Rise & Shine: NYTimes suggests UFT contract concessions

The Times says Bill de Blasio should diminish seniority benefits for teachers in exchange for raises.
Most state voters say they back de Blasio’s call to raise top earners’ city taxes to pay for pre-K. (Reuters)
A Bronx charter school that spends 15 percent of its budget on rent could augur the city’s future. (Times)
The city’s bid not to require bubble tests in some schools got state approval. (Daily News, GS in Brief)
More generally, the standardized tests that de Blasio wants to deemphasizes aren’t in his control. (NY1)
The Daily News says Common Core advocates should pressure de Blasio to support the new standards.
Citizens of the World Charter School now has just a week to enroll more students or risk closing. (WSJ)
Ex-city chancellor Rudy Crew is aggressively networking as he heads Medgar Evers College. (Times)
Across the country, a push is underway to diversify enrollment in Advanced Placement classes. (Times)
A summer program sends city students on adventures near and far to prepare them for college. (NY1)
A mother says her son was hurt last month by his teacher at Harlem’s troubled P.S. 194. (Daily News)
Deaf students at P.S. 347, the American Sign Language and English School, learn music visually. (NY1)
As we reported earlier this year, New York is among six cities to pool school food buying power. (Times)
A student who overcame steep odds to thrive in high school recently got help to return to college. (Times)
In Texas, efforts to boost Latino students’ performance include calming fears of deportation. (Times)