Rise & Shine: Complaint of pro-Israel bias in 6th-grade lesson

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | November 22, 2011, 11:50am UTC
  • A Forest Hills mother is complaining that a teacher gave an anti-Arab, pro-Israel lesson. (SchoolBook)
  • A protest by Baruch College students over tuition costs ended in a clash with police. (Times, WSJ)
  • In the Bronx, Harry Truman High School has gotten a swimming pool and a planetarium. (Daily News)
  • Another look at the DOE’s response to scheduling woes at Queens Metropolitan High School. (NY1)
  • The city says it won’t force an evaluation deal, leading to federal funding questions. (GothamSchools)
  • A legislator says the city should turn Tweed Courthouse into a school. (GothamSchools, DNAInfo)
  • Staten Island parents see roadbumps in the borough schools’ special education changes. (S.I. Advance)
  • Falling enrollment and federal stimulus money led Detroit to a rare budget surplus. (Detroit News)
  • A top school in Dallas taught only math and reading, faking grades in other subjects. (Morning News)
  • Louisiana school board elections set ex-DOE deputy John White up to head schools. (Times-Picayune)