Rise & Shine: Weingarten to address Common Core backlash

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | April 30, 2013, 10:43am UTC
  • Mounting Common Core backlash will get a boost from Randi Weingarten today. (Washington Post)
  • The day will lengthen at 20 middle schools. (GothamSchools, WSJ, Daily News, Post, NY1, SchoolBook)
  • The announcement featured Christine Quinn, a mayoral candidate, standing in for the mayor. (Times)
  • Retirees cast more than half of the votes in the UFT’s presidential election last week. (GothamSchools)
  • An upstate teacher was arrested for allegedly changing two students’ Regents exam answers. (NBC NY)
  • A judge dismissed a lawsuit aimed at making charter schools have to pay rent. (GothamSchools, Post)
  • Bob McManus: Merryl Tisch is putting politics first by supporting Bill Thompson’s mayoral bid. (Post)
  • A new report finds that state preschool financing is down by about $400 a student nationally. (Times)
  • A proposal to give more state funds to school districts with needier students is dividing California. (WSJ)