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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

GothamSchools - Breaking News and Analysis of the NYC Public Schools

GothamSchools - Breaking News and Analysis of the NYC Public Schools

Rise & Shine: No charter cap progress made in late-night talks


  • Chancellor Klein outlined a slate of “horrid” budget cuts before the City Council yesterday. (Post, WNYC)
  • Among the cuts: High school principals can choose to fire parent coordinators. (GothamSchools, NY1)
  • Legislators didn’t meet yesterday to hash out a possible charter cap compromise. (GothamSchools)
  • But in late-night talks, anti-charter sentiment dominated and some are saying a deal is unlikely. (Post)
  • The Post calls on Regents head Merryl Tisch to throw her support behind SUNY as charter authorizer.
  • Detroit is grappling with whether kids should be paid for their school successes. (Detroit Free Press)