Rise & Shine: City now planning to close A- and B-rated schools

by Philissa Cramer, at 6:47 am

Seven of the 33 schools the city now wants to close got A’s or B’s on their city report cards. (Post)
One, Maxwell High School, got an A last year, up from much lower scores in previous years. (Daily News)
City, state, and union officials testified in Albany on Gov. Cuomo’s education budget. (Daily News, NY1)
The hearing revealed dissent at the state level about competitive school grants. (GothamSchools, Times)
Bill Hammond: The hearing was “a lesson in pussyfooting” around teacher evaluations. (Daily News)
An audit of the city’s ARIS data warehouse found waste. (GothamSchools, SchoolBook, Daily News)
Revelations about a misspelled street sign has some pointing fingers at the school it’s outside. (Post)
A student was arrested with a pellet gun at his Manhattan high school’s metal detectors. (Daily News)
New Orleans announced plans to turn more high schools over to charter operators. (Times-Picayune)
More on the Long Island student named a national science fair semifinalist while homeless. (Times)
Some Chicago parents say they were paid to support the school closure plans at hearings. (Sun-Times)
D.C.’s schools chief supports a plan to pay teachers more in high-need schools. (Washington Times)

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You didn’t link to the Bill Hammond article…that link goes to the New Orleans story…please correct…thanks!

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