Remainders: D.C. teachers contract funds raises with private cash

The New Teacher Project released its thoughts (pdf) on the lessons of Race to the Top’s first round.
Here’s USDOE’s own analysis of why Delaware and Tennessee walked away Race to the Top winners.
David Steiner says he plans to spend the next two months building union support for New York’s RttT app.
D.C.’s new teachers contract will debut soon; $65 million in funds from Broad, Walton are paying for raises.
Obama’s new budget trades guaranteed Reading is Fundamental funding with a contest for literacy dollars.
The next round of Race to the Top will include a new “Race to the Common Test” subsection.
Mr. Talk argues that if seniority-based layoffs disappear, fewer people will want to become teachers.
For-profit charter manager Victory Schools charges schools twice as much per pupil as non-profit CMOs.
Chicago is launching a standardized test to gauge preschoolers’ readiness for kindergarten.
In a new study, economist Eric Hanushek argues high turnover in tough schools may not be so bad.
And on this Tuesday before the end of spring break, one teacher has the Sundays.