Rise & Shine: New NYPL head wants closer ties to city schools

  • Budget cuts closed the television studios at Edward R. Murrow HS, named for the TV man. (Times)
  • The incoming president of the New York Public Library wants closer ties to city schools. (Times)
  • A Queens teacher accused of forcing students to fight was accused of molestation. (Daily News, Post)
  • The city’s Catholic schools will reorganize and close to try to save themselves. (Times, Post, NY1)
  • An agreement with the state will mean New York teachers get trained in Google Apps. (WSJ)
  • Chicago’s superintendent, Ron Huberman, will leave before Mayor Richard Daley retires. (Sun-Times)
  • Los Angeles is set to adopt a policy that would limit “last in, first out” dismissals. (L.A. Times)