Rise & Shine: Charter school waiting list hits record high

  • Charter school advocates touted record-high demand for seats. (GothamSchools, PostDaily News)
  • As charter demand increases, so have the seats — and chances that students get one. (Schoolbook)
  • Joel Klein and Sol Stern say hardliners on the left and right should embrace the Common Core. (WSJ)
  • Merryl Tisch’s support for Bill Thompson is a political break from her husband, James Tisch. (Post)
  • The public spat between Eva Moskowitz and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio continued. (Daily News)
  • Prince Harry helped a Harlem charter school launch a coaching program for youth. (DNAInfo)
  • Parents want tuition paid back from a Catholic school shuttered abruptly for health violations. (NY1)
  • New Jersey is considering legislation to require statewide full-day prekindergarten. (Star-Ledger)
  • As testing season heats up, parents are grappling with idea that their young children cheat. (WSJ)
  • Chancellor Walcott on why the state should pick his evaluation plan — not the union’s. (Daily News)
  • Greek civil servants are striking over the government’s efforts to quash a teachers union strike. (Times)