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Remainders: Less Snooki, more teachers, Obama requests

  • Obama would like Americans to pay more attention to great teachers, less to Snooki. (Quick and the Ed)
  • Who wants to launch a TV reality show watching teachers struggle to improve? (Hot for Ed)
  • Just because N.Y. had inflated test scores doesn’t mean city schools haven’t improved. (Mike Petrilli)
  • Congress is considering big cuts to the Promise Neighborhood model. (City Limits)
  • Russ Whitehurst says his issue with the Harlem Children’s Zone is its means, not its end. (Brookings)
  • Many Race to the Top finalist states have competitive governor’s races this year. (Eduwonk)
  • Miss Eyre wants her students’ test scores now, not next month. (Life at the Morton School)
  • A listing of schools who are telling the “new story” about education. (Will Richardson)
  • Lessons the UFT learned from the test results include a widening achievement gap. (Edwize)
  • Tracking backlash to the new proficiency revelations. (WSJ)
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