Rise & Shine: Extra-budget boosts for three high-tech schools

Three “21st-century schools” got big budget boosts outside the normal budgeting process. (Daily News)
A angry mother was arrested after hitting the principal of Brooklyn’s Art and Design High School. (Post)
The city is building five new schools in Queens for next fall, but some wonder if it’s enough. (Daily News)
An investigation found that a former ACORN employee used her DOE position to scam Verizon. (Times)
Teachers present and retired respond to Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to link tenure to test scores. (Times)
Joel Klein faced a tough crowd of about 200 parents on Staten Island earlier this week. (S.I. Advance)
Massachusetts legislature accidentally amended its charter school bill to exclude Boston. (Boston Globe)
Proponents of healthier school lunches are finding that feeding kids well is expensive. (USA Today)
Steve Barr is giving $50,000 back to Green Dot after an audit questioned his expenses. (L.A. Times)