Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Rise & Shine: Some ninth-graders sent back to middle school | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: Some ninth-graders sent back to middle school | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: Some ninth-graders sent back to middle school

  • The city has sent some students back to eighth grade after briefly attending high school. (Daily News)
  • A new report shows that the best city high schools admit the strongest students. (WNYC)
  • The East Village Community School released an album to raise funds for its arts program. (WNYC)
  • The Archdiocese of NY is closing more Catholic schools and changing how they are financed. (Times)
  • The state’s first all-girls charter high school opened this year in Albany. (Times-Union)
  • A new report says Boston’s public schools are among the most segregated in the country. (Boston Globe)
  • Oprah announced a $1 million grant to five charter school networks. (Philadelphia Inquirer, Denver Post)