Skip to main contentRise & Shine: Monday, 2/2
By | February 2, 2009, 12:48pm UTC - The Times takes a look at the subjective and controversial decision to close struggling schools.
- Mayor Bloomberg says he’s not bluffing about cutting teachers’ jobs. (Daily News)
- The principal of Brooklyn’s forthcoming Hebrew-language charter school speaks no Hebrew. (Newsday)
- At the 92nd St. Y, public school students work with acclaimed authors. (Times)
- Teacher salaries are higher than they used to be. (Times)
- Charter school advocates are rallying for more state aid today in Albany. (Times-Union)
- In D.C., the contract showdown between Randi Weingarten and Michelle Rhee nears. (Washington Post)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger wants California schools to use class size funds however they want. (L.A. Times)
- The Canberra Times wonders what exactly Australian schools can learn from New York City’s.
- Jay Mathews says schools shouldn’t cut their sports budgets. (Washington Post)