Rise & Shine: Feds to hear city's school closure civil rights claim

  • Federal authorities will take up city advocates’ civil rights complaint about school closures. (WSJTimes)
  • Newly released reports show cheating investigations in city schools. (GothamSchools, Daily News, Post)
  • Among those cited in the reports is an ex-iSchool principal and a repeat offender at M.S. 322. (Post)
  • A mediator who met with bus drivers Monday said their strike could drag on. (SchoolBookDaily News)
  • Labor tension is expected to mount today as replacement school bus drivers cross the picket line. (NY1)
  • Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota said he does not support a school closure moratorium. (Post)
  • Mayor Bloomberg warned of school budget cuts. (GothamSchoolsWSJPostNY1SchoolBookTimes)
  • Cuomo said Bloomberg’s take on other districts’ evaluation plans was “factually incorrect.” (Times Union)
  • Parents in District 7 in the Bronx, which is now unzoned, can apply for kindergarten online. (Daily News)