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June 30, 2017 | Posted At: 10:06 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
Memphis suburbs are receiving federal money for more poor students than they have. Here's why. chalkbeat.org/posts/tn/2017/…
Mayoral Control Renewed for 2 Years: Legislature Hands Victory to De Blasio In Special Session the74million.org/article/mayora…
See also WNYC
Californians, you have until Friday to comment on this key education plan fw.to/CVGOXeE
Newly-elected L.A. Unified board member Nick Melvoin hires a charter school advocate as his chief of staff fw.to/Mi0I4Yg
Cost of College: New Evidence Shows DeVos Is Discarding College Policies That Are Effective nytimes.com/2017/06/30/ups…
To reach hungry children in the summer, these school cafeterias moved outside washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Every Senior At This Struggling High School Was Accepted To College npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Maryland board approves new 5-star rating system for public schools washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Capital Prep Met State Integration Rule By Picking White Students Outside Lottery - Courant khttp://nzzl.us/DMjxH7d
Is school too shallow? csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2017/0… via @csmonitor
Dozens of Arizona Teachers Lack Bachelor's Degrees blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teache
Charter school axes 11 teachers without notice amid union talks - NY Daily News nzzl.us/gjIZQgy
How much do parents spend on education? - Jun. 29, 2017 ow.ly/XEwY30db8uF
A new study shows even 5-year-olds can’t escape racism vox.com/identities/201…
Chicago kids outperform kids in rest of state but progress uneven -- poor black kids scores flat since 2011. @WBEZ wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
Faltering Scores For Poor Black Students In Chicago And Statewide wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
June 29, 2017 | Posted At: 08:37 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
The School Voucher Research Wars | Education News | US News usnews.com/news/education…
National arts scores are in, and the western U.S. lags behind edsource.org/2017/national-…
Trump Ed. Dept. Gives States, Districts Extra Time on ESSA Financial Transparency Requirement blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig
No 'F' Graded Schools In Miami-Dade County - miami.cbslocal.com/2017/06/28/his…
Potential Deal in Albany on Mayoral Control of Schools nytimes.com/2017/06/28/nyr…
CTU President Lewis criticizes district's 'usurious' borrowing deal ... - Chicago Tribune news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&…
Inside the NAACP’s fight to stop Betsy DeVos from expanding charter schools huffingtonpost.com/entry/naacp-ch… via @HuffPostPol
In labor dispute with teachers, school district goes directly to parents - sacbee.com/news/local/edu…
Public schools will be judged on a five-star rating system under a plan the state school board approved Tuesday. bsun.md/2s0SEiJ
Reviewers: New Mexico education plan best in the nation - abqjournal.com/1024507/indepe…
Professors Accused Of Sexual Harassment Are Switching Jobs And Nobody Is Disclosing Their History buzzfeed.com/tylerkingkade/…
Report Finds No Challenge for City in Plan for Diverse Schools nytimes.com/2017/06/28/nyr…
Fidget spinners, the latest distraction craze, explained vox.com/science-and-he…
June 28, 2017 | Posted At: 08:52 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
New Mexico education plan best in the nation abqjournal.com/1024507 #abq via @ABQJournal
Tennessee’s ESSA plan gets solid marks in independent review chalkbeat.org/posts/tn/2017/…
Review: Michigan’s education plan lacks clarity detne.ws/2thwtIh via @detroitnews
Connecticut’s new education plan gets mixed review ctpost.com/local/article/… via @connpost
Dem Senators Slam Betsy DeVos For Civil Rights Enforcement Cuts buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/…
Oregon Senators Call Out U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for Refusing to Stand Up for LGBT Students wweek.com/news/state/201…
How a High School Gets Students to Graduation, Against Many Odds wnyc.org/story/how-nyc-…
Seattle Public Schools responds to NAACP’s ethnic studies proposal with one of its own seattletimes.com/education-lab/…
GOP health-care bill could strip public schools of billions for special education washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
Supreme Court rules for churches in two more public funding cases usat.ly/2tVkmi1 via @USATODAY
New York’s Top Court Narrows Suit Seeking More Money for Schools nytimes.com/2017/06/27/nyr…
Child Care Centers Often Don't Hire The Most Qualified Teachers, Study Shows npr.org/2017/06/28/534…
Study: Black girls viewed as ‘less innocent’ than white girls washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
Impasse declared in Denver teacher contract negotiations, prompting criticism from union chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
Pressure Mounts on School District to Prove It Didn't Cheat on Graduation Rates blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Distric…
Voucher students caught up with public-school peers after 3 years, study finds nola.com/education/inde…
What Happened to Amazon Inspire, the Tech Giant’s Education Marketplace? EdSurge News edsurge.com/news/2017-06-2… #edtech via @EdSurge
