Rise & Shine: Teacher data leaks as chancellor urges caution

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | February 24, 2012, 12:12pm UTC
  • Teacher Data Reports will go public today, to the chagrin of teachers and their union. (NY1, WSJ, Times)
  • We don’t plan to publish the reports’ data with teachers’ names attached to them. (GothamSchools)
  • The data are set to show the city gave low ratings to 521 teachers and high ones to 696. (Daily News)
  • Chancellor Walcott reminds families and the public that the reports are only a snapshot. (Daily News)
  • Hoover Institution Fellow Eric Hanushek says the ratings are a front in a school reform war. (Daily News)
  • An audit found grading at crediting mistakes at nearly 60 schools. (NY1, Post, SchoolBook, Daily News)
  • The audit prompted the city to overhaul Regents grading and credit recovery policies. (GothamSchools)
  • An aide at Queens’ P.S. 52 was charged with molesting multiple girls. (Times, Post, Daily News, NY1)
  • More than 30 percent of Americans have graduated from college, the highest level ever. (Times)