Rise & Shine: Unclear standards behind Albany charter's demise

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | March 19, 2010, 11:25am UTC
  • Protesters rallied against the city’s new school bake sale rules. (GothamSchools, Insideschools, NY1)
  • The Albany charter school that’s being closed has actually gotten better in recent years. (Times)
  • One difficulty faced by many charter schools: Fielding competitive sports teams. (Washington Post)
  • North Carolina’s Supreme Court will hear a case on the use of suspensions for minor offenses. (Times)
  • In the Times, Susan Jacoby makes the case for a national curriculum and teacher training standards.
  • A to-be-fired teacher in Central Falls, R.I., hanged President Obama in effigy in his classroom. (AP)