June 27, 2017 | Posted At: 08:14 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
ESSA
Education Plans Lack Clarity on Disadvantaged Students, Worst Schools | Education News | US News usnews.com/news/education…
Review of ESSA Plans Rates States Strong on Accountability, Weak on Counting All Kids the74million.org/article/exclus…
Smarter Balanced comes up short on interim exams cabinetreport.com/curriculum-ins…
How important will education policy be in Florida's 2018 election cycle? tampabay.com/blogs/gradeboo… via @TB_Times
VOUCHERS
New studies find school voucher recipients in IN and LA first lose academic ground, later catch up to peers washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Supreme Court Playground Ruling Feeds School Voucher Debate | Political News | US News usnews.com/news/politics/
Today in school vouchers: One Supreme Court case and two new studies you should know about chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
Supreme Court playground ruling feeds school voucher debate abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
MISC
Black and Latino parents cite funding disparities and racism as top contributors to educational inequity educationdive.com/news/9-out-of-…
Why Some Of D.C.'s Leading Men Of Color Are Heading Back To Preschool | WAMU wamu.org/story/17/06/26…
'POV' Looks at a Student Who Escapes Syria's Strife for Los Angeles blogs.edweek.org/edweek/educati
How Silicon Valley Pushed Coding Into American Classrooms nytimes.com/2017/06/27/tec… [ See also Silicon Valley Billionaires Want to Replace Teachers with Technology http://ow.ly/4tr730cVwvh at Alternet]
Every Senior Applied To College At This Washington, D.C., High School npr.org/2017/06/26/534…
June 26, 2017 | Posted At: 09:05 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
Jane Sanders Lawyers Up politi.co/2sw5GHt via Politico
Cuomo: NY lawmakers should return to cut deal on NYC schools chron.com/news/article/D… via @HoustonChron
Does It Matter Who Runs New York City’s Schools? nytimes.com/2017/06/23/nyr…
NYC charter school power could grow if mayoral control expires nydn.us/2rPmBSQ
Schools Let Students Take Laptops Home In Hopes Of Curbing 'Summer Slide' npr.org/sections/allte…
Poll: President Trump Voters Oppose His Education Agenda | Education News | US News ow.ly/Cijc30cToYq
Inside Connecticut's Education-Funding Turmoil theatlantic.com/education/arch…
School Vouchers Get A New Report Card npr.org/sections/ed/20…
These Teachers Are Learning Gun Skills To Protect Students, They Say npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Teachers Union Merger Could Give Educators a Leg Up in Negotiations chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/23/tea…
Nearly 850 employees in Md. school system on leave this year as child abuse investigations soar washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
White, wealthy communities are forming their own school districts feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewshourHea…
Do charters or traditional schools have it worse? A new study says both latimes.com/local/educatio…
Elusive goal? State wants 90% of students proficient in reading, math by 2032 fw.to/Sxk9MmQ
A Battle Over Prayer in Schools Tests Canada’s Multiculturalism nytimes.com/2017/06/25/wor…
Millburn Parents Angry, Dismayed at Blackface Incident in Elementary School villagegreennj.com/schools-kids/m… via @race/related
June 23, 2017 | Posted At: 08:58 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
Mentors for New Teachers Found to Boost Student Achievement—by a Lot - Teaching Now - Education Week Teacher ow.ly/6jzC30cPUUO
Charter sector secures win in Albany, clearing a path for deal on mayoral control - POLITICO nzzl.us/0C8s1eG via @nuzzel
In ethnically-diverse schools, students report less loneliness & bullying : study scpr.org/news/2017/06/2…
Louisiana Is First State To Ban Public Colleges From Asking About Criminal History npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Hearing set on fate of board member who insulted Obamas wsj.com/articles/AP214… via @WSJ
Illinois Experiments With High Schools Of The Future wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
ESSA Plans Under Official and Unofficial Review realcleareducation.com/articles/2017/…
New study reveals cities where low-income students are doing best hechingerreport.org/new-study-reve…
How It All Turned Out: A Kindergarten Story, 13 Years Later npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Boys wear skirts to protest school's anti-shorts policy amid heat wave huffingtonpost.com/entry/boys-wea
June 22, 2017 | Posted At: 08:25 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
THE FEDS
CA, like others, waiting for more from feds on ESSA plans cabinetreport.com/politics-educa…
Ed. Dept. Budget Plan Hammered by Both Sides in Congress edweek.org/ew/articles/20… via @educationweek
Ex-lobbyists swarm Trump administration, despite 'drain the swamp' pledge usat.ly/2tub8Jx via @USATODAY
POVERTY & FUNDING
Norway and Sweden spent nearly 2% of their GDP on early education. America? 0.3% blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_y… From @casamuels via
Where Poor Students Are Top of the Class | Education News | US News usnews.com/news/education…
MAYORAL CONTROL
What if Mayor’s School Control Lapses? A 2009 Episode Offers Clues - The New York Times ow.ly/nFjV30cNSPl
