AM News: Grading State ESSA Plans, Health Care Impact, & More

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