Rise & Shine: No boon to Newark in Facebook's stock offering

  • Facebook’s public IPO offering won’t increase the size of Newark’s gift from the site’s founder. (WSJ)
  • The city’s budget plan insulates schools, but questions remain. (GothamSchoolsNY1, SchoolBook)
  • The city says it is planning again not to replace teaching positions lost through attrition. (WNYC)
  • A charter school’s bid to change its kindergarten age cutoff was reversed under fire. (Queens Chronicle)
  • Harbor School students were affected by a Civil War cannonball’s discovery on Governor’s Island. (Post)
  • Some churches and others are seeking legislation to let churches continue to meet in schools. (Times)
  • Parents at Brooklyn’s P.S. 161 are planning a one-day boycott to protest closure plans. (GothamSchools)
  • The principal of Wadleigh Secondary School is leaving amid the school’s closure fight. (GothamSchools)