Rise & Shine: City to promote some students who fail state tests

  • The city will now promote most students who fail state tests and hold back only the lowest-scoring. (NY1)
  • Some city school bus drivers say their union struck at the wrong time and did not help them. (Times)
  • Chancellor Walcott wants parents to return Metrocards they were given during the strike. (Daily News)
  • The Democrats who urged bus drivers to return to work did not actually promise anything. (SchoolBook)
  • Gov. Andrew Cuomo could ask to impose a teacher evaluation system on the city on July 1. (Daily News)
  • The Daily News lists principles for a Cuomo-imposed evaluation system and says he’s mostly on board.
  • A federal panel listed steps American school should take to boost equity in education. (Washington Post)