Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Duncan: “Emergency action” needed now to avoid teacher layoffs | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: State union seeking opponents for charter advocate | GothamSchools

Duncan: “Emergency action” needed now to avoid teacher layoffs

A P.S. 214 first-grader tells U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan about the story of Rumplestiltskin today.A first-grader at Brooklyn's P.S. 214 told U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan about the story of Rumplestiltskin today.
City, federal and union officials clash on the best way to lift the state’s charter school cap. They dispute the fairest way to lay off teachers. And they could barely agree on what school U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan should visit today.
But brought together for that visit, Duncan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and teachers union president Michael 



Rise & Shine: State union seeking opponents for charter advocate

  • Ed Sec Arne Duncan visited three city schools. (GothamSchools, Times, Post, Wall Street Journal, NY1)
  • Duncan said the state could up its Race to the Top chances by lifting the charter cap. (Albany Times Union)
  • Gov. Paterson says he’s relying on “the power of persuasion” to get the charter cap lifted. (Daily News)
  • The state teachers union is offering $200,000 to anyone who will run against Sen. Craig Johnson. (Post)
  • Duncan’s visit shows that charter schools have won the choice wars, writes Errol Louis. (Daily News)
  • The Post says Randi Weingarten’s input into Duncan’s school selection shows the union’s priorities.
  • Post columnist Andrea Peyser says the union acted like children over the school visit dust-up.
  • UFT President Michael Mulgrew says again that a retirement incentive would avert layoffs. (Daily News)
  • The DOE mistakenly told UWS families they’d gotten into two hot schools. (Post, Wall Street Journal)
  • An investigation found that many Head Start centers fraudulently enroll extra children. (Times)

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