Rise & Shine: Sect. Duncan reroutes NYC visit at union's request

The “new politics of education” has Race to the Top and other forces causing unions to change. (Times)
Union chief Randi Weingarten pressured Education Sect. Arne Duncan to reroute his NYC visit. (DN)
Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch thinks “her Michaels” will work out Race to the Top. (DN)
The Daily News says Duncan’s visit will give a well-timed boost to Race to the Top’s chance in NY.
At East Harlem TAG, parents focus on raising funds and improving the school’s image. (Times)
Bob Herbert: we need more schools like Bard HS, where students graduate with an assoc. degree.
Nearly two-thirds of VA & MD kids can’t read proficiently by the end of third grade. (Washington Post)
A summer jobs program with more applicants than in the past has fewer jobs to offer. (WSJ)
NY suburbanites will vote on school budgets today, most with cuts or slight pending increases. (WSJ)
Bill Clinton and Al Sharpton are backing a bill that would raise NY’s charter cap. (Post)
In a poll run by a pro-charter group, 63 percent of respondents said they want the cap lifted. (Post)
Two I.S. 208 students were arrested for sexually abusing a 12 year old girl at school. (Post, NY1)
A Manhattan Inst. writer says Diane Ravitch’s testimony against charter schools is flawed. (Post)
Law & Order’s rubber room episode will include teachers who say they shouldn’t be there. (Post)