Rise & Shine: Chris Cerf leaving DOE for Bloomberg campaign

Christopher Cerf, Joel Klein’s top deputy, is leaving Tweed for Mayor Bloomberg’s campaign. (Times)
Classes citywide exceed size limits, with parents at one school saying a class has 40 kids. (Daily News)
Juan Gonzalez: The city is renewing contracts and simultaneously laying off school aides. (Daily News)
In a letter, Randi Weingarten objects to the fights over seniority that accompany budget cuts. (Times)
Biking to school appears to be on the rise; 34 schools have requested more bike racks this year. (Times)
Colleges are recruiting city high school football players more now than in the recent past. (Daily News)
Half the entering 9th graders in Boston’s charter schools leave before graduation. (Boston Globe)
D.C. officials are asking to be freed from court-ordered special education mandates. (Washington Post)
Charter schools are booming in suburbs around the Twin Cities. (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
California’s statewide school data system is getting off the ground, but not without issues. (L.A. Times)