Rise & Shine: Labor union pans city schools' physical condition

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | May 8, 2013, 11:06am UTC
  • A tally of inspections by a labor union finds that many schools are in poor physical shape. (Daily News)
  • A Harlem school was evacuated after a light fixture exploded. (NY1, Daily News, DNA Info, SchoolBook)
  • Jim Dwyer: The city’s try to keep Cathie Black emails private lasted 10 times longer than she did. (Times)
  • The city’s charter sector is waging an ad campaign to boost support for charter schools. (GothamSchools)
  • The Daily News says Christine Quinn is wrong to suggest relaxing admissions rules to gifted programs.
  • The AFT’s intervention aims to boost McDowell County, W. Va., where previous tries have faltered. (AP)
  • California’s efforts to boost diversity in its public universities focus on improving applicants early. (Times)
  • Newtown, Conn., remains split about what to do about the school where 20 students were killed. (WSJ)
  • Louisiana’s Supreme Court struck down Gov. Bobby Jindal’s school voucher program. (Times-Picayune)