Rise & Shine: Teachers say they want a pay hike in new contract

  • For the second year in a row, a Texas school district has won the Broad Prize. (AP)
  • Teachers say they will be pushing for a “substantial” pay boost in their new contract. (Daily News)
  • Union president Michael Mulgrew had a different focus at yesterday’s meeting. (GothamSchools)
  • Tony Bennett talks about the Queens high school named for his friend, Frank Sinatra. (USA Today)
  • The Daily News looks at the three Brooklyn schools that won national Blue Ribbon honors.
  • D.C.’s controversial voucher program has management problems, a senator says. (Washington Post)
  • Gov. Deval Patrick’s plan for improving Mass. schools starts with more charter schools. (Boston Globe)
  • D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee is letting principals choose how to $40 million. (Washington Post)
  • The city parks department has kicked Queens kids off their longtime football turf. (Post)