What other cities might be ready for Promise Neighborhoods? Speaking of New York, parents speak out during the NYC charter school hearings, and the Times' own Robert Gebeloff takes questions about the new school database. Some Cleveland 9th graders weigh in on the district's proposed teacher cuts, while New Jersey students walk out in protest of cuts, but the money is still gone (unless you're willing to take a pay cut). And what makes a good teacher? Don't be afraid to say ?I don't know.?
?Marisa Goldstein, Fordham intern