AM News: Friday Education Mashup

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…

AM News: Mayoral Control Deal, FL School Grades, MD Rating Plan, & More

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…

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

AM News: ESSA Plans, Voucher News, & Minority Parent Poll Results

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…

AM News: Monday Mashup

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

AM News: Teacher Mentors, Diverse Schools, Charter>Mayoral Control In NYC

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

AM News: Federal Confusion, District Secession, Mayoral Control

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

AM News: Mayoral Control (NYC), DeVos Hires, Next Steps for LAUSD, & More

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

 

AM News: NYC In The Spotlight, Gun Violence & Kids, Dollars For DeVos

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

AM News: Worksite Charters, Dallas Diversity, & DACA Reprieve - For Now

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…

AM News: DACA Decision, Charter Funding, & More Friday #Ednews

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

AM News: DeVos Delays Predatory For-Profit Rules

DEVOS

Betsy DeVos delays 2 Obama-era rules designed to protect students from predatory for-profit colleges washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sh…

Betsy DeVos Is Halting Protections For For-Profit College Students buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl…

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…

AM News: DeVos Addresses Charter Conference, LA Makes Key Decisions

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 to charter school leaders: Your schools 'are not the one cure-all' chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…

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

AM News: Monday Morning #EdNews

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

 

AM News: De Blasio Integration Plan Rolled Out, Plus Lots More Friday #EdNews

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

AM News: #EdNews To Read Before Comey Hearing Starts

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…

AM News: DeVos Budget Testimony, NYC Diversity Plan, & More #EdNews

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

DeVos says school spending and student outcomes aren’t related, but recent research suggests otherwise chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…

Betsy DeVos wavers on private schools' ability to discriminate against LGBTQ students twitter.com/i/moments/8721…

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…

 

AM News: DeVos At White House Then Senate, Billionaires "Remaking" Schools, & Latest Superintendent Trend (Insiders)

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/…

AM News: Military Vouchers, DeVos Sighting, & Deported Parents

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

 

AM News: Temp Credential Spike, Unusual DeVos Hires, Classroom Facial Recognition, Spelling Bee, & More

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…

Federal Judge Delays Mostly White Alabama Town's School Secession Plan blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Distric

Park Slope Families Accuse DOE Of 'Red-Baiting' As Principal Probe Escalates gothamist.com/2017/06/01/par…

Overlap of Prom and Ramadan Sparks Debate at Brooklyn Tech wnyc.org/story/overlap-…

John Legend Forks Over $5,000 to Help Pay Lunch Bill Debts for Seattle Public School Students the74million.org/article/john-l…

AM News: States' Funding Failures, District Secessions, Warren Watches DeVos, & More

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

AM News: Super Schools Dropout, CA Common Core, Viral Half-Day Rant

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

AM News: Fired GA Cops Get School Jobs, IN Charter Joins District, MA Teachers Snub Nation's Best

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…

DeVos Testifies, Common Core Lessons for Brazi, & Teacher Parking Permits

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

AM News: NYC Diversity, Annual Preschool Report, DeVos Presents Wish List

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

 

AM: DeVos Speech, Budget Proposal, Success Expansion, Zuckerberg's School Visit

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…

AM News: Notre Dame Grads Walk Out On Pence, Weingarten Heads To NM, & More #EdNews

Notre Dame (85% Catholic) students walk out as @VP @mike_pence begins his address. #WalkoutND pic.twitter.com/mJQxOF3P9D

— Summer Ratcliff (@SummerRatcliff) May 21, 2017

Notre Dame Students Walk Out During Mike Pence's Commencement Speech huffingtonpost.com/2017/05/21/not

Notre Dame students walk out during Vice President Mike Pence's commencement speech ti.me/2q6Bejx

L.A. teachers union faces tough questions in wake of charter election wins latimes.com/local/educatio…

Growing grassroots movements confronting school sex assault hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

One [Goshen] teacher. Many investigations. No charges. cincinnati.com/story/news/edu… via @Enquirer

When School Vouchers Don't Offer Much Of A Choice npr.org/2017/05/20/529…

Do charter schools serve special needs kids? The jury is out abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…

New Report Shows NYC’s Alternative to Charter Schools — Supported by De Blasio and UFT — Aren’t Getting Results the74million.org/article/new-re…

With Principal Out, a NYC School Community Faces Lingering Tensions wnyc.org/story/principa…

Despite threats and reputation destruction, Richardson ISD candidate stands up to the establishment | Dallas News ow.ly/nEXd30bUos8

