Thursday, December 2, 2010

Remainders: Black “doesn’t work for the city yet,” mayor says | GothamSchools

Remainders: Black “doesn’t work for the city yet,” mayor says | GothamSchools

Remainders: Black “doesn’t work for the city yet,” mayor says

  • Bloomberg says Cathie Black isn’t a public servant yet, so her school visits aren’t public. (DN)
  • The Awl slams the Department of Ed’s press strategy for Black’s debut. (The Awl)
  • A student skips schools, but dazzles subway riders with his math skills. (GS Community)
  • A teacher finds that a classroom problem he’d solved has reappeared this year. (GS Community)
  • Rubert Murdoch’s new media project may employ Klein’s education knowledge. (CNBC)
  • Surveying the work of Generation Klein 9th graders, a teacher doesn’t see progress. (NYC Educator)
  • Students and staff at Sheepshead Bay HS are protesting the school’s possible closure. (Ed Notes)
  • New York has fewer students than Texas, but similar numbers of special ed students. (Flypaper)
  • Education credentials aside, is Black even prepared to manage the DOE? (More Thoughtful)
  • NJ Gov. Christie is ordering another district to lower its superintendent’s salary. (WSJ)
  • Massachusetts, Ohio, and other states are seeing districts opt out of RttT. (EdWeek)
  • House voted up a bill that would increase free meals in schools, improve nutrition. (WaPo)