Big Education Ape: Rise & Shine: Struggling district lacks functional parent council

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

State Sen. Malcolm Smith said politics didn’t cause a charter school he founded to move. (Daily News)
District 16’s parent council, which has two members and no president, can’t get anything done. (NY1)
A school closure lawsuit is delaying high school decisions. (Daily News, Times, Post, Insideschools)
Extra-long kindergarten waitlists have parents anxious. (GothamSchools, Times, Post, Daily News)
The expanded School of One program is offering personalized math instruction to 240 students. (WNYC)
The city school board approved $400 million in contracts to bus companies accused of corruption. (Post)
All the mayor’s commissioners went bowling last night, and Joel Klein rolled a 126. (Post Page Six)
More than 150 high school students competed at a high-level science fair yesterday. (Daily News)
n Island parents got a rare audience with Chancellor Klein at a local PEP meeting. (S.I. Advance)
New York City is one of few places whose school closures this year aren’t budget-related. (AP)
When closed schools sit empty, communities suffer. (AP)
The decision to close an Albany charter school will have wide-reaching effects. (Albany Times Union)
The chairman of a chain of small schools offers a defense of charter schools. (L.A. Times)
Chicago is launching an initiative to rid its schools of Pop Tarts and other junk foods. (Chicago Tribune)
D.C. has hired a New York City restauranteur to revamp its school lunch program. (Washington Post)