Skip to main contentRise & Shine: State says city's support for special ed inadequate
By | November 8, 2013, 12:26pm UTC - The State Education Department says the city is skirting special education laws. (GS in Brief, NY1)
- If the de Blasios move to Gracie Mansion, Dante will join many students with long commutes. (Times)
- Across the country, math and reading scores on the “nation’s report card” rose slightly. (Times, WSJ)
- But unlike a few states, New York didn’t see big gains. (GothamSchools, NY1, Daily News, Post, Capital)
- To keep kids from missing school, schools are relaxing rules about how to deal with lice. (AP)
- A new study shows growing segregation in LES schools, and many blame “dezoning.” (GothamSchools)
- Atlantic Express, which runs a chunk of the city’s school bus routes, filed for bankruptcy. (NY World)
- Teachers at Flushing High complained about a proposal to set a grading minimum of 55. (Daily News)
- As M.S. 113’s enrollment is decreased in Fort Greene, a private school is adding seats. (DNAInfo)
- In the Pine Bush district north of the city, reports of anti-Semitism have prompted a lawsuit. (Times)
- A reverend and civil rights advocate who pioneered “street academies” for city youth has died. (Times)