Rise & Shine: Thursday, 1/8

  • Experienced teachers are leaving Bronx Science, especially in the math department. (Daily News)
  • After trying homeschooling for two weeks, a Brooklyn family chose public kindergarten. (Daily News)
  • Schools are on the move in Riverdale. (Riverdale Press)
  • Brooklyn high schoolers visited the Netherlands to learn about its tourism industry. (Brooklyn Eagle)
  • Four AP exams, including the Cuomo-family-supported Italian test, are being eliminated. (Times)
  • The number of unqualified teachers in D.C. is down. (Washington Post)
  • Problems at a Chicago charter school highlight how quickly the city is opening schools. (Sun-Times)
  • Increases in school aid in Maryland were tied to improved test scores. (Baltimore Sun)
  • The Christian Science Monitor asks, What are 21st-century skills, anyway?