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• A student at Stuyvesant HS first alerted administrators about cheating there. (Stuy Spectator, Daily News)
• A Bronx high school returned one student to class after an expose on its warehousing practices. (Post)
• For a host of reasons, city teachers and their union are unlikely to strike any time soon. (GothamSchools)
• New York State is considering changing how global history is taught and tested. (GothamSchools, WSJ)
• City officials say a tutoring company dinged in an audit in May should get a new contract. (Daily News)
• Parents are upset about long rides and messy routes for some children with special needs. (Daily News)
• The Daily News calls on Chancellor Walcott to resolve the borough’s busing issues once and for all.

Chicago’s teacher strike:

• Schools are shut for a second day after contract talks yielded no detente Monday. (Tribune, Sun-Times)
• The strike’s backstory includes an insurgency by a left-wing group in Chicago’s union. (GothamSchools)
• Parents seem split on backing the strike but many are finding the logistics a challenge. (WSJ, Sun-Times)
• The strike could have national implications, maybe even in the presidential election. (Washington Post)
• The strike could be a defining episode in a broader defensive by teachers unions against attack. (Times)
• Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s challenge is to win in both the talks and public opinion. (Tribune, Sun-Times)
• Joe Nocera: The strike is frustrating because it likely won’t induce change, possibly by design. (Times)
• The Wall Street Journal says Emanuel should make like Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker and crush the union.