Tenure, Alt Cert, and Young-Adult Fiction (Teaching and Leading)

Gunning for the Puzzle Title Wired
New battle lines on tenure CSM
Midcareer teachers get passing marks
The problem with "problem" young-adult fiction Slate
Union woos teachers at charter schools

Leadership:

Achieving 'Success at Scale' EW
A new principal for ‘Hippie High” WashPost

Best of the Rest:

School district hopes to flush bad restrooms
How I taught myself to teach TC Record
MetLife survey of America’s teachers MetLife PDF
Multiple Intelligences after 20 years TC Record
Living in One Town, Learning in Another
Calls to commend teachers - with cash CSM
Houston's attempt to revive merit pay NCTQ
Many voters frustrated over tenure for teachers SFGate

Just what is alt cert these days, anyway? NCTQ
New Teacher Project leaves NO Times Picayune
Housing Costs Pushing Teachers Far From School
Coping with the Difficulties of Change
'Gifted' Label Comes With Baggage
Forces behind history mandate
The homework wars CER
Going portfolio
The Long View on Teacher Blogging
Blogging in the Classroom