New Mexico budget woes bring national teachers union leader newsobserver.com/news/business/

Teacher licensing overhaul sent back for negotiations after veto. minnpost.com/education/2017…

It Was Hard This Year to Keep Politics Out of High School Yearbooks nytimes.com/2017/05/21/us/…

AM News: DCPS Clout List Emerges, LAUSD Challenges, & More #EdNews

Snowden, Fenty, & Rodriguez among VIPs who asked for and got special transfers from Henderson pllqt.it/ibcVQK

Despite increases in funding, some D.C. schools face possible cuts washingtonpost.com/local/educatio

The Nation's Oldest Voucher Program: Beacon Of Hope, Or Failed Experiment? npr.org/sections/ed/20…

Charter-backed candidates win L.A. Unified majority, but can they lead from within? latimes.com/local/educatio…

An early test for new LA school board members cost-saving ideas: an expiring teachers contract scpr.org/news/2017/05/1…

So LAUSD has a charter-backed school board majority. What now? scpr.org/news/2017/05/1…

Seattle parent pays off $21K school-lunch debt with GoFundMe campaign seattletimes.com/seattle-news/e…

Some school districts tail parents to check where family actually lives dispatch.com/news/20170515/…

Success Academy’s top lawyer is leaving — to start her own charter schools chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…

Minnesota standardized test scores have a new value. Here’s why it could pay to opt-in. minnpost.com/education/2017…

Pearson To Scale Back Partnership With Adaptive Learning Provider Knewton marketbrief.edweek.org/marketplace-k-… via @EdMarketBrief

Dallas school police officer slammed a 6th-grader to the ground and fractured her clavicle bit.ly/2q1kwRG

 

 

AM News: Charter Backers Win LAUSD Majority, Edmodo Hacked, & More #EdNews

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS

Reformers sweep LAUSD school board elections laschoolreport.com/reformers-swee…

Big night for charter school-backed LAUSD candidates as Melvoin, Gonez win seats scpr.org/news/2017/05/1…

Charter backers win their first L.A. school board majority fw.to/GtXV0Yh

HACKED!

Popular #EdTech Platform @edmodo Hacked, Faulted for Ad-Tracking blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Digital…

FLORIDA

For Families With Special Needs, Vouchers Bring Choices, Not Guarantees npr.org/sections/ed/20

Charter Expansion Provision Puts Florida Budget Bill At Risk of Veto blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e

DISTRICTS

Immigration Agents Weren't At Queens School For 'Enforcement Action,' Homeland Security Says gothamist.com/2017/05/16/hom… via @Gothamist

NYC Chancellor: ‘We’re reconsidering how some enrollment is done’ in high schools chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…

School stats: The number of emergency teachers in Washington classrooms has doubled seattletimes.com/education-lab/…

Lessons On Race And Vouchers From Milwaukee npr.org/sections/ed/20…

 

AM News: Choice Polling, Today's LAUSD Election, & NYC Schools Face Down ICE

CHOICE

AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans Feel Fine About School Choice | Political News | US News usnews.com/news/politics/…

New AP Poll Shows Majority of Americans Open to Expanding Nation’s Charter Schools the74million.org/article/new-ap…

Indiana's School Choice Program Often Underserves Special Needs Students npr.org/2017/05/15/528…

Report: Bullying persists in schools, sex assault reports up denverpost.com/2017/05/16/bul…

LAUSD ELECTION

Drive to increase charter enrollments triggers massive spending in LA school board race edsource.org/2017/drive-to-…

L.A. school board candidates tackle questions on tenure, charter growth, graduation rates latimes.com/local/educatio…

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the LAUSD school board campaign laschoolreport.com/the-good-the-b…

Here’s what LAUSD could buy with the $14.5 million in outside money that’s poured into the school board race laschoolreport.com/heres-what-lau…

College Board and Zuckerberg team up for 'Manhattan Project' of academic motivation usat.ly/2qm0HZq via @USATODAY

RACE

CPS Greenlights Merger Of Gold Coast And Cabrini-Green Schools wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…

Lessons On Race And Vouchers From Milwaukee npr.org/sections/ed/20…

IMMIGRATION

NYC Chancellor, Union Boss Cry Foul Over Immigration Agents Visiting Queens School Seeking 4th-Grader the74million.org/article/nyc-ch…

Immigration Officials Asking About Fourth-Grader Turned Away By NYC School huffingtonpost.com/2017/05/15/imm

