Remainders: “Critical injury triage” at a closing high school | GothamSchools

Remainders: “Critical injury triage” at a closing high school | GothamSchools

Remainders: “Critical injury triage” at a closing high school

by Elizabeth Green

• Inside Tilden High School during its last days, a “triage” atmosphere. (Huff Post)
• The city Dept of Ed launched a sustainability website today. (Insideschools)
• A tearful end to eighth grade — because they will miss it. (Miss Eyre)
• The Chicago schools district will lay teachers off based on performance. (Sun Times)
• Nationwide, fewer students are getting diagnosed with learning disabilities. (Flypaper)
• Is talking about teaching “techniques” at odds with progressive education? (Larry Cuban)
• Nearly 1,000 neighborhoods will compete for Promise zone money. (NPR)
• Randi Weingarten, Michelle Rhee, and Davis Guggenheim share the red carpet. (WashPost)
• Four ways to have a difficult conversation with a teacher. (ACSD)
• A roundup of ways to use cell phones in the classroom — productively! (Innovative Educator)