News from New York City:
- Experts say the state Regents exams for high school students have gotten easier over time. (Daily News)
- Geoffrey Canada says the start of school should spark an appreciation of mayoral control. (Daily News)
- Occupants say a new rubber room space in Manhattan looks and feels like a prison. (Post)
- City data reports about each teacher’s impact on student test scores aren’t being used often. (Times)
- A new transfer school is opening in Brooklyn despite some objections from the community. (Post)
- John Liu says if he’s elected comptroller, he’d prefer if Joel Klein weren’t the chancellor. (WNYC)
- The widow of the Queens AP who died from swine flu is going back to school this week. (Daily News)
- School-based health clinics are also opening today after getting last-minute funding. (Brooklyn Paper)
- Some parents affected by failing economy chose to scrimp on school supplies. (Daily News)
- A Bronx mom is suing the city over toxic chemicals present at her kids’ school. (Daily News)
- Students trying to save money on college have swelled the CUNY system to its largest since 1974. (Post)
- Diane Ravitch says the progress reports are “bogus” and should be scrapped. (Daily News)
- New York City schools are among those piloting a new curriculum about the 9/11 attacks. (USA Today)
And beyond:
- Public opinion of public schools is declining, Paul Peterson reminds us. (Wall Street Journal)
- Therapy is on the rise to help preschoolers manage their feelings and behavior. (Wall Street Journal)
- The Gates Foundation is producing a stay-in-school awareness campaign for MTV. (AP)
- Six national education leaders protested the end of D.C.’s voucher program at USDOE. (Reuters)
- British private schools are struggling and even closing because of the recession. (Times)
- Students across the country review Obama’s speech, both its existence and content. (Times, USA Today)
- The Post and Daily News rue opposition to the speech. (The Post: It also shows Democrats’ hyprocrisy.)
- Students at Manhattan’s Democracy Prep reviewed the speech favorably. (GothamSchools, Post)