Rise & Shine: Study finds a boost for charter-sapped schools

The Gates Foundation will let all 50 states to seek its Race to the Top help, not just its chosen 15. (Times)
A Manhattan Institute study: Schools whose students leave for charters get a reading score boost. (Post)
Marcus Winters, the study’s author, explains the effects on students “left behind” in district schools. (Post)
The Daily News says the study should forever end the “creaming” charge against charter schools.
The ban on bake sales could cut down on how much money student groups can raise. (Village Voice)
A judge ruled that DC-37 must pay school aides’ salaries while their firing suit is pending. (Daily News)
A look at what the hiring restrictions might mean for schools this year and next. (Village Voice)
An audit by Bill Thompson found the city didn’t give federal grant money to needy schools. (Daily News)
Criticism about schools doesn’t seem to stick to Mayor Bloomberg. (Crain’s New York, sub required)
Two City Councilmen say the city should provide school safety officers to private schools. (Daily News)
A Queens family is upset that their daughter has to attend test prep instead of dance. (Daily News)
Park Slope parents are bringing world-class musicians to play a benefit concert for PS 321. (Daily News)
A former NBA coach is the gym teacher at the high-paying Equity Project Charter School. (NPR)
Nat Hentoff praises PS 636’s efforts to help its many homeless students. (The Trentonian)
H1N1 flu vaccines in schools start today. (NY1)
Middle and high school students are now eligible again for priority-round flu shots. (Daily News)
Community colleges are offering classes in the middle of the night to meet student demand. (Times)
A new policy in Los Angeles allows parents to vote to close and reconstitute their schools. (L.A. Times)
Michelle Rhee asked principals for advice about how to win trust from D.C. teachers. (Washington Post)
A report finds that Chicago’s school closures didn’t move students to better schools. (Chicago Tribune)