GothamSchools - Breaking News and Analysis of the NYC Public Schools

GothamSchools - Breaking News and Analysis of the NYC Public Schools

Remainders: Fight over surprise D.C. schools surplus deepens

by Maura Walz

• Chancellor Klein discussed the end of the rubber rooms on Good Day NY.
• And the makers of a documentary about the rubber rooms were on Morning Joe.
• D.C.’s CFO and Michelle Rhee are sparring over whether the school system’s surplus exists.
• Randi Weingarten said she’s “really disgusted” by the D.C. situation, and the union is going back to court.
• Letters were sent out to families eligible for gifted and talented programs today.
• Glenn Beck has a suggestion for how to direct education budget cuts: close USDOE.
• Schools whose teachers rated their principals badly tended to also have low report card grades.
• A union member praises his Florida peers and calls on the UFT to be “more radical [and] focused.”
• A teacher posts a list of her favorite books to read aloud to students.