Rise & Shine: New pension bill raises teacher retirement age to 57

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | December 3, 2009, 12:48pm UTC
  • The city announced plans to close four schools. (GothamSchools, Times, Daily News, Post, NY1, WNYC)
  • A pension reform bill is raising the retirement age for new NYC teachers to 62. (Bloomberg)
  • The principal of PS 273 in Brooklyn says the only thing left for her to cut are school aides. (WNYC)
  • Eligibility rules are thwarting some high schools’ basketball teams as the season gets underway. (Post)
  • Jay Mathews examines why a suburban parent picked a D.C. school. (Washington Post)