Rise & Shine: Group seeks backpay from state for poor districts

The new Campaign for Fiscal Equity is threatening to sue the state for $5 billion in unfunded aid. (Times)
Almost all students who attend selective high schools came from selective middle schools as well. (Post)
Student surveys aren’t likely to be part of New York City’s evaluation plan this year. (GothamSchools)
Uncertainty hangs over the city’s timeline for submitting and implementing the plan. (GothamSchools)
A Bronx school facing closure enrolls 950 students whose top choice was elsewhere. (Riverdale Press)
Local officials approved a plan to rezone some of Park Slope’s popular zoned schools. (PS Patch)
High-priced tutors basically do the work for some students at top schools, teachers and tutors say. (Post)
Online public schools spend millions in advertising to attract students to enroll in classes. (USA Today)
A chain-wielding parent was arrested at a troubled high school after he threatened staff. (Post)
A newly reopened Queens school held students in an auditorium that should have been closed. (Post)