Schools Warned to Be Vigilant Over Immigration Officers wnyc.org/story/schools-…

TRUMP

Trump’s Youngest Son to Attend Maryland Prep School nytimes.com/2017/05/15/us/

 

 

 

AM News: Political Spending On Education, NJ Overcrowding, ESSA Plans, & More

500 Students in a One-Room School: Fallout of New Jersey’s Funding Woes nytimes.com/2017/05/14/nyr…

At 3 a.m., NC Senate GOP strips education funding from Democrats' districts - NewsObserver.com nzzl.us/Oym65zn

Political activities of education secretary Betsy DeVos - nwitimes.com pllqt.it/dnkv8q

Key findings on political spending by school-choice backers hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

 

How Google Took Over the Classroom nytimes.com/2017/05/13/tec…

 

Seventeen State ESSA Plans Now Complete and Ready for Review blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig

 

Schools brace for impact if Congress cuts Medicaid spending abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wire…

 

Boston exam schools lacking in diversity: Report metro.us/news/local-new… via @Metro_US

 

AP Test-Takers' Tweets May Not Give Away Answers, But They Raise Questions n.pr/2r8W6GZ

Fidget spinners may be entertaining but they don't help ADHD scpr.org/news/2017/05/1… via @KPCC

In Tribute, Students Elect Dead Classmates Prom King And Queen npr.org/2017/05/13/528…

 

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

AM News: DeVos Gets Booed At Commencement

DEVOS SPEECH

Students boo Betsy DeVos as commencement speaker at historically black university washingtonpost.com/news/grade-poi…

Bethune-Cookman Graduates Greet Betsy DeVos With Turned Backs nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/

Boos drown out Betsy DeVos' speech at Bethune-Cookman graduation usatoday.com/story/news/nat… via @USATODAY

Betsy Devos Speaks Over Hecklers During Bethune-Cookman Address npr.org/2017/05/10/527…

DeVos heckled at graduation for historically black college abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…

OTHER NEWS

School Bullying Is Down. Why Don't Students Believe It? npr.org/sections/ed/20…

Outside money continues to pour into L.A. school board campaigns latimes.com/local/educatio…

Oakland schools pick superintendent amid budget mess sfgate.com/bayarea/articl…

3 Indiana schools lose bid to enroll more voucher students abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/i…

Is ‘3-K for All’ Good for All? De Blasio’s Preschool Plan Troubles Some nytimes.com/2017/05/10/nyr…

99% Of Students Handcuffed In School By NYPD In 2016 Were Black Or Latinx huffingtonpost.com/2017/05/10/99-

Substitute Teacher Fired For Allegedly Ripping Off 8-Year-Old Girl's Hijab gothamist.com/2017/05/10/hij… via @Gothamist

AM News: ESSA Plans, House Speaker Visits Charter, LAUSD Plans For ICE, & More

ESSA

Early ESSA Plans Favor Cash to Districts Over Optional Set-Asides blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig

New York Targets Chronic Absenteeism in Its ESSA Plan: 4 Things Research Shows About Attendance the74million.org/article/new-yo…

New research shows Obama school turnaround program worked — in a few places chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…

IMMIGRATION/RACISM

LAUSD is making it harder for immigration officials to enter schools latimes.com/local/educatio…

LAUSD clarifies what school staff should do if immigration agents show up on campus scpr.org/news/2017/05/0…

Parents of black brothers sue district over alleged racism hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

HOUSE SPEAKER AT SUCCESS

Paul Ryan Visits A Harlem School, Harlemites Voice Their Displeasure blavity.com/paul-ryan-visi… 

Paul Ryan visits New York school run by charter advocate abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/p…

MISC

How a Trump piñata brought chaos to a Colorado high school wapo.st/2pggJEZ?tid=ss…

 Free online math tool plots new course for old graphing calculators usat.ly/2pls8OD via @USATODAY

U.S. education secretary says choice needed in 'antiquated' system deseretnews.com/article/865679…

Illinois Struggles To Expand Charter Schools Despite Giant Pot Of Federal Money wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…

Minnesota is fighting its largest measles outbreak in nearly 30 years. Blame vaccine deniers. vox.com/2017/5/8/15577…

 

AM News: DeVos To The Rescue, LAUSD Race Heats Up, Khan Academy Study

DeVos Ends Formatting Rules for Upward Bound Grant Applications | Observer ow.ly/EyqD30byWHR

Educators value after-school program Trump wants to nix hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

New York state says it wants to expand its definition of success -- and focus on equity -- in judging schools chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…

