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November 25, 2009
Remainders: Parsing Bloomberg’s education plans
- One blogger finds a problem with Bloomberg’s comparison of teachers to heart surgeons.
- The mayor gave the teachers union no warning before announcing his education agenda.
- Andy Smarick thinks Duncan’s presence signified his silent approval of Bloomberg’s plans.
- A DOE official gets in-depth (and defensive) with GothamSchools readers about the progress reports.
- A Bronx teacher looks back at all he’s done to hold students’ attention the day before Thanksgiving.
- The D.C. teachers union lawsuit could be one of many if districts push pay-for-performance measures.
- Alaska’s rural schools are fighting to remain open amid population declines.
- The UFT newsletter says the union improved its welfare fund benefits.
- In a debate between two education experts, the word “curriculum” came up only once.
- Pissed Off Teacher writes that teaching the best students means writing endless college recommendations.
- Critics of Philly’s zero-tolerance policies say the inflexible rules have led to too many suspensions.
- There’s controversy over Education Sector’s study of charter management organizations.
- And have a happy Thanksgiving! (From the editors: And a happy birthday to Anna!)
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