Skip to main contentRise & Shine: State union sues over new teacher evaluations
By | June 29, 2011, 10:53am UTC - The state teachers union is suing over new evaluation rules. (WSJ, Daily News, Post, NY1, WNYC)
- Dennis Walcott’s main accomplishment as chancellor so far has been winning over hearts. (Times)
- Walcott’s graduation speeches have ranged from less than 4 minutes to just over 9 minutes. (Times)
- The City Council’s is set to eliminate a program that helps teachers pay for supplies. (GothamSchools)
- But the council is kicking in $30 million to help the city rid schools of toxic PCBs. (NY1)
- The star of Truman High School’s football team was killed during a post-graduation fight. (Times, Post)
- A Staten Island teenager died after being hit by a truck on her way to the bus after school. (Post)
- The principal of a school for young writers is accused of plagiarizing his graduation speech. (Daily News)
- Ayouba Doumbia, a Manhattan alternative school graduate, is an Ivory Coast refugee. (Daily News)
- Independence HS principal Ron Smolkin used city funds to pay a secretary for personal help. (GS, NY1)
- The Daily News: Hazel Dukes’ latest outburst shows that the NAACP is not helping city children.
- Nicole Gelinas: Michael Mulgrew shouldn’t have had to solve the city’s budget, but kudos to him. (Post)
- Michael Goodwin: The idea that funding and unions hold schools back undersells good schools. (Post)