Remainders: Analyzing Jamaica High's progress report scores

  • Happy Hanukkah from us and the P.S. 22 Chorus, which performed “Mi Yimalel,” above. (YouTube)
  • Digging down into the progress report metrics for Jamaica High School. (Gary Rubinstein)
  • A hard look at whether No Child Left Behind waiver applications reflect feasible goals. (CAP)
  • A founding board member of a charter school describes the interview phase. (Charter Notebook)
  • On the Dorothy moment: When “black and white text switches to Technicolor.” (Core Knowledge)
  • Dozens of city teachers are among 165 new National Board Certified teachers in the state. (NYSUT)
  • Peripatetic schools chief Paul Vallas’s next stint will be in Bridgeport, Conn. (Connecticut Post)
  • A DOE press officer offers a reality check on Newt Gingrich’s claim about janitors’ salaries. (FactCheck)