FROM NEW YORK CITY:
- Senate Dems are ready to approve the Assembly’s governance bill when they go back to work. (Post)
- Or the Senate’s continued stalemate means mayoral control might never be renewed. (Times)
- Parents have less say than ever on the new Board of Education. (Daily News)
- Joel Klein reminded reporters that he’s still in charge of the school system. (Post)
- Some allege that Eva Moskowitz’s Harlem Success charter school broke locks to expand. (Daily News)
- HSA is also stopping a second Harlem school from expanding as planned, critics say. (Daily News)
- Mayor Bloomberg said it’s legal for Sen. John Sampson to sue the schools, but not logical. (Post)
- Bloomberg’s newest campaign ads have him running on his education leadership. (Post)
- A Brooklyn principal accused of playing hooky is back early from vacation. (Post)
- The Post says the schools shouldn’t close for Muslim holidays because kids need more time in class.
- Newsday says the state Board of Regents should not water down high school graduation requirements.
- The Wall Street Journal says outgoing UFT president Randi Weingarten is no innovator at all.
- A state senator describes a boost for arts education hidden in the mayoral control bill. (Gotham Gazette)
AND BEYOND:
- The Times backs Arne Duncan’s push to close dropout factories and bad charter schools.
- Arne Duncan is giving out $2.7 billion in stimulus funds to school districts early. (USA Today)
- Duncan is counting on business leaders to help him enact his favored policies. (Chicago Tribune)
- And Duncan challenged a national teachers union to rethink compensation schemes. (USA Today)
- State ed commissioner Richard Mills, who left last week, had a mixed record. (Albany Times-Union)
- A new online school will be just for girls. (Washington Post)
- Advocacy groups are calling for a federal ban on restraints for disruptive students. (Wall Street Journal)
- Jay Mathews meets Mike Durso, the man principals say taught them what they know. (Washington Post)
- USA Today interviews professor Dan Willingham on what can make learning fun.
- Summer school lunch programs are feeding hungry kids across the country. (Times)
- Teaching is no longer a recession-proof career path. (Wall Street Journal)
- Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp explains her success to strategic thinking. (Times)