A few notes:

• If every customer of McDonald’s paid 22 cents more for their Big Mac, their workers could make a much better wage overall? What are they waiting for?! [The Daily Beast]
• Dave Zirin writes a  great piece on why the MLBPA (the baseball players’ union) should back A-Rod, no matter what we actually think of him. [The Nation]
• A gay teacher loses his job after posting his wedding photos i.e. what happens when teachers don’t have due process. [USA Today c/o Arthur Goldstein]
• Parents shouldn’t be targets for blame, but a real partner in education reform. Here’s an article from Larry Ferlazzo on this. [Engaging Parents In School]
• Chris Lehmann sparks serious conversation with this piece on Trayvon, the Rolling Stone cover, and our culture of violence. [Practical Theory]
• Pernille Ripp says it’s not the first day of the school year that matters, but the other days. Here’s why. [Pernille Ripp]
• Diane Ravitch writes a cool piece on Chicago Teachers’ Union president Karen Lewis. [Diane Ravitch]

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