- D.C.’s mayor, Adrian Fenty, kept his promise and moved his kids from private to public school for this fall.
- Aaron Pallas on why the Leadership Academy study was “bungled by design.”
- Students found out before the teachers at Pissed Off Teacher’s school who was teaching what.
- Jay Mathews speculates on whether AP exams will take over the SAT’s role in college admissions.
- A teacher who’s assigned to the rubber room says she’s dreading going back to school this year.
- NYC Public School Parents is collecting Race to the Top comments, which are due to the feds tomorrow.
- We’ve added more completed candidate questionnaires to our Election 2009 homepage.
- Remembering Ted Kennedy, a champion of education and the reason we get state-level NAEP scores.
- Miss Eyre’s final installment on what you should know when you start teaching: How to keep your head.
- Registration centers for students who are new to the city open on Monday.
- Teachers reveal what they learned from the New York Times-hosted debate over teacher training.
- NY Teacher is looking forward to going back to school; Peace in the Classroom is seeking balance.
- What does the New Yorker’s Rubber Room augur for upcoming teachers contract negotiations?
- Robert Pondiscio muses on teacher observations, inspired by Michelle Rhee’s 200-page checklist.
See you back here next week, when we’ll be back on a regular posting schedule. Have a good weekend!