Outside spending tops $10 million, Zimmer steps up fundraising efforts in LAUSD election laschoolreport.com/outside-spendi…

After tensions mount, Colorado House advances charter school funding deal, school finance bill chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…

College Board Reports Score Gains From Free SAT Practice - High School & Beyond - Education Week ow.ly/eM3J30byXdf

Free Khan Academy SAT tutorials boost scores, study finds edsource.org/2017/free-khan…

The student support model that’s going national has been incubating at St. Louis Park High School for 18 years minnpost.com/education/2017…

Protests to greet DeVos at historically black college @CNNPolitics cnn.it/2puVnj4

Michelle Obama Vows To Prioritize Education 'No Matter What House We Live In' huffingtonpost.com/2017/05/05/mic

Breathe Deeply: Mindfulness coming to a school near you usat.ly/2poFtWA via @USATODAY

 

AM News: HBCU Drama, LAUSD Showdown, FidgetSpinners, & More

Trump Suggests HBCU Funding May Be Unconstitutional, Blindsiding Black Colleges buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl…

Then: Trump voices ‘unwavering support’ for historically black colleges washingtonpost.com/news/grade-poi…

K-12 Spending Gets Caught in States' Budget Fights blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e

NYC's School Choice Program Hasn't Closed the Education Gap wnyc.org/story/nycs-sch…

In L.A., teens balance high school with planning in case their parents are deported latimes.com/local/educatio…

A public school that's just for immigrants | APM Reports ow.ly/tZKI30bvVG7

Clash over middle-school sex assaults: Did they happen? hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

Cuts put spotlight on student race questions on school forms hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

The student support model that’s going national has been incubating at St. Louis Park High School for 18 years minnpost.com/education/2017…

Outside spending tops $10 million, Zimmer steps up fundraising efforts in LAUSD election laschoolreport.com/outside-spendi…

When You're Not Quite Sure If Your Teacher Is Human npr.org/sections/ed/20…

Fidget Spinners: Good Or Bad For Kids' Concentration? npr.org/2017/05/06/527…

AM News: Discriminatory Hiring In VA, Communist Principal In NYC, & TFA Rebound

DISCRIMINATORY HIRING

Study of Fairfax County schools finds discrimination against black teacher applicants washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…

Study: VA school system more likely to hire whites than blacks abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/s…

Charter school funding fight — and a contentious amendment — shake up Colorado school finance debate chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…

COMMUNIST PRINCIPAL

Investigation of NYC activist principal has free-speech advocates asking what politics are allowed at school chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…

A Principal Is Accused of Being a Communist, Rattling a Brooklyn School - The New York Times http://ow.ly/JGZw30bsuYQ

MISC

Teach For America reports a rise in applications chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…

Facts About Teens, Suicide And '13 Reasons Why' npr.org/sections/ed/20…

Will L.A. schools pass the salt and toss the whole wheat with relaxed Trump standards? latimes.com/local/educatio…

Is this the future of college: Online classes, but no degree, reports @m_education_ap: apne.ws/2qlsarQ

AM News: Minority Parent Poll, Trump Choice, Fidget Spinners

MINORITY PARENT POLL

Poll: Schools with mostly white teachers are not trying to educate students of color: usnews.com/news/education…

Parents of color see their kids as attending white supremacist school systems huffingtonpost.com/entry/parents-… via @HuffPostPol

Black and Latino parents worried about funding disparities in schools, poll finds edsource.org/2017/poll-find…

Black and Latino Parents: Funding, Racism Are Drivers of School Disparities blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Distric

More Parents Of Color Think Racism Is Holding Back Their Children In School huffingtonpost.com/2017/05/02/par…

Low-income, minority students lag in high school grad rates seattletimes.com/nation-world/l… via @seattletimes

TRUMP

Trump praises D.C. voucher program with mixed record politi.co/2oY3jgl

Trump pushes school choice, making good on campaign promise abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wire…

At School Choice Event, Trump Praises D.C. Vouchers for Helping Kids Graduate blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…

Trump Praises Low-Income School Voucher Program Obama Defunded - Breitbart bit.ly/2p6XiZW via @BreitbartNews

FIDGET SPINNERS

Schools attempt to ban fidget spinner craze The Guardian ow.ly/GXuR30bpIuz

MISC

California’s largest charter group pushes its agenda with money and people power edsource.org/2017/californi…

