Remainders: Back from break, two schools are evacuated | GothamSchools

Remainders: Back from break, two schools are evacuated | GothamSchools

Remainders: Back from break, two schools are evacuated

by Anna Phillips

• The city is putting the Choir Academy of Harlem’s closure to a vote, again, despite judge’s ruling.
• Norm Scott posts the UFT election vote breakdown by caucus and by type of voter.
• A New Action caucus member says if Mulgrew’s numbers are high, it’s because he’s been tough.
• A union blogger hopes Mulgrew’s win will strengthen the union as NY competes for round two of RttT.
• On the first day back from spring break, a school was evacuated because of high carbon monoxide levels.
• Then water damage forced a Washington Heights school to evacuate its students.
• Nearly 1,500 soon-to-be kindergartners are still on waitlists for school next year.
• The stress of not getting matched to a single high school is too much for students, writes Miss Eyre.
• EdWeek publishes an overview of value-added models and some of the concern surrounding them.
• Great schools that stay that way often don’t make it into headlines, writes Jay Mathews.
• Rick Hess tells Gadfly that the term “best practices” makes him nauseous.
• New Jersey teachers are dealing with budget cuts by taking wage freezes over mass layoffs.
• And a new report on struggling schools highlights an LA school where turnarounds didn’t work.