Friday, June 10, 2011

Remainders: BET tackles the school co-location debate | GothamSchools

Remainders: BET tackles the school co-location debate | GothamSchools

Remainders: BET tackles the school co-location debate

  • BET examines co-locations: “where you stand depends on where your child sits.” (BET)
  • Democratic governors are increasingly willing to take on public employee unions. (EIA Intercepts)
  • An online commenter defending Michelle Rhee’s progressive bona fides is her employee. (Crooks Liars)
  • Teach For America is bringing 5,200 corps members in the fall, largest numbers in history. (TFA)
  • Mark Zuckerberg told eighth graders at their promotion ceremony to do what they love. (TechCrunch)
  • Compare legislative change by consensus to change by confrontation; see success. (Quick and the Ed)
  • Education majors get higher GPA’s on average, a study of colleges finds. (Teacher Beat)
  • Inside a Philly classroom where a teacher teaches out of a storage closet. (Notebook)
  • The hyped Khan Academy is an impressive innovation, but it should have come from ed schools. (Hess)