- Michael Mulgrew tells City Hall that he credits the New York Post with his big 91% election win.
- The DOE is sending out gifted and talented placements today, Insideschools reports.
- This profile of Eric Nadelstern calls him a “possible Klein successor,” but says little else.
- What does it mean for a fist bump to fall out of consuetude? Spelling bee semifinalists found out.
- Twenty-three states changed their laws to win the hearts of RTTT judges, says USDOE, in a memo.
- The Hechinger Report considers what’s new about the latest national standards effort.
- A new finding from Chicago shows a federally funded merit pay project produced no learning gains.
- Aldeman reviews two new merit-pay studies: So far Denver’s is helping students, Chicago’s isn’t.
- What would happen if really bad teachers got fired more often? North Carolina researchers imagine.
- A South Bronx teacher explains the “intervisitation club” and “learning walks” his school is trying.
- And how to build a garden at your school, from our Community contributors.