Remainders: Tracking the 300,000-teacher job-loss gap

by Philissa Cramer, at 6:30 pm

Around 40 percent of public sector job loss came from K-12 education over the last four years. (EPI)
A political reporter takes a look at the Department of Education’s progress reports. (Capital NY)
Eric Nadelstern says his former employer “squandered” Race to the Top funding. (Schoolbook)
An advocate of play argues that Big Bird means much more than Mitt Romney thinks. (Psych Today)
A PR firm used by edu activists finds education tanked Bloomberg’s polling. (Brooklyn Strategies)
An argument that smaller class sizes and charter schools benefit the same students most. (Eric Horowitz)
A reminder from a parent that activities such as “lunch” can lead to gains as well. (GS Community)
A data cruncher gives a primer on how to “maximize” scores on progress reports. (DataCation)
The Staten Island Advance ponders what the school progress reports really mean to S.I. parents.
A childhood in poverty, drug-riddled Bushwick and virtually no school, in pictures. (Lens)

The Last Angry Teacher

Interesting article in the Queens Gazette about a former principal yanked from his school for numerous vilations. Now he is writing a book and gunning for the current administration. The link is
http://www.qgazette.com/news/2012-10-03/Features/Principal_Has_The_Final_Word.html

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