- A student at Stuyvesant HS first alerted administrators about cheating there. (Stuy Spectator, Daily News)
- A Bronx high school returned one student to class after an expose on its warehousing practices. (Post)
- For a host of reasons, city teachers and their union are unlikely to strike any time soon. (GothamSchools)
- New York State is considering changing how global history is taught and tested. (GothamSchools, WSJ)
- City officials say a tutoring company dinged in an audit in May should get a new contract. (Daily News)
- Parents are upset about long rides and messy routes for some children with special needs. (Daily News)
- The Daily News calls on Chancellor Walcott to resolve the borough’s busing issues once and for all.
Chicago’s teacher strike:
- Schools are shut for a second day after contract talks yielded no detente Monday. (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- The strike’s backstory includes an insurgency by a left-wing group in Chicago’s union. (GothamSchools)
- Parents seem split on backing the strike but many are finding the logistics a challenge. (WSJ, Sun-Times)
- The strike could have national implications, maybe even in the presidential election. (Washington Post)
- The strike could be a defining episode in a broader defensive by teachers unions against attack. (Times)
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s challenge is to win in both the talks and public opinion. (Tribune, Sun-Times)
- Joe Nocera: The strike is frustrating because it likely won’t induce change, possibly by design. (Times)
- The Wall Street Journal says Emanuel should make like Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker and crush the union.