News from New York:
- State ed chief David Steiner will return to the deanship of Hunter College’s ed school. (Daily News)
- Dennis Walcott called for civility in the school reform debate. (GothamSchools, Times, Daily News, NY1)
- He also said again that he is standing behind Mayor Bloomberg’s teacher layoffs threats. (Post)
- Parishioners at a Bronx church prayed for Walcott’s success during his visit Sunday. (Post)
- In his speech at the church, Walcott promised not to speak ill of teachers. (Daily News)
- Monday was Walcott’s official first day as New York City schools chancellor. (NY1)
- Only 341 parents have applied for 425 seats on Community Education Councils so far. (WNYC)
- The teacher who miscarried after breaking up a classroom fight explains why she didn’t sue. (Post)
- Sixteen new charter schools are set to open this fall in New York City. (Post)
- Parents vow to block the city’s second attempt to place a charter school in P.S. 9. (Daily News)
- The Bronx Charter School for Excellence had to turn down 98 percent of applicants. (Daily News)
- A Brooklyn prep school was sanctioned for destroying evidence of molestation charges. (DN, Post)
- Some school custodians earn more than the teachers in the buildings where they work. (NBC New York)
- An NYC private school admissions group can link parents to school board members. (Times)
- The Daily News says New York State should make like Illinois and abolish “last in, first out” layoffs.
And beyond:
- More than anything else, the trait that public school reformers share is private school education. (Times)
- But in New York City, most recent changes have come about at the hands of public school grads. (Post)
- Rochester’s Jean-Claude Brizard is Chicago’s new schools chief. (Chicago Tribune, GothamSchools)
- Illinois’ new schools law could let Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel extend the school day. (Times)
- The $144 million raised for Newark’s schools has divided the city’s education establishment. (WSJ)
- An architect of No Child Left Behind accuses Obama of abandoning what works. (Daily News)
- A mother says banning chocolate milk in school lunches is unwise. (WSJ)
- Australian officials say their NYC-style reforms would have been better slower. (Sydney Morning Herald)