Rise & Shine: Schools open as usual today, field trips canceled

Schools will be open today as usual, although field trips and possibly sports are canceled.
Parents weren’t happy that the city planned to wait until 5 a.m. to decide about the snow day. (CBS)
The UFT paid Randi Weingarten nearly $200,000 for unused sick days after she left. (WSJ)
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s dire assessment of the state’s education status was a little overblown. (WNYC)
Students at Brooklyn’s John Jay HS campus rallied against restructuring plans. (GS, Brooklyn Paper)
Teachers say their Cambria Heights principal unfairly threatens to give them U ratings. (Daily News)
The Archdiocese of New York said it will close 13 more city Catholic schools. (Post, NY1, Times)
Parents at Queens’ PS 101 were rewarded after they asked for less rigidity and more play. (Times)
The Brooklyn teacher fired for hooking up with another teacher in her classroom is suing. (Post)
A judge said a teacher caught falsely calling in sick can’t sue the city for disclosing her health. (Post)
The Daily News says a state judge was right to rule in favor of releasing teachers’ ratings.
In a major address, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie called for an end to teacher tenure. (WSJ,Times)
Los Angeles’s new schools chief, John Deasy, doesn’t fit neatly into any education camp. (L.A. Times)