Rise & Shine: NY schools could face $2 billion budget gap in 2012

City Councilman James Sanders gave $1.5 million in capital funds to schools in his Queens district. (NY1)
State ed groups criticized Paterson for renovating the Capitol building while freezing school aid. (Post)
The state comptroller says schools face a $2 billion gap when stimulus funds run out. (Empire State News)
The city’s plan to close Alfred E. Smith HS also threatens a trade program for adults. (WNYC)
Opponents of school closures hope they can convince the PEP to vote down the proposals. (NY1)
An charter school advocate says lifting the cap would save the state money. (Post)
The Daily News says American “nerd” and “geek” stereotypes scare kids away from science and math.
An overlooked feature of RttT — its focus on tracking how high school grads perform in college. (Times)
In Rochester, plans to open two new high schools mean closing two others. (Democrat & Chronicle)
Teachers were treated to a zero-gravity flight to get their students interested in math and science. (Times)
The L.A. teachers union sued to stop charter schools from taking over 30 schools. (L.A. Times)
Michigan’s school funding model, reliant on sales tax, is causing school budgets to shrink. (Detroit News)