This just in from Diane Ravitch's blog:
The New York State Education Department is guilty of child abuse. Let me say it again, this time slowly: The New York State Education Department is guilty of child abuse.
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* Two Teachers and a Microphone rap Arne Duncan and nominate Diane Ravitch for Secretary of Education. accountabletalk.com
* 1,040 Teachers in the Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR) as of August 19, 2011. nytimes.com
* A New Approach to School Discipline: Criminal Prosecution.
joannejacobs.com
* Due to budget cuts, a record number of teachers have been in the Absent Teacher Reserve this summer. wnyc.org
* Bloomberg's two-pronged attack on working mothers, at Bloomberg LLP and at the DOE. New York City Eye
* More reports of cheating on standardized tests in NYC. NY Daily News
* Charter schools admit it: they have fewer English Language Learners and fewer children with disabilities. NY Daily News
* The ATR crisis grows, together with class sizes. Chaz's School Daze
