Weekend Reading: Best Education Articles You Probably Missed
Because sometimes the best stuff comes in over the weekend:
How the Poor Won the New York Tax War -- New York Mag http://ht.ly/uStxQ Hint: $4M a year from @NYSUT @UFT
4 Millions Of Kid in 36 States To Test New Education Assessments http://ht.ly/uSs67 @khefling
Arne Duncan: all-powerful, un-stoppbable -- @learningmatters profiles EdSec http://ht.ly/uSzBd
Parent trigger school gets high marks on parent survey [commissioned by @parentrev ] - San Bernardino Sun http://ht.ly/uSLvi
Education in California: Dance of the lemons | The Economist http://ht.ly/uSsYq #vergara @TeacherBeat
Conference of Mayors Urges E-Rate Reform -- THE Journal http://ht.ly/uSuU6
How a radical caucus took over Chicago's teacher's union, by Jacobin's @micauetricht http://ht.ly/uSukO @CTULocal1
What’s the ‘Sweet Spot’ of Difficulty For Learning? | MindShift http://ht.ly/uSvFN
Which Side Is Your [Teachers'] Pension On? | Jacobin http://ht.ly/uSyTy @arotherham @MichaelPetrilli
Obama's view of black culture isn't all that different from Paul Ryan's, says @tanehisi http://ht.ly/uSA0M
The limits of data [journalism] via New Republic http://ht.ly/uSzy0
Oh, no! Matt Damon caught using inaccurate (outdated) child health stats on TV PolitiFact http://ht.ly/uSxAk
From Jay Mathews: Why most people, including me, like homework http://wapo.st/1jrUbne