Rise & Shine: New schools at greater risk of losing teachers | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: New schools at greater risk of losing teachers | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: New schools at greater risk of losing teachers

by Philissa Cramer

• Mayor Bloomberg has proposed cutting nurses from schools with fewer than 300 students. (Times)
• New schools are likely to suffer more from layoffs because they have more new teachers. (Times)
• The contaminated water that sickened PS 20 students was sweet and pink. (Daily News, Post, NY1)
• Thirteen states sat out Race to the Top’s second round entirely. (Wall Street Journal)
• New York dropped its request for new office furniture from its second-round application. (Post)
• The state’s bid seems more competitive this time because of recent legislative changes. (Daily News)
• New Jersey’s application is sure to deepen the rift between the state and teachers union. (Star-Ledger)
• Some private preschools skirt laws barring them from setting tuition together. (Wall Street Journal)
• Chicago wants to use technology to extend 100 schools’ days to eight hours. (Chicago Sun-Times)