Rise & Shine: DFER gave $2 million in state-level races this year

  • Democrats for Education Reform spent $2m in local races this year, 10 times more than in 2008. (WSJ)
  • Complaints about Shuang Wen Academy center on racism, illegal fees, and security issues. (Times)
  • No one will face criminal charges over Nicole Suriel’s field-trip drowning. (TimesPost, NY1)
  • A Brooklyn teenager was fatally struck by a car during her walk to school yesterday. (Post)
  • The new requirement that schools classify students by race is actually 13 years old. (NY1)
  • Most school district administrators in New Jersey are getting their salaries cut. (Post)
  • A Queens school bus took four hours to bring children home yesterday. (NY1)
  • A private program gives city teens skills for babysitting children with special needs. (Times)