State lawmakers end session without passing mayoral control. Where does that leave us? nzzl.us/DE69M6k
DISTRICT SECESSION
New report blasts CO for allowing districts to net more school funding by breaking away from larger districts chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
'School secession is cementing segregation and exacerbating inequities in public education.' ckbe.at/2tNQraM
Fairfax schools brace for bigger class sizes, new student fees amid budget woes washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
New discipline policy means more flexibility for schools cabinetreport.com/curriculum-ins
Charter school denies homeless kids entry due to uniforms: report nola.com/education/inde…
Fariña wants to help NYC teachers get better at teaching. But some of her own reforms are getting in the way chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
KICKERS
School's Out, But That Doesn't Mean Free Lunches Are Off The Table kut.org/post/schools-o…
Forget fidget spinners, it's the toothpick crossbow that is worrying parents - The Guardian nzzl.us/QIBbU3z via @nuzzel
June 21, 2017 | Posted At: 10:11 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
MAYORAL CONTROL
Duncan Implores Albany to Find Compromise on Mayoral Control of NYC Schools | Observer ow.ly/bvSn30cM0O1
Obama's education secretary throws de Blasio a charter school curveball nyp.st/2sRMNjK via @nypmetro
DEVOS
Finalist For Hamilton County School Superintendent Winds Up On Staff Of Betsy Devos chattanoogan.com/2017/6/20/3501
Betsy DeVos Picked A Student Loan CEO To Run The Student Loan System buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl… via @mollyhc
Federal pick to lead higher ed policy drops out of consideration ihenow.com/2rC2gAk
DeVos breaks ranks with GOP, wants changes in ESSA plan cabinetreport.com/politics-educa…
NEXT STEPS FOR LAUSD
LA Unified's voting on a budget. Here are 5 reasons why you should care scpr.org/news/2017/06/2…
L.A. Unified approves more spending and layoffs latimes.com/local/educatio…
CHICAGO
Chicago Public Schools borrows $275M to fulfill pension duty abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/c…
Chicago Mayor: K-12 Education Model Outdated: diverseeducation.com/article/98012/ via @DiverseIssues
Blue State Students Take A Red State Field Trip wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
MISC
Baltimore teachers launch door-to-door campaign to stem tide of enrollment decline fw.to/anvBTNV
Denver school board picks district-run programs to take over low-performing schools chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
Oakland charters more likely to enroll higher-performing students than district schools edsource.org/2017/oakland-c…
Federal teacher union leader rebukes politicians, asks educators to get involved elpasotimes.com/story/news/edu… via @elpasotimes
Jimmy Kimmel lets teen finish his faculty-censored grad speech huffingtonpost.com/entry/jimmy-ki… via @HuffPostComedy
Billionaires Try Opposite Paths for Online Education in India bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @technology
June 20, 2017 | Posted At: 08:29 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
ALL EYES ON NYC
When the School Building Itself Is a Barrier to Equal Education wnyc.org/story/when-sch…
From power to paperwork: New York City principals adjust to a reined-in role under Carmen Fariña chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
Two Days Left, and Still No Vote on Who Will Control NYC Schools wnyc.org/story/who-will…
N.Y. school officials propose changes to academic standards wsj.com/articles/new-y… via @WSJ
OTHER DISTRICTS
Four school board members in Pr. George’s County allege fraud in graduation rates washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Dallas Schools, Long Segregated, Charge Forward on Diversity - New York Times nzzl.us/cN9wMfg
Philadelphia teachers vote to approve tentative contract abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/p…
Los Angeles School Board Bars Charter Schools From Being Included in New Unified Enrollment System the74million.org/article/los-an…
New LA school board member says his election was not about ‘the proliferation of charters’ edsource.org/2017/new-la-sc…
Threats, attacks and thrown chairs: DPS fields concerns about effort to reduce early childhood suspensions chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
GUN VIOLENCE
Study: Shootings Kill Or Injure 19 US Children Each Day wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
Guns are now the third leading cause of death for U.S. children newsweek.com/guns-kids-thir…
Two girls, 7 and 13, shot at Far South Side school end-of-year picnic chicago.suntimes.com/news/two-child…
PEOPLE
"DeVos has taken over as Senate Democrats’ top online bogeyman" [and lead fundraiser], reports Politico ow.ly/mf1930cIveH
Bror Saxberg, All-Star Learning Scientist, Joins Chan Zuckerberg Initiative the74million.org/article/bror-s…
At Furr High School, Educators ‘Escape the Interview’ houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/…
LGBT advocates at private colleges vow to stand strong after DeVos wavers on protections usat.ly/2s22GCp via @USATODAYcollege
Here are the only 15 Congressional districts in the US where more than half of voters have college degrees ow.ly/9cEU30cIvyo
