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Wondering whether the city’s latest hiring freeze will change the situation for ATRs. (Chaz’s School Daze)
Video of New York City parent activists speaking at NBC’s Education Nation event. (NYC P.S. Parents)
The new kid who thinks he knows everything actually doesn’t know anything at all. (NYC Educator)
Coney Island Prep offered carrots and nags to get parents to do the DOE survey. (Starting an Ed School)
A view into the open-ended college counseling at Renaissance Charter HS for Innovation. (Eduwonk)
Diana Senechal: Evidence, which the Common Core standards exalt, isn’t everything. (Core Knowledge)
A math scholar offers a candid take on the Common Core’s math standards. (Rick Hess Straight Up)
Kevin Carey: The Republicans are proposing education policy like it’s 1990 to 1994. (New Republic)
An overview of the need, the path, and the plan behind the city’s new sex ed mandate. (Gotham Gazette)
Happy World Teachers Day! Experts weigh in on teacher training and quality. (Learning Matters)
Joe Williams notes that a chief NCLB tenet, transfer from failing schools, never caught on. (DFER Blog)
The author of the blog-turned-book “Fed Up With School Lunch” revealed her identity. (Chicago Tribune)