AM News: Transition Updates, School Mergers, Preschool Benefits, & More
TRANSITION
Trump choice for secretary of education calls for ‘local control’ of schools - EdSource edsource.org/2016/trump-cho…
Civil Rights Groups Blast Betsy DeVos' 'Lack of Respect' for Student Diversity blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
Groups Urge Focus on High-Achieving, Low-Income Students Under ESSA blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
INTEGRATION
New York Education Department Drops Plan to Merge 2 Harlem Schools nytimes.com/2016/12/12/nyr…
In Chicago, Parents Prepare For Heated Hearings On School Merger wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
PRESCHOOL
Why Doesn't Public School Start at Birth? theatlantic.com/education/arch…
A Nobel Prize winner says public preschool programs should start at birth wapo.st/2gQXWYB
Study: Early Start Yields Biggest Payoff In Early Childhood Education wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
Preschool brings bigger than expected economic returns, economists say scpr.org/news/2016/12/1…
The sub situation in Philly schools: Amid improvement, inequity lingers newsworks.org/index.php/educ…
NYC school aide sent student a video of him masturbating inside school | New York Post ow.ly/NR8j3075huT