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By | July 22, 2009, 11:04am UTC - A new program is trying to turn NYC classrooms high-tech. (GothamSchools, Times, Post, Forbes)
- The comptroller raises questions about the grad rate. (GothamSchools, Times, Daily News, NY1, WNYC)
- The Post says Comptroller William Thompson’s audit is “clearly bogus” and politically motivated.
- UFT: Higher test scores show that teachers are doing better, even as more are being U-rated. (NY1)
- Juan Gonzalez says the DOE is set to give a $95m contract to a tech firm that barely exists. (Daily News)
- Remembrances of Frank McCourt from former students at Stuyvesant High School. (Times)
- A Cobble Hill private school is growing even after sloughing off its special ed program. (Brooklyn Paper)
- The founder of a state education reform group says state senators have it all wrong on schools. (Post)
- The CUNY system is considering switching to e-textbooks to cut costs. (Post)
- In a speech to legislators from many states, Bill Gates says better data is needed to improve schools. (AP)
- Growing interest in the “science of learning” could change how schools look and work. (USA Today)