Rise & Shine: Budget constraints are keeping rubber rooms full

by Philissa Cramer, at 7:12 am

A new report finds that many students are still leaving high schools before they graduate. (Times)
State Sen. Malcolm Smith said he personally scrapped his task force’s mayoral control report. (Post)
Randi Weingarten’s views on mayoral control are a personal affront to President Obama, the Post says.
Because lawyers are expensive, teachers are spending more time in the “rubber room.” (Daily News)
A movement’s afoot to bring robotics instruction to more public schools. (USA Today)
A private donor pledges to help KIPP add more schools in cash-strapped California. (LA Times)
The D.C. Council wants to hire an auditor to evaluate Michelle Rhee’s reforms. (Washington Post)
Across the country, field trips are falling victim to budget cuts. (USA Today)
The Supreme Court is hearing another case about when parents should pay for special ed schools. (AP)
As a senator, former Denver supe Michael Bennet says he will influence national ed policy. (Denver Post)

Despite some tense confrontations between protesters and police, nothing ever got physical and a lieutenant just said there were no arrests. 19 mins ago
He's been frozen in that stoic position all night MT @lisafleisher: A protester speaks with his middle finger. http://t.co/xLar4NRU 21 mins ago
Last of the occupy protesters just walked out together, shouting expletives and insults on their way out. #toughcrowd 25 mins ago
Frank Thomas, DOE spokesman just told me no arrests have been made tonight at PEP despite confrontation between protesters & police earlier. 1 hr ago
RT @leoniehaimson: It's been shown repeatedly that as one schl closes another overwhelmed w/ high needs kids that small schls won't take 1 hr ago
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