News from New York City:
- City principals are hiring ad agencies to boost their schools’ profiles. (Post)
- Even with their options limited, some principals are choosing not to fill positions. (GothamSchools, Times)
- A teacher who just left the city says the city schools would benefit from tracking by ability. (Daily News)
- Fewer city schools are considering failing under NCLB, thanks to higher state test scores. (Daily News)
- Just 10 city schools were named “persistently dangerous” by the state, the lowest number ever. (Post)
- Brooklyn’s PS 35 was removed from the state’s lists of dangerous schools and failing ones. (Post)
- A school safety agent appears to be using his work shirt to skirt city parking rules. (Post)
- Concern persists about the new home for Bronx Early College Academy. (Riverdale Press)
And beyond:
- Jay Mathews reminds us that going back to school is just a human construct. (Washington Post)
- Two scholars say claims that top students benefit from NCLB aren’t supported by the data. (Times)
- New Orleans’ charter schools, with 60 percent of students, are seeing higher test scores. (USA Today)
- More disputes over who should pay for special ed services are ending up in court. (Washington Post)
- The new trend in reading classes (including in NYC) is letting students select their own books. (Times)
- The Times says the Obama administration must “hold the line” against teachers unions on RttP.
- Eli Broad says his philanthropy helped unseat unions as education authorities. (Wall Street Journal)