Rise & Shine: For principals, wide discretion on what gets credit

What counts for course credit varies widely from school to school, especially in gym classes. (Times)
A memo at Flushing High School shows a grade floor and many chances for makeup work. (Daily News)
Michael Goodwin: Dennis Walcott told me he wants to hear about cheating allegations personally. (Post)
City officials: The DOE is paying the New Teacher Project even though it has no contract. (Daily News)
A budget deal will prevent teacher layoffs. (Gothamschools, Daily News, Times, WSJ, NY1)
The Post says that Bloomberg didn’t match actions to his budget threats, unlike Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Schools in the city and nationally are cutting librarians, even when doing so violates regulations. (Times)
Teachers say student behavior is out of control at Harlem’s MS 344, which the city wants to close. (Post)
An arbitrator upheld the city’s bid to fire a teacher who joked about students’ death on Facebook. (Post)
The daughter of Brooklyn’s NAACP chapter attends a boarding school in New Hampshire. (Post)
The Daily News says the NAACP should have fought “last in, first out” layoff rules, which aren’t needed.
The new principal at Brooklyn’s PS 107 was an assistant principal at nearby PS 321. (Brooklyn Paper)
Thurgood Marshall Academy grad Rokya Samake went from struggling to squash-playing. (WNYC)
Chicago’s Austin Polytech has graduated its first class, but its success is anything but assured. (Times)
A nonprofit called year Up provides job training for young adults using mostly private money. (Post)
With budget cuts on the way in San Diego, many fear class sizes will rise. (Times)
A Chicago high school that is trying to use data more rationally is beginning to see some results. (WSJ)