Rise & Shine: City lets Regents pass sub for attendance, grades | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: City lets Regents pass sub for attendance, grades | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: City lets Regents pass sub for attendance, grades

by Philissa Cramer

• A city policy means students who pass Regents exams aren’t penalized for excessive absences. (Post)
• Dozens of city students are working in East Coast nature conservancies this summer. (NY1)
• Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is sending millions of dollars to local schools. (Daily News)
• To evade pension reductions, many more New Jersey teachers are retiring this year. (AP)
• Upper West Side parents are pushing real estate developers to build more schools. (Times)
• Parents and advocates say in a lawsuit that California’s school funding formula is unfair. (S.F. Chronicle)
• Florida school chiefs want lower-than-usual test scores reviewed before they’re released. (Miami Herald)
• Los Angeles schools patch their budget holes by opening their doors to big-budget films. (AP)