- D.C.’s new five-year plan for its schools emphasizes instruction and closures. (Washington Post)
- The city will give credit to high schools for students who enter the military after all. (GothamSchools)
- For students with disabilities, the state’s longer-than-ever exams can be even longer. (GothamSchools)
- Four Fordham HS of the Arts students are performing in a national monologue competition. (Daily News)
- Kindergarten wait lists are, as always, especially long in some Brooklyn neighborhoods. (Daily News)
- Feverish fundraising means a Brooklyn Catholic school will stay open. (NY1, Daily News, Post, Times)
- Boston is giving bonuses to school workers who help clear a growing special ed backlog. (Boston Globe)