Remainders: Paterson trades barbs with supes over school aid

by Maura Walz, at 9:45 pm

The Detroit teachers union ratified its new contract today, with 63 percent of teachers in favor.
In the UK, students and parents can now bring complaints about schools to a local ombudsman.
Paterson got a bit personal calling out a superintendent for complaining about funding.
When students hand in work that looks like this, “data alone is not an answer,” writes Pissed Off Teacher.
What exactly is “adequate yearly progress” for restaurant food? a blogger asks.
A teacher questions the wisdom of fighting individual school closings, calling for a policy fight instead.
Ed in the Apple wonders if the union can convince PEP members to save schools.
Norm Scott has footage of last week’s raucous PEP meeting.
The Alliance for Quality Education has a long list of tasks for new SED Commissioner David Steiner.
Chase Bank is funding the installation of 90 exterior security cameras at Chicago high schools.
Junk science should not lead teachers to disregard all research, writes Robert Pondiscio.
575 DOE officials making over $100,000 a year will get raises.
A New Orleans school building is reopening (as a charter school) after being ravaged by Katrina.
School districts have to agree to split any RttT winfall 50/50 with the state if they want to participate.
For public school parents, getting holiday gifts for teachers can be downright awkward.
And Happy Holidays from Chancellor Joel Klein.

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Many fresh insights from city teachers and parents, plus much more, in tonight's Remainders: http://t.co/LGGtb2YA 3 hrs ago
MT @Insideschools: ... Our free event tonight about applying to public elem schools. Can't make it? Watch here http://t.co/DbtxySDj 8 hrs ago
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