Rise & Shine: Bloomberg wins third term by just 50,000 votes

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | November 4, 2009, 12:18pm UTC
  • Mayor Bloomberg has won a third term, but by a much smaller margin than anyone anticipated. (Times)
  • Harlem Children’s Zone founder Geoffrey Canada was key to keeping Obama away from the race. (Times)
  • President Obama and Arne Duncan are plugging Race to the Top in Wisconsin today. (USA Today, AP)
  • Bronx mom Mona Davids is a one-woman advocacy group for charter schools. (GothamSchools)
  • Brooklyn’s PS 261 is requiring students to spend 15 minutes a day practicing penmanship. (NY1)
  • “Precious,” a new movie about a city student, shows how hard it is to depict teaching on screen. (WNYC)
  • Readers write in with addenda to Susan Engel’s proposal for improved teacher training. (Times)
  • The Wall Street Journal picks up on the recent study that finds benefits to charter school competition.