Rise & Shine: New data detail racial inequities in gifted programs

White and Asian students make up 70 percent of the city’s gifted programs but 30 percent overall. (WSJ)
The city’s Chancellor Parent Advisory Committee is getting the UFT’s help to lobby in Albany. (Post)
A Queens students’ commute to Bronx Science is so long it has made an international exhibit. (Post)
On the radio, Mayor Bloomberg reiterated his preference for good teachers over small classes. (Post)
A middle school set to open in Highbridge this fall has an elite environmental rating. (Daily News)
Private school deposits are due this week, before public school admissions letters are out. (Post)
In an audit, Comptroller John Liu found shortcomings in the city’s system for tracking bullying. (NY1)
An eighth-grader pepper-sprayed classmates at P.S./I.S. 218 in the Bronx on Friday. (Fox NY)
A teacher who wouldn’t take a psychiatric exam for 14 years took one last year and was reinstated. (Post)
Wealthy school districts in New York State still spend more per student than poor districts. (Lo-Hud)
As coursework and exams move online, new services are emerging to monitor for cheating. (Times)
The national money and attention going to Los Angeles’s school board races reflect a trend. (Times)
The role of standardized testing and push-back against it are big issues in Los Angeles. (L.A. Times)
Washington, D.C., officials are in talks with the teachers union to extend the school day and year. (AP)
Two corporate executives say funding expanded preschool access is a good move for capitalism. (Times)
Concerns are growing as a national Gates Foundation-funded student data system launches. (Reuters)