Rise & Shine: Neediest students at high schools with low grades

News from New York City:

• The high schools with the lowest progress report grades had the highest rates of needy students. (Post)
• Teachers at Long Island City High School say federal “transformation” has induced problems. (NY1)
• Students at a high school under investigation describe how cheating took place. (GothamSchools)
• Analysis of city schools’ SAT scores found vast disparities between high- and low-scoring schools. (Post)
• Charter school advocates are supporting the city’s bid to close low-performing charter schools. (Post)
• A Brooklyn middle school’s 48-year principal, Madeline Brennan, draws lessons from her tenure. (Times)
• A new partnership with the New York Public Library is letting teachers borrow class sets of books. (WSJ)
• Richmond Hill High School was locked down on Friday after a student brought a BB gun. (NY1)
• The Daily News: Gov. Cuomo should set a drop-dead date for districts to set teacher evaluation rules.

And beyond:

• Winerip: Tennessee’s new teacher evaluations demoralized teachers and burdened principals. (Times)
• Under a union deal, Chicago will stop offering incentives for schools to extend their days. (Tribune)
• Technology companies give educators free trips to try to convince them to use their products. (Times)
• The merger of Memphis’s urban and suburban schools is reviving race and class tensions. (Times)
• A study found nearly half of students in grades 7 through 12 have been sexually harassed. (Times)
• Teachers accused of cheating in California blame an increased emphasis on test scores. (L.A. Times)