Remainders: Dissecting the renewal of UFT’s charter schools

by Anna Phillips, at 8:51 pm

James Merriman says SUNY’s mixed review of the UFT’s charter schools should humble the union.
The UFT can’t criticize charters for not admitting more high needs students, writes Rotherham.
16 NY state senators tell Paterson they won’t approve a budget with any cuts to education.
WNYC looks at how other cities finance public transportation for students going to school.
In TNR, Diane Ravitch responds to Ben Wildavsky’s criticism of her new book.
Norm lists the different kinds of paperwork teachers at one elementary school have to wade through.
Richard Kessler notes that Duncan’s ESEA blueprint mentions the arts only four times.
Teachers unions are lining up to oppose Obama’s education budget for 2011.
To cut down on spending, one teacher’s school is imposing a work curfew of 3:30 p.m.
Rochester Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard says he needs leverage and talent to run the system.
Leonie Haimson says the city got itself into a bake sale drama because it didn’t talk to parents.
Audit of Chicago’s magnet schools finds that principals have too much power to hand pick students.
Florida is thinking of adding civics to the annual high stakes tests students have to take.
One of KIPP’s co-founders says schools that cut back on hours will regret it later.
And Andy Smarick says Florida’s RttT bid has exciting things to say about teacher quality.

Pogue

Ahh, UFT charter schools. The wonderful legacy of Randi Weingarten. Sadly, these schools were formulated during the time of “The Appeasement Era”, during which, of course, parents, students, and teachers are still suffering through.

Frank Thomas, DOE spokesman just told me no arrests have been made tonight at PEP despite confrontation between protesters & police earlier. 5 mins ago
RT @leoniehaimson: It's been shown repeatedly that as one schl closes another overwhelmed w/ high needs kids that small schls won't take 10 mins ago
Shael: the suggestion that kids are moved around (to large, struggling high schools) just isn't accurate. 12 mins ago
@SchoolBook: Manhattan rep @PSulliv and mayoral appointee Lisette Nieves get into an argument she tells him to get off his "soapbox” 14 mins ago
Mayoral appointee Lisette nieves chimes in on an increasingly irate @PSulliv she says he's being rude. 15 mins ago
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