Rise & Shine: Choir Academy ex-principal’s long, strange trip

by Philissa Cramer, at 7:07 am

The ex-principal of Choir Academy of Harlem came to the city after being demoted in Baltimore. (NY1)
The state has chosen McGraw-Hill to create a local equivalent to the GED. (GothamSchools, WSJ, NY1)
Parents protested over toxin-leaking lights at Manhattan’s P.S. 87 and the city apologized. (NY1, Times)
Randi Weingarten said N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is easier to work with than Mayor Bloomberg. (Post)
Lehman High School and P.S. 140 in Queens won’t close after all. (GothamSchools, Daily News, NY1)
Philadelphia’s vote to close 23 schools went through, despite widespread protest. (Times, Inquirer)
The new coalition that Diane Ravitch and others launched will endorse political candidates. (Times)

Former Turnaround Teacher

According to The Times article on Ravitch “last year Students First, which has two million members in 18 states, donated more than $5 million to candidates.”

Two million members? Where does this figure come from? If there are really 2 Million members, they must not be donating much, since that would put the average members donation at $2.50, and we all know that some of the hege funders alone donated over 100K.

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