Remainders: NCLB may factor into rise of cheating allegations

  • Critics of No Child Left Behind fault the federal policy for the spread of cheating practices. (Salon)
  • Hancock: The public release of the city’s teacher data reports has illuminated their flaws. (CJR)
  • Stuyvesant students say they’ve clashed repeatedly with faculty over the dress code. (Schoolbook)
  • Parents of Gifted and Talented children just learned of their kindergarten placements. (Inside Schools)
  • SED: Students should not be told how the field tests relate to other assessments. (NYC PS Parents)
  • P.S. 51 students perform a tribute to the tap dance “legend” Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. (Schoolbook)
  • Some advocates say public schools should emulate private schools’ practices. (Fordham Institute)
  • Like the public schools, we’ll be back to work on Tuesday. Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend.