Remainders: What it takes to "win" the school choice lottery

A parent who “won” the school choice lottery thinks about all the families that could not. (Flypaper)
Why are polls finding divergent opinions about testing? Maybe because of their phrasing. (Teacher Beat)
The polls offer evidence for almost every point of view people could take on education now. (Eduwonk)
In letters to the editor, educators offer advice and cautious optimism about the Common Core. (Times)
A Stuyvesant High School junior offers advice for ninth-graders, including to get sleep. (Insideschools)
For parents, high school means finding a balance between vigilance and backing off. (Insideschools)
Meet the Georgia school administrator who talked an armed intruder out of attacking students. (Slate)
Librarians and parents joined together to protest the city’s bid to not hire school librarians. (Metropolis)