Rise & Shine: City students recall nerves at meeting Mandela

  • In the wake of Nelson Mandela’s death, two city students explain what it was like to meet him. (WNYC)
  • The city’s next police commissioner says his career was inspired by a children’s book. (TimesPost)
  • Red Hook residents aren’t happy with a proposed private school’s scholarship plan. (Daily News)
  • The city’s GED-prep centers have been renamed as the state prepares to switch tests. (GothamSchools)
  • A mom may sue after substitutes at Riverdale’s P.S. 24 allegedly abused her daughter. (Riverdale Press)
  • Icahn Charter Schools has abandoned a plan to add a high school to a Bronx building. (Daily News)
  • An American recently shot in Libya was a teacher at Benghazi’s international school. (APNY Post)