Rise & Shine: State test security changes follow years of neglect

  • The state will beef up its test integrity team after neglect. (GothamSchools, WSJ, Post, SchoolBook)
  • The city said some school workers were inadequately disciplined. (GS, City Room, Post, DN, WSJ, NY1)
  • Regents head Merryl Tisch defended a school set for turnaround and decried the plan. (GothamSchools)
  • State legislators okayed a teacher evaluation framework that Gov. Cuomo engineered. (GothamSchools)
  • In Texas, the number of elementary classes with more than 22 students quadrupled last year. (Times)
  • The federal government says schools can opt out of getting ammonia-treated beef next year. (WSJ, AP)
  • Chicago’s seven-month, first-ever parent engagement liaison is leaving amid complaints. (Tribune)
  • Buffalo has less than a week to solve its dispute over attendance or lose federal aid. (Buffalo News)