Rise & Shine: New groups seen at city test prep "cram schools"

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | April 3, 2013, 10:42am UTC
  • Non-Asian families seem increasingly to be flocking to city test prep “cram schools,” some say. (Times)
  • Confusion reigned as Atlanta’s police department booked educators charged with cheating. (AJC, Times)
  • The cheating scandal, reignited after a lull, is turning attention to the role of standardized testing. (Times)
  • After initial concern, Seattle says it won’t punish teachers who refused to administer state tests. (Reuters)
  • The ongoing woes of city public schools under Mayor Bloomberg is a problem for CUNY. (Village Voice)
  • Bloomberg touted his last set of schools. (GothamSchools, Times, NY1, Post, SchoolBook, Daily News)
  • A small army of leaders at each city school lets the teachers union enforce its contract. (GothamSchools)
  • In a lawsuit, an ex-school therapist said he was fired after reporting a colleague who misbehaved. (Post)
  • Memphis is becoming a reform hotbed after creating a district of weak schools, a la New Orleans. (Times)
  • The National Rifle Association unveiled a plan for boosting school safety with guns. (Times, USA Today)