Rise & Shine: Wednesday, 1/14

  • The DOE will spend $55 million or more to upgrade the way it manages special education data. (Times)
  • KIPP teachers voted to unionize. (GothamSchools, Times, Daily News)
  • The City Council will debate whether schools can display nativity scenes. (Times)
  • A second Stuyvesant student is being treated for possible meningitis. (Daily News)
  • Arne Duncan faced few tough questions at his confirmation hearing yesterday. (Times, Washington Post)
  • Performance, not spending, is to be the “bottom line” in Australia’s education policy. (The Australian)