AM News: ESSA Plans, Vouchers Pro & Con, De Blasio Goes His Own Way

Sixteen ESSA Plans Have Been Turned In; Fewer Than Half Are Ready for Review blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig

The Promise And Peril Of School Vouchers npr.org/sections/ed/20…

De Blasio, Expanding an Education Program, Dismisses Past Approaches nytimes.com/2017/05/11/nyr…

The politics of LA Unified's graduation rate scpr.org/news/2017/05/1…

City Council grills Philly school leaders on suburban students taking prized slots newsworks.org/index.php/loca…

Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis Claims Another Casualty: Its Schools nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/…

Cambridge has a shortage of black students. Some of them are out to fix that. pri.org/stories/2017-

Panel seeks probe of potential racial hiring bias in Va. school system washingtonpost.com/local/educatio

School officials postpone decision on first part of one-stop enrollment for L.A. Unified programs latimes.com/local/educatio…

Assistant principal resigns after argument with teen abortion protesters washingtonpost.com/news/education…

"Historic" Colorado charter school funding measure headed for governor's signature dpo.st/2pAjn4t via @denverpost