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By | August 4, 2009, 11:34am UTC - New UFT President Michael Mulgrew visited two schools on his first day. (Staten Island Advance)
- Brooklyn’s Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice focuses on getting kids into college. (Daily News)
- This year’s swine flu strategy won’t call for as many school closings. (Washington Post)
- The Gotham Gazette analyzes Mayor Bloomberg and Comptroller William Thompson’s schools fights.
- A legal settlement by New York City has put school Medicaid claims on hold for now. (Newsday)
- Parents and teachers are optimistic about the new state test dates. (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
- Thomas Carroll questions whether summer break should still exist. (Post)
- The dropout rate dropped 17 percent last year in Los Angeles. (L.A. Times)
- City math and reading scores are up but the improvement’s meaning is unclear. (Times)
- City yeshivas are getting federal stimulus funds for construction. (Post)