Rise & Shine: De Blasio's pre-K tax hike on the rich gets richer

  • Facing questions about feasibility, Bill de Blasio revised up his pre-K tax increase proposal. (Times)
  • Eliot Spitzer made his case on education for why he should be comptroller. (GothamSchools, HuffPo)
  • Special education advocates say the city’s opposition to paying has gotten aggressive. (GothamSchools)
  • Principals provide a long list of reasons why trailers housing classrooms should be removed. (NY1)
  • Parents at an elite private pre-K are fleeing after learning of its plans to move across town. (Times)
  • Some school districts, including one in New York, are opting out of healthy lunches due to cost. (AP)
  • An advertising group and the U.S. Army are launching a campaign against absenteeism. (Times)