Rise & Shine: Teachers in rubber room skeptical of closure deal

The rubber rooms for teachers under investigation will close. (Times, Post, Daily News, NY1, WNYC, AP)
The Post and Daily News praise the rubber room agreement and note that it’s a win for the union.
Chancellor Klein says the agreement brings needed “sanity” to the teacher discipline process. (Post)
UFT President Michael Mulgrew says closing the rubber rooms has been a high priority. (HuffPo)
A teacher in a Manhattan rubber room says he doesn’t believe the agreement will help him. (Post)
A Bronx teacher who’s been in the rubber room for 1.5 years hopes he’ll be back to work soon. (Post)
School survey results are accurate because teachers resist pressure, Chancellor Klein said. (Daily News)
Despite its intentions, the city is cutting after-school programs with mostly needy children. (Daily News)
The city says it plans to replace Paul Robeson High School regardless of whether it’s closed. (Post)
In a letter, a former city teacher says city schools could benefit from weeknight proms, too. (Times)
Bucking his party, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a bill that would have tied pay to test scores. (Times)
A local school board deemed a charter school started by Stanford’s education school a failure. (Times)
Hawaii parents are lobbying against the state’s budget-shortened school year. (Time Magazine)
A judge ruled against a company that charged fees to bring Filipino teachers to the States. (USA Today)