AM News: CT Revamps Teacher Evaluations, DeVos Visits DC Charter, Boston Schools Collaborate

Connecticut Won’t Use Students’ State Test Scores in Teacher Ratings - WSJ ow.ly/oWi030aCBzd

State Eliminates Test Scores From Teacher Evaluations courant.com/education/hc-s…

Melania Trump, Jordan's queen tour girls-only charter school apnews.com/69a0764aef3447…

Melania Trump visits school with Jordan's queen and DeVos | WTOP shar.es/1QeieJ

Trump Praises Betsy DeVos and Urges More Local Control Over Education - Politics K-12 - Education Week ow.ly/FEjQ30aAyMp

Citywide teaching collaborative brings public, charter, Catholic school teachers together - The Boston Globe ow.ly/KlmS30aAynG

Effort to roll back A-F grading plan dies in Tennessee legislature chalkbeat.org/posts/tn/2017/…

Chicago Teachers Halt One-Day Strike — For Now wbez.org/shows/wbez-new

State commission makes no recommendation on L.A. charter schools’ future latimes.com/local/educatio…

Education Groups Push Congress to Fight for Title II Funding blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Distric

Chicago Mayor Touts New Requirement to Graduate: Proof of a Plan - WSJ ow.ly/iMbH30aCBy3

Emanuel defends Chicago schools after Trump criticism - Chicago Tribune ow.ly/aMuV30aBEVW

Outside the limelight, rural schools face challenges in finding, and keeping, teachers edsource.org/2017/outside-t…

Kansas High School Student Explains What Led To Ousting Of New Principal npr.org/2017/04/05/522…