Rise & Shine: Students with disabilities suspended more often

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | November 3, 2011, 10:52am UTC
  • Students with disabilities were also suspended disproportionately often, city data show. (Daily News)
  • Mill Basin parents are upset P.S. 236’s principal didn’t tell them about a teacher’s assault. (Daily News)
  • Juan Gonzalez: Records show health complaints at the Bronx school found to be toxic. (Daily News)
  • The city added 27 additional schools to its potential closure list. (GothamSchools, Times, NY1, Post)
  • The at-risk schools include six charter schools, several with well known problems. (Daily News)
  • One school that could face closure is Lehman High School, which suspended the most students. (NY1)
  • A documentary set to premiere tonight looks at a history of parent organizing efforts. (GothamSchools)
  • The new charter high schools run by New Visions focus on problem-solving skills. (Riverdale Press)
  • Charter school advocates concluded that charter schools are not in crowded buildings. (Daily News)
  • A coming Lower Manhattan school will be 180 students larger after a city change. (Downtown Express)
  • Gov. Cuomo has launched his competitive grant program for school districts. (GothamSchools, Times)
  • Students at a Queens high school will rebuild homes upstate destroyed by Hurricane Irene. (Daily News)
  • Not a single Queens school got an F on the most recent high school progress reports. (Times-Ledger)
  • The Daily News says the state’s NAEP scores show that state education reforms are desperately needed.
  • More than 40 schools caught up in Atlanta’s cheating scandal lost their federal accreditation. (AP)
  • Last weekend’s early winter storm has some districts in the region exhausting their snow days. (Times)