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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Rise & Shine: Even Bloomberg’s allies are skeptical of Black | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: Even Bloomberg’s allies are skeptical of Black | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: Even Bloomberg’s allies are skeptical of Black

  • Skepticism about Cathie Black’s qualifications is even coming from the mayor’s closest allies. (Times)
  • Patrick Sullivan says the city school board, on which he sits, must request Black’s waiver. (NY1)
  • The state has toughened requirements for superintendent certification since Joel Klein took office. (Post)
  • Arguments in the suit about releasing teachers’ value-added scores have been moved to Dec. 8. (NY1)
  • Four newspapers are taking the city’s side in the value-added scores lawsuit. (GothamSchools)
  • Paul Goldhaber, the first teacher at Manhattan’s Harvey Milk High School, has died. (Times)
  • N.J. Gov. Chris Christie has frozen superintendents’ salaries and contracts. (WSJ)
  • Students protested against Martin Van Buren HS’s new no-gym-use policy. (Post)