- A fifth-year teacher says he’s as nervous as he is every year, despite his past successes. (Mr Foteah)
- The state teachers union panned Cuomo’s comments about “failing schools.” (Politics on the Hudson)
- Louisiana’s new teacher evaluation system yielded more low ratings than other states’. (Teacher Beat)
- Against the claim that new teachers can be excellent, an argument for parenting before teaching. (Slate)
- The case against the case against private schools depends on the existence of suburbs. (Atlantic)
- Petrilli: Sending your child to a bad school is worse than sending him to a private one. (National Review)
- A parent-teacher talk leads to the issue of how schools handle kids who don’t conform. (New Republic)
- A view into how the Common Core is shaking up elementary school math in Louisiana. (Hechinger)
- The NYC Charter School Center’s chief discusses the future of charter schools in the city. (City & State)
- Are you smarter than a high schooler who really knows science? Take a quiz with real questions. (Times)