Skip to main contentRise & Shine: Paterson says he'll fund Metrocards if he can
By | December 16, 2009, 12:24pm UTC - Gov. Paterson said student Metrocards are his top funding priority, if he gets more money. (Daily News)
- Some see the MTA’s student Metrocard cut as a tactic to get the city and state to pay their share. (Times)
- Parents say they’ll have to choose between food and school bus fare if the MTA’s cuts go through. (AP)
- Paterson pooh-poohed potential lawsuits from teachers and advocates over school aid delays. (Post)
- A Francis Lewis HS student is suing after breaking her ankle in a school softball game. (Daily News)
- Students at Alfred E. Smith HS in the Bronx protested against the school’s planned closure. (NY1)
- One LES school is relieved it’s off the hook for having to share space. (GothamSchools, Post)
- Gov. Paterson’s support for raising the charter school cap came after months of equivocation. (Post)
- Parents and advocates rallied outside Tweed for an extended school day. (GothamSchools, NY1)
- Some say Massachusetts’ school reform bill was gutted before it passed last month. (Boston Globe)
- Concerns about transparency surround the private funding of top positions in L.A.’s schools. (L.A. Times)