Big Education Ape: Remainders: City students to plant oysters with a Cousteau

Monday, June 7, 2010

by Maura Walz

A D.C. agency will investigate if it’s legal for foundations to revoke donations if Rhee leaves office.
P.S. 41 students and parents protested steep school budget cuts.
Jacques Cousteau’s grandson will help students at the Harbor School plant oysters in the Hudson.
Many states, like New York, give partial credit for wrong answers on state exams, Linda Perlstein reports.
State Sen. Jeffrey Klein is striking back against a UFT ad campaign criticizing his plan to cut ed funding.
The number of black students in Dallas public schools has declined rapidly in the past decade.
The Chicago teachers union is suing the city over its plan to increase class size to 35.
Obama’s Race to the Top commencement speech tonight will emphasize personal responsibility.
As a Clinton advisor, Elena Kagan advised against pressuring Rudy Crew into opening all-boys schools.
Education Next looks at why the National Spelling Bee is getting more competitive.
Florida districts may have won union support for its Race to the Top application by striking side deals.