Thursday, December 16, 2010

Rise & Shine: Black’s school visits are too short, principal says | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: Black’s school visits are too short, principal says | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: Black’s school visits are too short, principal says

  • Cathie Black’s tour took her to Medgar Evers College Prep yesterday. (NY1, WNYC)
  • But Medgar Evers’ principal said Black’s visit was too short for Black to have learned much. (Daily News)
  • Teachers are fleeing troubled — and on the chopping block — John F. Kennedy HS. (Riverdale Press)
  • Advocates of the yet-unpassed Student Safety Act released data about in-school arrests. (Daily News)
  • Staten Island parents are upset Black didn’t ask about school buses when she visited. (S.I. Advance)
  • Robert Hughes and James Merriman advocate small school-charter school collaboration. (Daily News)
  • The Post says the city’s move toward toughening tenure is good, but ending it would be better.
  • Los Angeles is seeking corporate sponsors for its school buildings. (L.A. Times, Times)
  • The high school in Central Falls, R.I., where a mass firing was averted, is still struggling. (NPR)