Remainders: How Omar from “The Wire” got into Westinghouse

by Philissa Cramer, at 8:18 pm

Last month’s Ed Sector report about charter schools’ scaling-up problem might have been watered down.
American students don’t know much about the American Revolution.
Here’s a state-by-state roundup of who’s doing what to get Race to the Top funds.
Leonie Haimson says the newest school closures reflect the city’s failures, not the schools’.
The actor who played Omar on “The Wire” used a fake address to get into Westinghouse HS. (Via Russo)
A teacher at Manhattan’s PS 241 describes the current state of the embattled school.
Mildly Melancholy wonders if it’s not time for a December doldrums mental health day.
A major anti-charter school effort is brewing in Buffalo, but Peter Murphy says the Regents will ignore it.
New Action’s December position paper says recent years have been “a disaster” for UFT members.
Too late for this year’s eighth-graders, the DOE is launching a “High School Ambassadors” program.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer looks to be laying the groundwork for a big 2013 campaign.

She is now surrounded by community officers and security guards and she has calmed. 23 mins ago
Occupy protesters left long ago but one woman has managed to disrupt the panel discussion with her persistent yelling http://t.co/hNiSvXll 24 mins ago
Ghubemi okotieuro, BK rep, looks exasperated by a woman in the second row as he questions Marc sternberg. 27 mins ago
a lengthy conversation on CTE schools. DOE is closing 3; they will open 12 new in next 2 years. Shael shows rare emotion in his defense. 35 mins ago
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. 1 hr ago
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