Remainders: A teacher learns a lesson about N.Y.'s test secrecy

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | April 30, 2013, 12:59am UTC
  • A teacher who tweeted about N.Y’s tests knows now that the state is serious about secrecy. (RL Ratto)
  • A series of graphs show striking changes in UFT membership and voter turnout over time. (JD2718)
  • A teacher argues that apathy is the main reason that active teachers rarely vote. (Chaz’s School Daze)
  • A teacher says retirees should vote in union elections, but only for certain positions. (NYC Educator)
  • Watch tonight’s public forum on the controversial inBloom student data warehouse in full. (UStream)
  • A math teacher says his experience struggling with topology at Yale helps him help students. (Slate)
  • The feds give free breakfast and lunch to poor students. Wealthy students will now get brunch. (Onion)
  • Added security at city high schools means recent alums can’t always come back for a visit. (Yahoo News)
  • A teacher has an insider’s take on the hours of instructional time that’s lost to testing. (Accountable Talk)
  • NBA player Jason Collins’s high-profile coming-out story includes advice for teachers. (Teaching Now)
  • Andy Rotherham: Democrats made an unforced error by making the Common Core an issue. (Eduwonk)
  • A student with autism successfully auditioned for a selective school, but others did not. (Insideschools)
  • Obama’s big second-term education problem is his first term policies ignored equity. (Answer Sheet)
  • Indiana is hitting “pause” on Common Core implementation, the latest state to push back. (Politics K-12)
  • A Long Island high school reopened today after $10 million to repair Sandy damage. (SchoolBook)
  • Foster parents blog about their challenges getting help from the Department of Education. (Fosterwee)