Remainders: Duncan says “watered down” RttT apps won’t win | GothamSchools

Remainders: Duncan says “watered down” RttT apps won’t win | GothamSchools

Remainders: Duncan says “watered down” RttT apps won’t win

by Anna Phillips

• The “strongest proposals” will get funded “whether they have tremendous buy-in or not” Duncan says.
• Duncan’s statement could inspire states to focus on reforms instead of buy-in, Andy Smarick writes.
• Are Baltimore, Newark, Austin & San Diego ready for Promise Neighborhoods? Academics weigh in.
• Miss Brave reveals her hidden teacher talents e.g. hushing an entire auditorium of children.
• The NY Times’ Robert Gebeloff, who put together a new school info database, is taking questions.
• Norm Scott posts footage of parents testifying at last week’s endless charter school hearing.
• If everyone is telling Klein that seniority is irrational, he’s not talking to teachers, a teacher writes.
• A UFT member reminds NY politicos that “actions have consequences” when it comes to elections.
• Whether Doug Lemov’s teaching system succeeds may depend on whether young teacher embrace it.
• Go here to vote for the three high schools that will be finalists in the RttT commencement challenge.
• The folks at Fordham want Cincinnati’s Clark Montessori to win. But Petrilli backs a Denver charter school.
• 9th graders in Cleveland write about how the school budget cut and layoffs will affect them.
• And a new bill would redefine professional development at the federal level.