Rise & Shine: Lasting effects for P.S. 189 after 2010 Haiti quake

by Philissa Cramer, at 7:07 am

P.S. 189 has helped 70 students who came from Haiti after the earthquake there in 2010. (Daily News)
Peninsula Prep Charter, set to close, is not at all the worst school in its neighborhood. (GothamSchools)
The city’s decision to close a charter school that is merely mediocre has important implications. (Times)
Churches facing expulsion from city school space are turning their appeals to a higher power. (Times)
Parents in District 11 are unsatisfied with the city’s efforts to improve middle schools there. (Daily News)
The city is firing a Bronx principal found to have illicitly filed for overtime pay. (GS, DN, SB, Post, NY1)
More city students were named semifinalists in a national science contest than in recent years. (Post)
A second try at expansion for Community Roots Charter School isn’t charming critics. (Brooklyn Paper)
UFT chief Michael Mulgrew is on the board of New Visions, which runs charter schools. (Riverdale Press)
A new group in New York State will lobby for a “parent trigger” school reform law. (GothamSchools)
A school outside Los Angeles could become the second where parents attempt the trigger option. (WSJ)
The Post takes aim at the state teachers union, its allies in Albany, and the Alliance for Quality Education.
The Wall Street Journal says the state should give back its Race to the Top funds in shame.
Nicholas Kristof: The study showing the value of teachers validates a federal role in education. (Times)

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yeah P.S. 189 helped a lot for those who have suffered from earthquake in 2010…..

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