Skip to main contentRise & Shine: Lhota criticizes Bloomberg's education record
By | April 16, 2013, 10:51am UTC - Republican mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota said the city’s schools aren’t as good as Bloomberg says. (Post)
- Local teachers unions across the country are working to play a larger role in charter schools. (WSJ)
- The city launched an ad campaign about the Common Core tests. (GothamSchools, WSJ, Daily News)
- Parents who say their children are boycotting the tests want others to join them. (GothamSchools, NY1)
- Citing penalties and drawbacks, Nyack’s schools chief makes the case against opting out. (Lo-Hud)
- The Glen Cove adult cheating investigation now includes Regents exam score-changing claims. (Times)
- The former librarian at Stuyvesant High School was arrested for a kidnap/torture plot. (Times, Post)
- Brilla College Prep, a new South Bronx charter school, held its first admissions lottery. (Daily News)
- The Department of Education will end the gifted and talented program at P.S. 29 in Staten Island. (NY1)