Rise & Shine: Albany Dems are split, mostly, on mayoral control

State Senate Democrats appear to be deeply divided on mayoral control. (AP)
But most seem to agree that the city’s current form of mayoral control should be weakened. (Daily News)
Manhattan parents are suing the DOE over its school closing and opening practices. (Times, Post)
The Riverdale principal who was accused of having a teacher “hate list” was reassigned. (Post)
IS 123 in the Bronx has improved a lot, in part, the principal says, its classes now have 16 kids. (Post)
Middle schools’ test scores have risen a lot under Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein. (Post)
Best practices for containing swine flu’s spread inside schools are elusive. (Times)
A Daily News columnist says city officials “fumbled” on creating a coherent swine flu policy.
The widow of the city’s first flu victim, also a teacher, says she’ll be back to work next week. (Daily News)
Students from Brooklyn are displaying their art at the Guggenheim Museum. (Daily News)
A new study comes out against aggressive discipline for special education students. (USA Today, NPR)
Three quarters of the people who took a Massachusetts licensing exam failed the math. (Boston Globe)