Remainders: District/charter school distinctions becoming a blur

  • In New Haven, Conn., the district school/charter school lines are blurring, to significant effect. (Slate)
  • A teacher says oft-said distinctions between charter and district teachers aren’t usually real. (Jose Vilson)
  • A forensics teacher explains why her summer trip to the Alps will help her students. (GS Community)
  • The educator who inspired New Dorp HS’s “writing revolution” defends her approach. (Atlantic)
  • A seasoned English teacher says writing instruction is best when it comes from a writer. (Atlantic)
  • Robert Pondiscio: As a teacher, my goal was to help students express themselves. Oops. (Atlantic)
  • A look at the good and the bad of the Obama administration’s education policies. (Rick Hess Straight Up)
  • The latest figures show more homeless children in New York City than ever before. (Salon)
  • A Chicago teacher who was bumped from five schools in six years offers a post-strike view. (Hechinger)
  • Life expectancy projections augur more conflicts over teachers’ benefits. (Inside School Research)
  • The best way to handle the all-important third-grade? With individual learning plans, some say. (Time)
  • Instructions from experts aim to make the city’s giant high school fairs more manageable. (Insideschools)
  • Winners of TNTP’s Fishman Prize for teaching describe their work in their own words. (TNTP)