Remainders: New RTTT applications had more union buy-in | GothamSchools
Remainders: New RTTT applications had more union buy-in | GothamSchools
- Every state applying for RTTT round 2 got more union buy-in this time. (EdWeek)
- To stave off a strike, Chicago will borrow $800M to give teachers 4% raises. (Sun-Times)
- In NYC, school-based positions have been cut more than Tweed positions. (Leonie Haimson)
- Principals are suing to block the new 55-25 retirement incentive. (CSA Blog, scroll down)
- NYSUT lobbyist Melinda Person is a triathlete, and on 40 under 20 list. (City Hall)
- A new study suggests that kids with more friends do better in school. (USA Today)
- Jay Mathews wonders about the aftermath of a powerful principal’s retirement. (WashPost)
- A Boston principal and a school head in Niger have things in common. (Mike Goldstein)
- A blind teacher says she was attacked for protesting special ed cuts. (Suite 101)
- Obama is making a personal effort to boost the federal edu-jobs bill. (EdWeek)
- Could weak accountability kill the charter school movement? (Flypaper)
- A profile of a Florida school literally praying for budget help. (WSJ)
