Rise & Shine: Parents getting murky info on next week's days off

Hundreds of schools that are canceling classes next week aren’t giving parents clear information. (NY1)
Lobbying by the tutoring industry got a bill to preserve its market onto Albany’s agenda. (GothamSchools)
If a teacher data shield bill doesn’t pass today, some scores could be open to the public this year. (Post)
Regents chief Merryl Tisch said a teacher data shield bill needs to get passed this week. (Daily News)
Mayor Bloomberg rebuffed concerns about city students who are taking exams in hot classrooms. (NBC)
Since the state union came out against a charter school special ed bill, it has stalled in committee. (WSJ)
A judge ordered a fired teacher rehired after deciding an arbitrator was too harsh. (Daily News, Post)
A high school administrator was pulled for making lewd comments to students. (Post, Daily News, NY1)
Common Core-aligned sample test items from the state hit teachers’ inboxes this week. (GothamSchools)
A civil rights complaint says DOE translation services are too thin. (GothamSchools, NY1, SchoolBook)
Manhattan students won an innovation award for inventing a spoiled milk-alerting pitcher. (Daily News)
In New Jersey, a compromise on teacher tenure rules includes preserving seniority-based layoffs. (WSJ)
A suspended L.A. charter school teacher says his test scores should outweigh his behavior. (L.A. Times)
To show the high school dropout rate, the College Board put empty desks on the National Mall. (Times)