June 19, 2017 | Posted At: 10:03 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
Dreamers’ to Stay in U.S. for Now, but Long-Term Fate Is Unclear - The New York Times ow.ly/dL0T30cHUaF
States test worksite charter schools for company kids abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/s…
D.C. schools leader prepares to release systemwide plan for improvement washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
Dallas Schools, Long Segregated, Charge Forward on Diversity, via @nytimes t.co/ddcBrn1LPm
Connecticut magnet school strikes agreement with China abcnews.go.com/International/…
Bill to lengthen probation for CA teachers clears first hurdle dailynews.com/government-and…
Teacher shortage restricts training of new instructors cabinetreport.com/human-resource…
Video as visa: Seattle school livestreams graduation for students with family overseas seattletimes.com/education-lab/…
Philadelphia teachers, district reach tentative contract hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
A School That Provides The One Constant In Homeless Children's Lives npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Dr. Dre Pledges $10 Million Donation To Compton High School huffingtonpost.com/2017/06/16/dr-
A teacher's decision to be 'visibly queer' in his photo with President Trump washingtonpost.com/news/education…
June 16, 2017 | Posted At: 10:16 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
DACA, LGBTQ, CIVIL RIGHTS
Trump Will Allow ‘Dreamers’ to Stay in U.S., Reversing Campaign Promise - The New York Times ow.ly/cCGZ30cEbzH
The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father's Day Event buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl…
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government - ProPublica nzzl.us/vBMUKTO
CHARTERS
As Charter Fans Fret About Trump’s Support, Leaders Warn Funding Boost Not a Done Deal the74million.org/article/as-cha…
New charter study links structure and success chicago.suntimes.com/politics/new-c…
Florida charter schools: Here's what will change under education overhaul fw.to/IeVTeqB
SPENDING
Per-Pupil Spending Rose 3.5% in 2015; Same-Year NAEP Scores Dropped the74million.org/article/new-ce…
U.S. pre-K enrollment falls behind European countries :: SI&A Cabinet Report ow.ly/5jh330cDoV4
Kansas governor signs school funding bill; court review next abcnews.go.com/xmldata/story?
MISC
Nevada’s new education plan gets mixed review from the feds lvrj.com/post/1102548 via @reviewjournal
Connecticut Bill Would Force Fee Disclosures for Teacher Retirement Plans nytimes.com/2017/06/15/you…
Bezos Offers a Hint of His Philanthropic Plans - The New York Times ow.ly/rkw030cEdRP
College is a leap of faith - and funds - for first-generation students | APM Reports ow.ly/2Z0V30cEccp
KICKERS
Graduating senior refused to read speech written by administrators, so they withheld his diploma nzzl.us/9xeNcrv
2 Escaped Boko Haram Victims Graduate From High School huffingtonpost.com/2017/06/15/bok
June 15, 2017 | Posted At: 07:59 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
How Betsy DeVos Could Break Up The Charter School Coalition buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl…
U.S. Halts New Rules Aimed at Abuses by For-Profit Colleges nytimes.com/2017/06/14/bus…
STATE & LOCAL
Gov. Brown, Democrats to require school districts to give greater access to unions edsource.org/2017/gov-brown…
How a youth-counseling program is helping rewrite Chicago's violent narrative, by @ulrichboser theatlantic.com/education/arch…
More buses for Seattle Public Schools to support new start times kuow.org/post/more-buse…
School board extends Supt. King's contract in current majority's final days latimes.com/local/educatio…
How generous private donations have created a tale of two pre-Ks in Detroit chalkbeat.org/posts/detroit/
Pennsylvania senator wants failing students out of cyber charter schools fw.to/eV7n0VD
With grant, Seattle schools to change start times again — for the better seattletimes.com/education-lab/…
Maryland school gives away more than 2,000 books to spur summer reading washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
NATIONAL
Poor Students Face Digital Divide in How Teachers Learn to Use Tech - EdWeek edwk.it/2sBxg6X
Transgender Teachers Talk About Their Experiences At School npr.org/sections/ed/20…
June 14, 2017 | Posted At: 08:34 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
DEVOS
DeVos Delivers Tough Love to Charter School Advocates | Education News | US News usnews.com/news/education…
DeVos says some charter school ‘reformers’ have become ‘just another breed of bureaucrats’ edsource.org/2017/devos-say…
DeVos Urges Charter Advocates to Embrace Wider View of School Choice, Warns Them Not to Become ‘The Man’ the74million.org/article/devos-…
DeVos Warns Charter Schools Against Becoming 'The Man' - Politics K-12 - Education Week ow.ly/7OLN30cyQMg
DeVos on LGBT criticism: I'll pursue discrimination 'in any form' https://usat.ly/2skFDDp via @usatoday
Charter School Founded by DeVos Family Reflects National Tensions https://nyti.ms/2sngyYu
LOS ANGELES
LAUSD board adds two more years to Superintendent Michelle King's contract scpr.org/news/2017/06/1…
L.A. Unified moves closer to a unified enrollment system - LA Times ow.ly/jJY930cA9vV
In a city of charters, the LA school district runs many of them | EdSource http://ow.ly/zcZA30cAbog
TIDBITS
