Remainders: Could chancellor be a step to mayor for Black? | GothamSchools- Joel Klein’s brief teaching experience won him the waiver in 2002, panel members say. (City Room)
- Three former mayors are supporting Cathie Black on mayoral control grounds. (Daily Politics)
- Is Cathie Black really running for mayor? Bloomberg might think so. (Observer)
- Or maybe she is being sacrificed to ease the way for someone more controversial.(Pissed Off Teacher)
- This is likely the biggest decision Commissioner Steiner has had to make on the job. (Chalkboard)
- Gadfly Norm Scott on his hug from Joel Klein: “I am not a hater. I love everybody.” (Ed Notes)
- If a school is like a basketball team, individual teacher incentives might cause problems. (GS Community)
- Bricks are being laid at the addition to PS 8 in Brooklyn Heights. (Brownstoner)
- Brooking report: We judge things on semi-reliable data all the time, so why not teachers. (Class Struggle)
- Andy Rotherham says the Brookings report is “measured and sensible.” (Eduwonk)
- Angry about school bus snafus? Join PIST: Parents to Improve School Transportation. (Insideschools)
- Ed Sec Arne Duncan says school districts should boost class sizes before cutting teachers. (Politics K-12)