Rise & Shine: A charge that new school buildings aren't enough

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | September 3, 2009, 11:02am UTC
  • Schools got nearly straight A’s on this year’s progress reports. (GothamSchools, Times, Daily News, NY1)
  • The principal of Brooklyn’s PS 8 said nothing changed at the school to change it from an F to an A. (Post)
  • Mayoral candidates and city principals say the high grades are an election-year “game.” (Post)
  • In a report, Manhattan BP Scott Stringer says the city hasn’t built enough new schools. (Daily News)
  • A Bronx teaching assistant says she was fired after reporting abuse, and she’s suing. (Daily News)
  • The Daily News backs the ruling against the principal who was fired after stirring up controversy.
  • A New Utrecht HS student is suing because she says the school didn’t protect her from abuse. (Post)
  • Conservative groups in the U.S. are complaining about an international sex education guide. (Times)
  • Some parents are choosing unschooling, a form of homeschooling with little structure. (Baltimore Sun)