Report Identifies America’s Best Charter Schools, Where Over 100,000 Kids Are Shown to Be Months Ahead of Peers the74million.org/article/report…
Washington state ranks high in effectively identifying homeless students seattletimes.com/education-lab/…
Parents outraged after pro-Trump messages were edited out of this Colo. high school’s yearbooks denverpost.com/2017/06/14/don…
Schools seek the boost from a monkey-bars break, by expanding recess wsj.com/articles/a-fav… via @WSJ
June 13, 2017 | Posted At: 10:32 AM | Author: Alexander Russo
NY is cutting Common Core testing from 6 days to 4 days on.rocne.ws/2tdn7dz via @DandC
In NY, math and English tests will be cut by one day each chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
Trump’s Labor secretary pans Rahm Emanuel’s graduation plan chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-lab…
Why America Keeps Criminalizing Autistic Children psmag.com/education/amer… via @PacificStand
June 12, 2017 | Posted At: 08:23 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
Charter school union votes to join CTU; Chicago union to vote in fall bit.ly/2snrSEu via @Suntimes
Jessica Tang quietly makes history with Boston Teachers Union election. bos.gl/QPcK6zi
New York poised to shorten grades 3-8 math and English tests by one day each chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
CPS to build new high school in Englewood, close four others bit.ly/2sKqj0R via @Suntimes
Veteran School Choice Champion Is Top Pick for Key Policy Job at Ed. Dept. edwk.it/2r9PkS1 #edpolitics
How States Are Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act: Inside Oklahoma & South Dakota’s Plans the74million.org/article/how-st…
Can they unplug? A school principal will pay students to forgo screen time this summer. washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Little Rock officials push to regain school district control abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/r…
Unionized charter teachers vote to merge with Chicago Teachers Union fw.to/uDc9KPg
DeVos is Questioned About Campaign to Influence Climate Change Education pbs.org/wgbh/frontline… via @frontlinepbs
An elite CA university that's a haven for Latinos - LA Times ow.ly/BpM830cvYix
June 9, 2017 | Posted At: 09:29 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
NYC INTEGRATION PLAN
Digging into details of mayor’s diversity plan, critics see easy goals and iffy approaches chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
De Blasio Won’t Call New York Schools ‘Segregated’ but Defends His Diversity Plan nytimes.com/2017/06/08/nyr…
Grilled by reporters, de Blasio says he wants to ‘level with the people’ about school integration chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
A Manhattan District Where School Choice Amounts to Segregation, via @nytimes.
BEST OF THE REST
Welcome to Chicago's Refugee High | Chicago magazine ow.ly/mRyL30cru2h
CA Advocates of 3-year teacher tenure face big decision edsource.org/2017/advocates…
Amid ESSA Backlash, New Mexico's Controversial Education Secretary Quits blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e
How Schools, Parents And Organizations Are Trying To Close The Achievement Gap the1a.org/shows/2017-06-…
Science Teachers Are Getting Packages With Misinformation About Climate Change buzzfeed.com/zahrahirji/cli… via @BuzzFeed
Nick Melvoin has a lot of ideas for L.A.'s schools fw.to/AOnNaLJ
Governor may stick it to Rahm by favoring Karen Lewis on the elected school board issue| Chicago Reader ow.ly/vP4230cqlJY
DeVos Says More Money Won't Help Schools; Research Says Otherwise npr.org/sections/ed/20…
DeVos on Obama’s ‘Race to the Top’ Program: ‘We’ve Seen That Movie cnsnews.com/news/article/n…
Board members want a local schools chief to apologize for graduation incidents washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
'It's not about politics': 5 years in, education supe takes stock nola.com/education/inde…
However well black students perform, teachers still think they're struggling huffingtonpost.com/entry/teacher-… via @blackvoices
Almost All Students Handcuffed in New York Public Schools are Black or Latinx sumo.ly/B0nJ via @Latina
June 8, 2017 | Posted At: 08:25 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
Trump Appointee In Office Overseeing Sex Ed Programs Is A Major Abstinence Advocate huffingtonpost.com/2017/06/07/val
ProPublica collected 349 disclosure forms detailing Trump administration officials’ financial holdings. projects.propublica.org/graphics/trump…
In Ohio, suburban school districts close themselves off from city students, study finds chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/
This 18-year-old, recent HS graduate is hoping to unseat a Denver school board incumbent bit.ly/2szxqca
Education Budget Hearing Highlights Gulf Between GOP and Trump | Education News | US News usnews.com/news/education…
Gates Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Team Up to Support #PersonalizedLearning blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Digital…
Charter school segregation lawsuit goes to U.S. appeals court nola.com/education/inde…
Texas Teacher Who Gave Student ‘Most Likely to Become a Terrorist’ Award Is Out of a Job nytimes.com/2017/06/07/us/…
Fired New Orleans principal says he is not a white supremacist nola.com/education/inde…
