Skip to main contentRise & Shine: Depending on outlook, grad rate fell, is flat, or rose
By | June 18, 2013, 10:48am UTC - The city’s graduation rate dropped slightly. (GothamSchools, Times, NY1, Post, Daily News, WSJ, SB)
Bloomberg used the occasion to take on the UFT. (GothamSchools, Post, WSJ, Politicker, Capital NY) - Policy makers were split on how to interpret the rate, which reflects higher standards. (GothamSchools)
- Statewide, the average graduation rate was steady, but achievement gaps persist. (Albany Times Union)
- At Bronx Compass High School, teachers work to integrate the arts into science and math. (Daily News)
- The principal of the Bronx’s I.S. 232 is being investigated for allegedly threatening teachers. (Daily News)
- Michael Benjamin: Democratic candidates’ criticism of Eva Moskowitz shows that they lack vision. (Post)
- A handful of parents and staff members started a hunger strike for safe schools in Philadelphia. (Inquirer)
- An advocacy group offers a critical report about teacher training as programs are ranked. (HuffPo, WSJ)