Rise & Shine: Test prep without compunction, at $450 an hour

  • Yesterday was the first day of school at a Bronx charter school, the earliest to open this year. (Post)
  • The city does not plan to close schools for swine flu or offer a daily count of those infected. (Daily News)
  • Susan Dominus profiles a new, $450-an-hour private school consultant who supports test prep. (Times)
  • A new book by four Brooklyn professors tackles how students feel about their schools. (City Limits)
  • The Detroit News says Detroit’s schools should become more like NYC’s, with a new teachers contract.
  • The 11 states that so far have said no to charter schools could miss out on federal education funds. (AP)