Michelle Obama reminds tech industry -- again -- girls can code cnet.co/2s1S0oS via @CNET
Two honor roll students fatally shot in Maryland on eve of high school graduation wapo.st/2r18cl5?tid=ss…
June 7, 2017 | Posted At: 09:22 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
DEVOS APPEARANCE
DeVos questioned on discrimination protections in private schools wapo.st/2qYySbe
Senators Hammer at DeVos on Planned Budget Cuts, Proposed Vouchers blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
DeVos non-committal on private school LGBT discrimination abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
DeVos Says IDEA, Other Federal Laws Apply to Private Voucher Schools, but No Pledge on LGBT @The74 bit.ly/2sdPM56
DeVos grilled on protecting LGBT students from discrimination usat.ly/2rQvb6H via @USATODAY
Betsy DeVos testifies on the education budget to.pbs.org/2seDqdj
DeVos: It Is Not The Education Department's Job To Protect LGBTQ Students huffingtonpost.com/2017/06/06/bet…
Betsy DeVos is 'peripherally aware' that people don't like her fw.to/G1L3HLE
In States' Private-School Vouchers, Few Safeguards Against Discrimination edweek.org/ew/articles/20… via @educationweek
BIG CITIES
Long-Awaited Plan for Integrating NYC Schools Proves Mostly Small-Bore nytimes.com/2017/06/06/nyr…
ACT Scores Go Missing in Los Angeles, Leaving About 125 Students in Limbo wsj.com/articles/act-s… via @WSJ
Why Boston Is Paying Ex-Gang Members $400 A Week To Go To College citylab.com/crime/2017/06/
NOT DEVOS
Education Philanthropist Helps Students Excel - Wall Street Journal nzzl.us/9yNsfqt
Working Mom Makes Awesome Edits To Daughter's Sexist Homework | HuffPost ow.ly/Hnf830cn040
Names & Financial Disclosures of Education Officials (Goad, Toner, Lee) via ProPublica ow.ly/fnB830cmbs9
An uncertain future: Higher Education Seeks Answers to Leaner Years nytimes.com/2017/06/07/edu…
Kids Are Quoting Trump To Bully Their Classmates And Teachers Don’t Know What To Do About It buzzfeed.com/albertsamaha/k…
June 6, 2017 | Posted At: 08:56 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
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ALL THINGS DEVOS
DeVos Returns to the Senate: 6 Education Issues She’s Sure to Face During Tuesday’s Testimony the74million.org/article/devos-…
DeVos Appoints First Amendment Advocate to Key Position ihenow.com/2sbHScG
Private schools face uphill battle for federal aid detne.ws/2sLQkfn via @detroitnews
What was she doing at the White House yesterday?
NATIONAL
National Democrats making modest investment in South Carolina race to succeed Mick Mulvaney postandcourier.com/news/national-… via @postandcourier
Many colleges fail to improve students’ critical-thinking skills wsj.com/articles/exclu… via @WSJ
NEW HIGH COURT CHALLENGE TO LABOR UNIONS FOLLOWS 4-4 SPLIT - News from The Associated Press ow.ly/aVih30cmavm
Education Disrupted: The Silicon Valley Billionaires Remaking America’s Schools nytimes.com/2017/06/06/tec…
BIG CITIES
Oakland is the latest big district turning to an insider to head schools edsource.org/2017/oakland-i…
Gentrification is changing Denver’s schools. This initiative aims to do something about it. chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
In Ohio, suburban school districts close themselves off from city students, study finds chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
In Baltimore, the joy and relief of making it through high school alive wapo.st/2qRKdVD?tid=ss…
Baltimore Teachers Union files second grievance over layoffs fw.to/mxpuV2E
'Nowhere to go but up': A Watts elementary school transforms scpr.org/news/2017/06/0…
IMMIGRATION, SEGREGATION, RACISM
NYC to Release Long-Awaited Plan Addressing School Segregation wnyc.org/story/new-york…
An L.A. high school poet finds her voice in an age of uncertainty latimes.com/local/educatio…
Nebraska school district helps refugee students with trauma abcnews.go.com/International/…
June 5, 2017 | Posted At: 08:50 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
MILITARY VOUCHERS
As Trump pushes school choice, Heritage wants to let 800K military kids use public dollars for private education washingtonpost.com/news/education…
Proposal To Award School Choice To Military Children dailycaller.com/2017/06/02/pro… via @DailyCaller
DEVOS
DeVos Visits Science Fair, Refuses To Talk About Climate Science huffingtonpost.com/2017/06/02/bet
DeVos Cites District of Columbia in Defending Trump's Push for School Choice blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig
Indy's Al Hubbard Bows Out Of Consideration For No. 2 U.S. Education Job wfyi.org/news/articles/…
Is Treasury best suited to handle student financial aid? wapo.st/2qOsKxi?tid=ss…
TEACHERS
Climate Science Meets a Stubborn Obstacle: Students nytimes.com/2017/06/04/us/…
More teachers turning to nonprofits for innovative science lessons edsource.org/2017/more-teac…
IMMIGRATION, RACE, & DIVERSITY
After their mother was deported to Mexico, the Marin siblings faced an impossible choice: Stay or go. blgwd.us/2rKCFZC
Can a Pre-K Boom in D.C. Help to End School Segregation? ow.ly/ndHr30cjh84
A new mega-study on community schools and an award for NYC chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
Michael Brown's Mom And Sister Graduate From High School On The Same Day huffingtonpost.com/2017/06/02/mic
KICKER
At $75,560, housing a prisoner in California now costs more than a year at Harvard - LA Times ow.ly/7C4T30cjeaT
