GothamSchools — daily independent reporting on NYC public schools

• The city gives new schools a higher percentage of their promised funds than older schools. (Daily News)
• Families say some schools aren’t following the city mandate to boost special education offerings. (Post)
• Special education advocates said in a report that the mandate is wise but supported too little. (Times)
• Even with new options, some high-performing, most Harlem students attend struggling schools. (Times)
• The building once occupied by Peninsula Prep now has a private school for troubled boys. (Daily News)
• The state rejected the application of a charter school aimed at serving Chinese immigrants. (Daily News)
• Bronx families with diverse needs registered for schools last week at an enrollment center. (Daily News)
• Some eighth-graders at I.S. 25 in Whitestone, Queens, will have lunch at 9:45 a.m. this year. (Post)
• Chancellor Walcott will visit a new Bronx complex of schools and community groups. (Daily News)
• A peacock captured after weeks on the loose in Queens escaped from John Bowne High School. (Post)
• The Daily News says the Department of Education’s new discipline policy is soft on student misconduct.
• Students accused of cheating at Harvard University say they were encouraged to violate rules. (Times)

Last week on GothamSchools:

• A years-old hiring restriction in place for schools to save money has been lifted for six subjects. (Friday)
• The state named 123 city schools that must improve or risk closure by 2015 under new rules. (Thursday)
• For the first time in seven years, principals issued fewer “unsatisfactory” ratings to teachers. (Monday)
• Changes to the discipline code came after criticism about the city’s high suspension numbers. (Monday)