Rise & Shine: Report finds spending on art supplies is way down | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: Report finds spending on art supplies is way down | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: Report finds spending on art supplies is way down

by Philissa Cramer

• A report finds that spending on art supplies is down by two-thirds in recent years. (Daily News)
• The pool of teachers without positions is set to rise. (GothamSchools, Wall Street Journal)
• A mother who says her son’s mouth was duct-taped as punishment is suing the city. (Post)
• The outgoing principal at Muscota New School gave out a flood of “U” ratings. (Times, WSJ)
• Valedictorians attended a barbecue in their honor at Gracie Mansion last night. (S.I. Advance)
• Some say Chelsea High, which will get new help next year, is already improving. (The Villager)
• The Times says the new small schools report should embolden the city to open more small schools.
• Among Stuyvesant’s valedictorian’s achievements: Starting a Harry Potter club. (Downtown Express)
• Students at JFK HS, where officials stole money, said the school is “always broke.” (Riverdale Press)
• Detroit’s money manager fired the schools chief, over the school board’s objections. (Free Press)
• D.C schools chief Michelle Rhee says she’ll leave if D.C.’s mayor isn’t reelected. (Washington Post)