June 2, 2017 | Posted At: 04:26 PM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
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June 2, 2017 | Posted At: 09:48 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
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Number of Calif. Educators With Temp Credentials Doubled in Four Years blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacher
Some Hires by Betsy DeVos Are a Stark Departure From Her Reputation nytimes.com/2017/06/02/us/…
Teachers are using facial recognition to see if students are paying attention on.mash.to/2rnDQeu
White House orders agencies to ignore Democrats’ oversight requests politi.co/2qHTYpM via @burgessev & @jdawsey1
For First Time In Four Years, Solo Speller Claims National Bee Crown npr.org/sections/thetw…
St. Paul NAACP enters fray in teacher's court case over being targeted - StarTribune.com ow.ly/ReeT30cesPw
3 Things To Know About Illinois’ Proposed Overhaul Of School Funding wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
Black and Latino parents believe racial disparities persist in public education, poll finds laschoolreport.com/black-and-lati…
June 1, 2017 | Posted At: 09:39 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
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New Study Finds States Fail to Deliver on Title I Promise of Extra Funding for Low-Income Students the74million.org/article/new-st…
The Quiet Wave of School District Secessions | Education News | US News http://ow.ly/IT3Q30cdVKk
English Learners Were Hurt The Most When Texas Limited Special Education npr.org/sections/ed/20
Elizabeth Warren launches 'DeVos Watch' to keep eye on education secretary s.masslive.com/ylKqUBY
Democratic Senators Tag-Team Betsy DeVos Over Ethics Concerns blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
Warren Launches 'DeVos Watch' in Bid to Make Education 'Corruption-Free' | Common Dreams ow.ly/SqdJ30cdTy9
Elizabeth Warren Monitoring Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Online ow.ly/FivP30cdPtj #DeVosWatch
Most Americans want to see more school integration as Trump destroys existing efforts huffingtonpost.com/entry/school-i… via @HuffPostPol
Increasing Salaries So Teachers Don't Have To Become Principals npr.org/sections/ed/20…
College Student Stages Mock Graduation On Subway As Delays Put Actual Commencement Out Of Reach: Gothamist ow.ly/mu6V30cdUTo
May 31, 2017 | Posted At: 08:56 AM | Author: Alexander Russo
Ed. Dept. Has No Plans for a 'Federal Voucher Program.' Let's Break That Down. blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
In potential first, Chicago teachers union discussing merger with charter schools union bit.ly/2rBcjJq via @Suntimes @bylaurenfitz
What happened when a city full of teachers, most of them black, was fired hechingerreport.org/happened-city-…
For DeVos & her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘personalization,’ including virtual schools chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
Tested in a barbershop, 7th-grader becomes Baltimore's first-ever national chess champion - Baltimore Sun http://nzzl.us/HCbhmrt
Connecticut teachers, students protest DeVos' comments hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
Teachers at D.C. charter school launch campaign to unionize washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
May 30, 2017 | Posted At: 08:07 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
Backers abandon $10 million Super School project in Oakland sfgate.com/education/arti…
East Hartford Students Rally After Betsy DeVos 'Dangerous Daycare' Comments | NBC Connecticut ow.ly/3NkP30c9mUu
California students go online in record numbers to take Common Core-aligned tests, with few glitches edsource.org/2017/californi…
Texas 'bathroom bill' fading as legislative session wraps up abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
New Orleans Principal Fired After Video Captures Him Wearing Nazi-Associated Rings huffingtonpost.com/2017/05/27/new
As Computer Coding Classes Swell, So Does Cheating nytimes.com/2017/05/29/us/…
What charter school supporters say they hope to change after school board victories fw.to/c8p2R4G
Hall Passes, Buses, Lunch Duty: What If The Principal Could Focus On Achievement? npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Free Play or Flashcards? New Study Nods to More Rigorous Preschools nytimes.com/2017/05/30/us/…
States struggle with oversight of online charter schools hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
Mom's Rant About End-Of-The-Year Half Days Goes Viral huffingtonpost.com/2017/05/26/mom…
Last commencements held for Cleveland, East Side High Schools clarionledger.com/story/news/pol…
How 2 teens 3-D printed a fidget spinner empire out of their high school science lab ow.ly/mlhK30c6f17
May 26, 2017 | Posted At: 09:50 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
One of the top ranked high schools in the state just joined Indianapolis Public Schools chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2017/…
GOP threatens to subpoena Education Dept. official who quit - POLITICO ow.ly/74Pq30c4cOc
Troubled cops land jobs in Georgia schools myajc.com/news/local-edu…
Advocates call on Chancellor Fariña to take ‘morally necessary’ steps to end school segregation chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
