Remainders: Brooklyn Tech students get punk’d

nightcap

January 4, 2010

Remainders: Brooklyn Tech students get punk’d

by Anna Phillips, at 7:33 pm

An email telling Brooklyn Tech students they had the day off turned out to be a hoax.
David Byrne suggests sending more state money to arts in schools instead of operas and symphonies.
Richard Whitmire says a Bed-Stuy boys charter school is the “most impressive” school of its kind.
Early Ed Watch warns districts against cutting back on full-day kindergarten to save money.
Some teachers say they’re getting calls from a research firm asking what they’d give up for raises.
A UFT blogger has a set of new years resolutions for Joel Klein, in case he ever asks.
Joel Klein tells NY1′s Lindsey Christ that he’s sticking around for another four years.
A teacher who’s been in the rubber room for two years tells his story to the Financial Times.
Aaron Schutz wonders if TFA actually makes its members feel disempowered.
One teacher’s goal (among many) for 2010: to find a new job, and not in teaching.
Alexander Hoffman writes that solid arguments don’t always need research backing them up.
Peter Murphy calls the UFT’s charter schools proposals a selfish wish list.
Tom Vander Ark ranks his top 10 people who will impact education in 2010.
A teacher says it’s almost refreshing when politicians say they want more charters to win RttT.
Jay Mathews has more on D.C.’s teacher evaluations and reactions to his column.
Pointing to a high school classmate’s success, a teacher says education needs to change.
And coming soon to a school library near you: the Baby-Sitters Club, now with text messaging.

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Remainders: Brooklyn Tech students get punk’d

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