Rise & Shine: Michelle Rhee unlikely to win weakening of tenure

Teachers excessed at closing schools can’t help out at the new schools in the same buildings. (Post)
Bus routes for special education students are not running smoothly at the start of this year. (Post)
Mayor Bloomberg’s latest campaign leaflet attacks Bill Thompson’s education record. (Daily News)
The city is laying plans to seek new Snapple-esque sponsors for school sports. (Daily News)
In old news, students can miss most questions on the state math and reading tests and still pass. (Times)
The aggressive changes Michelle Rhee wanted in the D.C. contract aren’t likely. (Washington Post)
Questions asked and answered about the city’s earliest black principals. (Times)
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein isn’t the only BrickBreaker addict out there. (Times)
Parents are contemplating how old is old enough for kids to walk to school alone. (Times)
The Post comes down hard on protesters at PS 123, likening them to segregationists.
Many school districts are cutting foreign language instruction in the face of shrinking budgets. (Times)
Teachers in a Washington State school district have been on strike for two weeks over class sizes. (AP)
Jay Mathews calls for retesting at D.C. schools where test results raised red flags. (Washington Post)