Rise & Shine: Charter backers prepping for life after Bloomberg

The city’s charter school sector is ramping up planning for life after Bloomberg, a big supporter. (WSJ)
The city’s cost of prekindergarten special education has doubled in recent years, raising issues. (Times)
Arbitrators assigned to hear teacher misconduct cases are quitting after not being paid. (NBC NY)
Sexual misconduct allegations against city school workers are up 37 percent over last year. (Daily News)
Chancellor Walcott went to Albany to push bill that would let him fire teachers in those cases. (AP)
At a hearing on proposed changes to the DOE discipline code, students described punitive rules. (NY1)
A student who beat odds to graduate from Heritage High School asks why he’s the exception. (NPR)
High school graduates who are not enrolled in college are increasingly unable to find work. (Times)
A Manhattan teenager who came to the U.S. five years ago has written a sci-fi book. (Daily News)
Across the country, schools are cracking down on the time-honored tradition of senior pranks. (WSJ)
The College Board has dropped a plan to offer a rare summer SAT to high-paying students. (Times)
A financial audit is turning up issues at three Georgia charter schools tied to a Turkish imam. (Times)
A national survey found that parents in Brooklyn and Manhattan spend the most on their kids. (Post)