THE NEXT PRESIDENT:
- Democrat Barack Obama is the next president of the United States.
- Chancellor Joel Klein tops a shortlist of Secretary of Education contenders. (Washington Post)
- Obama’s education agenda is packed. (Education Week)
- Democrats take the State Senate, making big budget cuts unlikely before the end of the year. (Times)
- Obama took Nevada, where the DOE’s Terence Tolbert was the campaign chair. (Las Vegas Sun)
THE REST OF US:
- City budget cuts are forcing the DOE to cut 475 jobs, mostly at Tweed Courthouse. (Time, Daily News)
- The proposed rezoning of the Upper West Side has parents and principals nervous. (Times)
- The DOE’s year-old middle school chief position has been vacant since August. (Post)
- Oregon’s only all-boys public school is closing because of lack of interest. (The Oregonian)
- In Alabama, falling tax revenues mean school districts can barely meet payroll. (Times)