Rise & Shine: As senators raged, a deal might have been made

  • Wayne Barrett reports that Mayor Bloomberg and Sen. John Sampson have made a deal. (Village Voice)
  • Three borough presidents are calling on the city school board to reconvene. (GothamSchools, Times)
  • State senators call for more input in governance negotiations. (GothamSchools, NY1, Post, Daily News)
  • Obama is set to release Race to the Top Guidelines today. (Washington Post, Wall Street Journal)
  • As they are currently written the regulations would bar New York State from applying. (GothamSchools)
  • The regulations contain a lot of things that are sure to gall teachers unions. (Times)
  • The regulations could boost teacher pay by pushing states to introduce merit bonuses. (USA Today)
  • A new documentary chronicles the first year in the life of a small high school in the Bronx. (Daily News)
  • IS 278 in Brooklyn is getting sued over the trash it produces and dumps outside his house. (Daily News)
  • A government report has mixed reviews about the introduction of D.C.’s school reform. (Washington Post)