Parents at a selective school are pushing back against increased special ed enrollment. (Insideschools)
Suggestions for class treats when school rules prohibit cookies, cakes, and other sweets. (The Kitchn)
The city could eliminate pre-K programs to make space for waitlisted in kindergarteners. (DNA Info)
Elmo loves chancellor! in a photo the DOE snapped during a school tour. (NYCSchools Twitter)
On the frustration teachers feel when a needy student simply disappears. (Miss Eyre/NYC Educator)
Anthony Cody reflects on retention, not replacement, turned around his school. (Living in Dialogue)
An early and prolific teacher-blogger has taken a buyout from his suburban school system. (Daily Kos)
A list of the charter schools opening this fall; applications are due next week to all. (Insideschools)
Teacher absenteeism is up in Atlanta, raising questions about mental health days. (Get Schooled)
A Gates-funded study of teachers found 73 percent feel prepared to teach the Common Core. (CCW)
A teacher describes the challenge of test-prepping for a moving target and a bell curve. (Ariel Sacks)
A teacher launches a series about teaching academic language to ELLs. (No Sleep ‘Til Summer)
King T
Wooo Hooooooooo – 1 more (4 day week) YeeeHawww!!! Keep writing this funny crap about education. It’s the best read each morning. Thanks for the jokes!!
Noryeln
Elmo is a puppet. Puppets do not think or act for themselves. Puppets tell us what the puppeteer wants us to know. I guess the puppeteer likes Walcott, but then again, that person is probably paid to entertain. If nothing else Walcott entertains us with his defense of the DOE and of Mayoral Control.
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