Rise & Shine: Is a flush DOE consultant underpaying its staff?

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | July 31, 2009, 10:52am UTC
  • After budget cuts, 2,400 teachers are now without positions. (GothamSchools, Post, Daily News)
  • Chancellor Klein is urging principals to start hiring those teachers. (GothamSchools, Times)
  • A new plan should let parent-paid aides stay in the schools. (GothamSchools, Times, Daily News)
  • The DOE’s expensive IT firm doesn’t pay its workers much, Juan Gonzalez reports. (Daily News)
  • The city is working on next year’s admissions plan for overcrowded schools now. (Downtown Express)
  • The State Senate is set to vote on mayoral control next week. (GothamSchools, Daily News, Post, NY1)
  • The school where the principal allegedly kicked a teacher has a new principal. (Post, Insideschools)
  • The Times says Race to the Top needs improvements but represents “an important step forward.”
  • Texas educators are pushing for a voluntary hiring ban on dropouts. (Dallas Morning News)
  • Applications to alternative certification teaching programs jumped this year. (Washington Post)
  • Australia is launching 50 model schools to train top-notch teachers. (The Australian)