Rise & Shine: P.S. 155 crossing guard absent as student is killed

  • A P.S. 155 student was killed by a truck and the school’s crossing guard was AWOL. (WSJPostTimes)
  • Named for a fallen former teacher, a Bronx school with a changing population faces closure. (Times)
  • The city announced its Common Core curriculum picks. (GothamSchoolsNY1TimesWSJPost)
  • A WSJ op-ed examines the “dispiriting evidence on preschool” for two nationally-renowned states.
  • In a twist, the teachers union is taking heat for backing a contentious co-location. (GothamSchools)
  • The “cannibal cop” allegedly approached a teacher at her school, but the encounter won’t count. (WSJ)
  • Waiting lists for some downtown Manhattan schools are already growing long. (Downtown Express)
  • A Colorado appeal court ruled that a pioneering voucher program is not a problem. (EdNews Colorado)
  • New Jersey education officials say they will close multiple low-performing charter schools. (Star-Ledger)