Rise & Shine: Grads of even top high schools struggle at CUNY

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | June 21, 2011, 10:43am UTC
  • Many — 25-30 percent — graduates who enroll at CUNY drop out, even from top high schools. (Post)
  • UFT chief Michael Mulgrew is trying to revive a potential deal to avert teacher layoffs. (Crain’s NY)
  • Chancellor Walcott is pushing to bring back January Regents exams. (GothamSchools, Daily News)
  • It’s the first court date in the UFT-NAACP lawsuit over school closures and co-locations. (GS, WNYC)
  • As the storied Brother Rice High School closes, members of its basketball team are scattering. (WSJ)
  • A plan to boost Detroit’s schools involves letting private groups manage the worst ones. (AP, WSJ)