Citing East Hartford Student's Story, Betsy DeVos Blasts Public Schools courant.com/education/hc-e…
Phoenix Takes on Problem of Disconnected Youth wnyc.org/story/phoenix-…
Former Newark schools chief Cami Anderson’s new mission: getting schools to rethink student discipline chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
Why Did The Top Student Aid Official Under Betsy DeVos Resign? npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Texas pushes ahead with 'bathroom bill' as others shy away abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
San Diego schools sued over anti-Islamophobia campaign abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/s…
Surprise for a Mother Who Helped Her Paralyzed Son in Every Class nytimes.com/2017/05/25/us/…
Trump Administration Considers Moving Student Loans from Education Department to Treasury nytimes.com/2017/05/25/bus…
Mass. teachers union snubs National Teacher of the Year - CommonWealth Magazine nzzl.us/TwHLVbi
Fight between Syrian and Canadian students sparks protest torontosun.com/2017/05/23/fig…
May 25, 2017 | Posted At: 07:59 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
DeVos, Democrats Wage War Over Budget Cuts, Students' Rights Under Vouchers blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
DeVos Clashes With Democrats Over Federal Protections in School Choice Budget Proposals @The74 bit.ly/2rBe6O5
DeVos Refuses to Rule Out Giving Funds to Schools That Discriminate nytimes.com/2017/05/24/us/…
What Betsy DeVos Said Wednesday On Capitol Hill npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Months in, Betsy DeVos still has no answers on major education issues latimes.com/local/educatio…
Democrats Grill DeVos on School Choice and Budget Cuts | RealClearEducation ow.ly/SvJA30c24EJ
Why the FAFSA Data Retrieval Tool was taken offline? Because a FAFSA Hacker Targeted Trump's Tax Info - bit.ly/2qdpg7c
Under Discussion in Brazil, Curriculum Base Faces Obstacles in the USA saopauloinformer.com/39645/under-di…
Former allies on school choice now divided by Trump budget hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
School choice supporters downplay new voucher research, saying schools are more than a test score chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
D.C. approves new charter schools: Most seats for middle grades washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
NYC Will Reissue Tens of Thousands of Teacher Parking Placards nyc.streetsblog.org/2017/05/11/rev… via @StreetsblogNYC
May 24, 2017 | Posted At: 10:00 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
NYC middle schools, pre-Ks meet diversity targets -- and more high schools join initiative to spur integration chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
NYS Assembly Gives De Blasio 2 More Years, But Senate Demands More Data on School Spending the74million.org/article/mayora
DeVos tours Indianapolis voucher school as administration pushes widespread expansion | Fox 59 ow.ly/r9X130c0hHu
It's Shockingly Easy to Cheat San Diego Unified’s Online Courses voiceofsandiego.org/topics/educati
State of American Pre-K: New Report Shows 1.5 Million Kids (and 1 in 20 3-Year-Olds) Enrolled the74million.org/article/nation…
Betsy DeVos Compares School Choice Critics To ‘Flat-Earthers’ huffingtonpost.com/2017/05/23/bet
A first in Maryland’s public schools: Students learn Korean washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Mississippi accused of unequal schooling for black students hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
DeVos to testify on Trump’s budget, her first time before Congress since rocky confirmation hearing wapo.st/2qVjjzu
May 23, 2017 | Posted At: 07:56 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Daily News
DeVos promises ‘the most ambitious expansion of education choice in our nation’s history’ — but offers no details washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
DeVos: School choice should expand, but not from Washington D.C. usat.ly/2rbDdaA via @USATODAY
DeVos Emphasizes States’ Prerogative on School Choice, Gives No Details on Federal Expansion the74million.org/article/devos-…
Betsy DeVos promises an expansive school choice plan, says opting out would be 'terrible mistake' for states chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
DeVos: It Would Be a 'Terrible Mistake' for States Not to Expand School Choice blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig
President Trump's Budget Proposal Calls For Deep Cuts To Education npr.org/sections/ed/20…
DISTRICTS
The Latest: Mark Zuckerberg visits Rhode Island school abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/l…
All signs point to Ref Rodriguez as LAUSD’s next school board president laschoolreport.com/all-signs-poin…
Study of schools in Denver, New York show special needs students less likely to leave charters denverpost.com/2017/05/22/cha…
Long-Vacant NYC Courthouse Will Get New Life as Success Academy’s Second High School the74million.org/article/long-v…
MISC
Report: Poor roads on tribal lands lead to school absences hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
St. Paul’s School Acknowledges Decades of Sexual Misconduct nytimes.com/2017/05/22/us/…
Homeschooling Makes Learning Personal For Some Special Education Students npr.org/sections/ed/20…
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