Skip to main contentRise & Shine: U.S. students lag in math on international tests
By | December 3, 2013, 12:09pm UTC - U.S. 15-year-olds scored in the middle in reading and science but lagged in math. (Times, USA Today)
- De Blasio won’t make his top picks for schools chancellor public. (GothamSchools, Daily News)
- Schools nationwide are rethinking their “zero tolerance” response to minor offenses. (Times)
- The UFT’s cooperation on a grant application may signal a city-union relations thaw. (GothamSchools)
- De Blasio said a poll showing wide support for his pre-K tax plan should sway lawmakers. (SchoolBook)
- The state teachers union says a property-tax cap widens the spending gap between districts. (Capital)
- High-school applications were due Monday, capping a daunting process for some. (GothamSchools)
- Educators in a school near where a man was murdered recall how they kept students safe. (Times)
- A program invests $30,000 per student for five years to help them get into and through college. (NY1)
- Teachers continue to adapt to the “politicized and misunderstood” Common Core standards. (AP)
- A boy with disabilities who left his Bronx middle school was found in Times Square. (Daily News)