Big Education Ape: Remainders: No retirement incentive for you

Friday, July 2, 2010

by Anna Phillips

Mayor Bloomberg said he’s not going to offer senior teachers a retirement incentive. (Daily Politics)
He also said it’s likely the city will have to make more cuts. (State of Politics)
A Department of Education official is leaving to kick anti-gay marriage legislators out of office. (Times)
Bloomberg get a “D” for letting Albany compromise Klein’s charter authorizing power. (City Hall)
President Obama is relying on the Senate to save Race to the Top from millions in cuts. (WaPo)
Thirteen senators have written a letter in opposition to the cuts. (Edweek)
Jonathan Alter says cuts had to be made, but Obey pulled from the wrong places. (Newsweek)
There could be a silver lining to cutting funding from RttT: more qualified winners. (Flypaper)
A parent says her school is squeezed but the city says it can enroll more students. (NYC Parent blog)
A teacher wonders what Bill Gates will say to a teachers union convention. (NYC Educator)
In time for CA’s upcoming budget fight, a report says its schools are underfunded. (Educated Guess)
And Stephen Sawchuk promises coverage of the new teachers union conventions. (Edweek)