Rise & Shine: Mayoral candidates launch mayoral control talk

by Philissa Cramer, at 6:51 am

At a forum we co-moderated, likely mayoral candidates said they would keep mayoral control. (Times)
Many of them also said mayoral control’ promise has not been realized under Bloomberg. (SchoolBook)
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn emphasized that she would improve the tone on teachers. (Post)
The city announced Sandy makeup days. (GothamSchools, WSJ, NY1, Times, Daily News, SchoolBook)
As more city schools reopen in their own buildings, new issues emerge. (GothamSchools, Post)
Families were happy to return to P.S. 15 in Red Hook but said home life was still not normal. (NY1)
An appeals court was cool to arguments that churches should be allowed to use city school space. (AP)
The debate over rezoning in Upper Manhattan is continuing to divide the community. (Daily News)
Charter school operators are increasingly targeting middle-class areas of Brooklyn. (City Limits)
On Saturday, parents organized by StudentsFirstNY rallied for teacher evaluations. (GothamSchools)

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