NYTimes: How Chris Christie Did His Homework

From The New York Times:

How Chris Christie Did His Homework

The governor of New Jersey became the most celebrated Republican in America by tagging public-sector workers like cops and firefighters — and especially teachers — as 21st-century welfare queens.

http://nyti.ms/gX7QPu

NYTimes: In Indiana, Clues to Future of Wisconsin Labor

From The New York Times:

In Indiana, Clues to Future of Wisconsin Labor

The experience of Indiana, where the governor ended bargaining for state employees, shows how much is at stake for workers and the government.

http://nyti.ms/eRiM58

NYTimes: Wisconsin Power Play

From The New York Times:

OP-ED COLUMNIST: Wisconsin Power Play

What's happening in Madison isn't about the state budget.

http://nyti.ms/gv1l75

NYTimes: Cuomo Seeks to Curb Aid to Schools Sharing Tasks

From The New York Times:

Cuomo Seeks to Curb Aid to Schools Sharing Tasks

Many education officials oppose Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's effort to cut some funding for New York districts that pay for services like personnel recruitment.

http://nyti.ms/hS0wu4

NYTimes: A Watershed Moment for Public-Sector Unions

From The New York Times:

NEWS ANALYSIS: A Watershed Moment for Public-Sector Unions

The legislative push by Gov. Scott Walker could signal the beginning of a decline in the power of public unions — both at the bargaining table and in politics.

http://nyti.ms/hsWnmi

NYTimes: Four Questions on How to Cut Tuition

From The New York Times:

THE CHOICE: Four Questions on How to Cut Tuition

Will other private colleges follow the lead of Sewanee, which has bucked conventional wisdom and cut its price by 10 percent?

http://nyti.ms/hdO0e7

NYTimes: City to Toughen Auditing of School Test Scores

From The New York Times:

City to Toughen Auditing of School Test Scores

The move appears to acknowledge concerns that schools might be manipulating the statistics they are judged by.

http://nyti.ms/e9GWaE

NYTimes: Role for Teachers Is Seen in Solving Schools’ Crises

From The New York Times:

Role for Teachers Is Seen in Solving Schools' Crises

A federal conference urging cooperation between school systems and teachers' unions comes as Republicans in some states are moving to shut unions out of school system policy decisions.

http://nyti.ms/fG1UVc

NYTimes: Angry Demonstrations in Wisconsin as Cuts Loom

From The New York Times:

Angry Demonstrations in Wisconsin as Cuts Loom

Thousands of protesters went to the governor's office to protest some of the biggest cutback plans in the nation.

http://nyti.ms/g3pXIB

NYTimes: Closing the Achievement Gap Without Widening a Racial One

From The New York Times:

ON EDUCATION: Closing the Achievement Gap Without Widening a Racial One

Ronald Ferguson has explored the reasons black students' grades lag behind those of whites.

http://nyti.ms/h5kcY2

N.Y.C. Suspensions More Than Doubled, Report Shows - NYTimes.com

N.Y.C. Suspensions More Than Doubled, Report Shows - NYTimes.com

GOP governors take aim at teacher tenure-NYT

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/us/01tenure.html

NYTimes: E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes and Go in Backpacks

From The New York Times:

E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes and Go in Backpacks

E-readers are going mass market, enticing some members of the younger generation to pick them up for the first time.

http://nyti.ms/gFS5ND

The New York Law Journal Article: Crediting Substitute Teaching Service to Seniority and Tenure

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Crediting Substitute Teaching Service to Seniority and Tenure
Warren H. Richmond
February 04, 2011

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NYTimes: G.O.P. Governors Take Aim at Teacher Tenure

From The New York Times:

G.O.P. Governors Take Aim at Teacher Tenure

Governors in Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada and New Jersey are taking aim at a bedrock tradition of public schools: teacher tenure.

http://nyti.ms/fpvhaU

NYTimes: Panel Votes to Close 10 City High Schools

From The New York Times:

Panel Votes to Close 10 City High Schools

Cathleen P. Black, the city's new schools chief, faced an angry crowd as about 2,000 people awaited the decision.

http://nyti.ms/e7ka34