Rise & Shine: Newark went door-to-door for reform suggestions

  • Newark asked every household what to do with Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million schools gift. (WSJ)
  • The EPA’s plan to screen city schools for toxins doesn’t have the city’s approval. (Times)
  • The city is snatching up sites for schools where development has stalled in the recession. (Times)
  • Restructuring struggling schools only works when better teachers are brought in. (L.A. Times)
  • Making changes to the city’s juvenile justice system won’t be easy. (WNYC)
  • Page 6’s Cindy Adams predicts a one-day teachers’ strike in 2011. (Post)