and all ed secretaries) did more good out of office than in it.
China ousted its minister of education over anger about school quality and jobless graduates.
Middle and high school students can get the swine flu vaccine for free beginning this Saturday.
Using test scores to evaluate teachers will lead to constant turnover in schools, Ravitch writes.
Ed in the Apple writes there are many missteps that Mulgrew could make in contract negotiations.
There is such a thing as too much parent involvement, one teacher writes.
Mayoral control is well and good, but we need more Joe Clarks writes Eduflack.
Norm Scott wonders how he would have fared with a former student in the current system.
Weingarten said a new report on attracting and developing good teachers is “disrespectful.”
LA students mourn a classmate who was shot after leaving a homecoming football game.
And it’s okay to scream at students, maybe even necessary, just not a lot.

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For ninety million bucks and counting, Bloomberg seems to have bought more than just coffee and a snack.

RT @nycdoenuts: Awesome post about teacher eval training for tchrs&princpls http://t.co/eiWdefta (& experience I had http://t.co/XKmvh2Ez ) 3 hrs ago
Latinos lament likely loss of Clemente name if P.S. 19 is closed: http://t.co/WB2gA6iX 8 hrs ago
RT @LindseyChrist: I don't see any of the community organizers, OWS activists or education advocates who normally help schools w/ protests 3 days ago
MT @NewVisionsPR: New Visions’ Charter School Bus ads are coming to 11 bus shelters in the Bronx & Manhattan Feb 20! http://t.co/GtfZwdc2 3 days ago
Student Anthony is apparently leading hearing now, mic in hand. But he's leaving soon: "I have to go home and study for one of your tests." 4 days ago
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