A former activist charter school parent explains why he supported Chicago teachers. (Schoolbook)
In a first, Mississippi is making schools teach versions of sex ed to lower teen pregnancy. (Hechinger)
A note from a college student and ex-ELL reminds a teacher why she started teaching. (NYC Educator)
A teacher and parent’s “real-life ‘Won’t Back Down’ story” isn’t like Hollywood’s. (NYC PS Parents)
A second-year teacher credits students for how far much she has developed in just a year. (EdWize)
Danielschools
NCTQ’s analysis is spot on.
Larry Littlefield
Good to see the CBC catch on to the same Census Bureau data I’ve been using for years.
Note that they don’t use a “cost of living” factor to make NYC per student school spending seem not quite as high compared with Upstate and the U.S. average, the way I do.
Ellen
If the old elected school board system was considered to be corrupt and inept, what’s this one to be considered? Blind? Deaf?
How is it that Bloomberg’s famous accountability promise is violated when convicted men can still apply for, and have a reasonable expectation of winning, city government contracts?