Rise & Shine: City, union in talks to delay first day of school

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | June 24, 2010, 11:36am UTC
  • The DOE and teachers union are discussing delaying the first day of school to Sept. 13. (Daily News)
  • The 4-year principal of PS 7 in the Bronx is leaving to be an education consultant. (Riverdale Press)
  • Nicole Suriel’s death is raising questions about field trip rules. (Times, Post, Daily News, WSJ)
  • The next step for a long-pending anti-bullying bill is Gov. Paterson’s approval. (Times)
  • A Bronx principal found to have sexually assaulted staff once has been accused again. (Daily News)
  • A Bronx student was murdered earlier this month on his way home from school. (Riverdale Press)
  • Thirty-one states are teaming up to develop shared standardized tests. (USA Today)
  • School libraries are being hit especially hard by budget cuts nationally. (AP)
  • Momentum is growing for mayoral control of Detroit’s schools. (Detroit Free Press)
  • Chicago’s school board agreed to lay off teachers by quality rating, not seniority. (Chicago Sun-Times)