Remainders: City parents report making sizable PTA donations

by Philissa Cramer, at 7:22 pm

Parents who answered an online survey said they are donating large sums to their PTAs. (SchoolBook)
A new report by the advocacy group ConnCAN profiles 10 different evaluation systems. (Teacher Beat)
Wisconsin’s teachers unions have lost many members since a state law curbed their rights. (Intercepts)
A teacher weighs the effort it takes to get truant students to show up and learn. (Miss Eyre/NYC Educator)
A comic from the UFT’s newspaper mocks the changes promised to “turnaround” schools. (Edwize)
Jay Mathews: Visits with parents, not parent triggers, are effective ways to help schools. (Class Struggle)
A radio show about the decline of Lehman High School features a teacher we highlighted. (Metrofocus)
Jose Vilson talks about the power of teacher voice, in a TEDxNYED presentation. (Future of Teaching)

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