Remainders: Casey: 'Big Muddy' applies to DOE's missteps

UFT’s Leo Casey would like to adjust Mayor Bloomberg’s “Big Muddy” education analogy. (EdWize)
A student critiques his eighth-grade self as he works through ninth grade at P-TECH. (Smarter Planet)
Liza Featherstone: February’s PEP meeting proves more than ever a need for change. (Brooklyn Rail)
Even teachers in New Jersey are defending the city teacher pilloried in the New York Post. (Capital NY)
The Gates Foundation seems to be making fewer and fewer grants to charter schools. (Russo)
Joshua Greenman defends value-added reports, despite the fact that they confuse many. (Daily News)
Parent recounts the trials of her first foray into elementary school theater production. (Schoolbook)
Advocates for Children criticizes Gov. Cuomo’s proposal to restructure early intervention. (InsideSchools)
Advocate calls for parents and educators to pay more attention to education opportunity gaps. (Edvox)
The new schools opening this year include a harvest theme and a health sciences theme. (Schoolbook)
Principals of two new schools set to open in Union Square describe their recruiting efforts. (WNYC)
Queens English teacher wins $25,000 foundation prize for literature-focused teaching. (Schoolbook)
Education Sec. Arne Duncan calls for educators to strengthen and grow arts programs. (U.S. DOE)
House education committee has put off debate over science testing in NCLB law. (Curriculum Matters)
An homage to Dr. Seuss takes on the National Education Association. (Ed is Watching)