Rise & Shine: Cathie Black emails are out and reveal a PR frenzy

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | May 3, 2013, 10:58am UTC
  • The city’s Cathie Black emails show a PR frenzy. (GothamSchools, Times, Post, NY1, WSJ, Daily News)
  • After a “concerned educator” leaked a New York reading test, analysis showed it was hard. (Daily News)
  • One person who saw the test said he had never seen test questions so difficult for students. (Daily News)
  • The Daily News concludes that state officials’ claim of “tough, but fair” for this year’s test was accurate.
  • Eight parents running for city parent council seats are suing to halt the elections process. (SchoolBook)
  • Bloomberg handicapped retroactive teacher raises and criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (GothamSchools)
  • Cuomo reminded the city that it has until next week to adopt evaluations deal on its own. (Daily News)
  • A parent forum was Christine Quinn’s latest absence from the campaign trail. (GothamSchools, Times)
  • Texas might overhaul its teacher evaluations, which now come from 45-minute observations. (Times)
  • Newtown, Conn., is still trying to figure out what to do with the site of Sandy Hook Elementary. (WSJ)
  • Detroit’s “emergency manager” for its schools is leaving at the end of the year, citing gains. (Free Press)