Rise & Shine: Friday, 10/17

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | October 17, 2008, 12:12pm UTC
  • A mother says her special needs child’s school can’t get important paperwork right. (Daily News)
  • Professionals went back to school yesterday as PENCIL’s principals for a day. (NY1)
  • A bus driver was arrested after an autistic 3-year-old was left alone on the bus. (Daily News, NY1)
  • Education funding fears could drive the state teachers union’s endorsements today. (GothamSchools)
  • To avoid a budget shortfall, Dallas fired 375 teachers yesterday. (Dallas Morning News)
  • Wednesday’s presidential debate featured the D.C. schools prominently. (Washington Post)
  • A panel to study Texas’s science standards is half evolution critics. (Dallas Morning News)
  • Jay Mathews asked five education “visionaries” how poor kids should be taught. (Washington Post)