Rise & Shine: City home to schools in state with highest scores

By 
Philissa Cramer
 | August 14, 2013, 10:57am UTC
  • Nearly all of the highest-performing schools in the state are in the city; most are selective. (Daily News)
  • The Daily News says the selective schools’ high scores prove that school choice is good for students.
  • New York City will be the first district to evaluate teacher preparation programs. (GS in Brief, Times)
  • John Liu says he’d move to halve tuition at CUNY by legalizing and taxing marijuana. (NY1, AP)
  • The Chelsea High School students who had to retake lost Regents exams speak out. (SchoolBook, Post)
  • Suburban school districts near Buffalo don’t want to have to accept city transfer students. (Buffalo News)
  • The testing company Pearson incorrectly calculated thousands of Virginia students’ scores. (WaPo)
  • A Post columnist cites news in D.C. and California to argue that school excellence isn’t rewarded.
  • President Obama wants to pay to improve internet in schools by charging cell phone users. (WaPo)