Minneapolis schools forced to cut hundreds of jobs to fill $28 million gap - StarTribune.com ow.ly/RCfl30boTVL

New Jersey Judge Tosses Parents’ Lawsuit Claiming Last In, First Out Layoff Rules Harm Students the74million.org/article/new-je…

Principal at Md. school who created “smash space” decides to step down washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…

Annual Earthquake Drills Left As Optional For Washington State Schools kuow.org/post/annual-ea…

A Public University Acquires A Big For-Profit, And Raises Big Questions npr.org/sections/ed/20…

AM News: Trump Confusion, Common Core Shifts, Unions Target Sacto. Charter, & More #EdNews

NATIONAL

Trump administration: No changes to girls’ education effort usat.ly/2qw5qp4 via @USATODAY

Under Trump Budget, Nearly 2 Million Kids May Lose After-School Care npr.org/sections/ed/20…

All New York City schools to get single-stall bathrooms hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

Charters, Vouchers, ESAs Add Heat to State Legislative Debates blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e

Pre-K: Decades Worth of Studies, One Strong Message n.pr/2oZLIUo

COMMON CORE

New York heads toward finish line on Common Core replacement chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…

New York Proposes Changes to Common Core Standards realcleareducation.com/2017/05/03/new…

Common Core math test boycotted by 79,780 Long Island students | Newsday ow.ly/7rao30bojXy

CHARTER SCHOOLS/TEACHERS UNIONS

Teachers seek to form union at California charter school chaired by Michelle Rhee washingtonpost.com/news/education…

Teachers union opens a front on former Sacramento mayor's charter schools latimes.com/local/educatio…

SF teachers seek labor support with letter in student backpacks sfgate.com/bayarea/articl…

Teachers not shying away from divisive political discussion, survey suggests feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewshourHea…

Teachers at Olney Charter HS have their first union contract with Aspira. Story: philly.com/philly/educati… #phled

DISTRICTS

Berkeley school district sued over special-needs services sfgate.com/bayarea/articl…

Schools superintendent who sued her school board agrees to step down washingtonpost.com/local/educatio

All New York City schools to get single-stall bathrooms hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

AM News: Lunch Changes, Budget Impacts, DeVos Cancels, & More

TRUMP

Trump Takes Aim at School Lunch Guidelines and a Girls’ Education Program nytimes.com/2017/05/01/us/…

Trump takes aim at Michelle Obama's efforts on child nutrition, girls' education usat.ly/2poT43r via @USATODAY

Trump administration ending Michelle Obama's girls education program @CNNPolitics cnn.it/2p1mNwH

The Whole Grain Terror In School Lunches Is About To End buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl…

BUDGET DEAL/CONGRESS

Trump's Budget Proposal Threatens Funding For Major After School Program npr.org/2017/05/01/526

Budget deal would spare AmeriCorps, which supports thousands of schools chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…

Congress expected to reauthorize D.C. school vouchers in sweeping budget deal washingtonpost.com/local/educatio

DEVOS

DeVos: Becoming Sec. of Ed. 'like drinking through a firehose' woodtv.com/2017/05/01/dev… via @WOODTV

Betsy DeVos scheduled, then canceled, a visit to an L.A. charter school that emphasizes special needs fw.to/Yq5rcTL

MISC

Outspoken Principal on Racial Justice Accuses City of Retaliation wnyc.org/story/outspoke… via @WNYC

Success Academy named finalist for prestigious national charter school award chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…

AM News: Federal Budget Deal, School Sex Assault, & DCPS Inquiry

FEDERAL NEWS

DeVos visits site of San Bernardino school shooting ow.ly/6gx930bhefT

Goad: Impact of Trump’s education order at least a year off | Newsday ow.ly/A7D830bjksO

Updated ProPublica list now includes 400 Officials Trump has Quietly Deployed Across the Government ow.ly/RZyc30bh0cs

BUDGET DEAL

Negotiators reach agreement to fund government, avoid shutdown usat.ly/2qnqwGb via @USATODAY

Budget Deal for 2017 Includes Increases for Title I, Special Education blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…

Budget deal would fund large ESSA block grant at $400 million politicopro.com/tipsheets/morn…

SEX ASSAULT

AP reveals hidden horror of sex assaults by K-12 students abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a…

Student sex assault reports, state by state abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/s…

STATE & DISTRICT NEWS

D.C. investigation: Ex-schools chief gave special treatment for school transfers washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…

Misconduct investigation finds former DC schools chancellor gave preferential treatment fox5dc.com/news/local-new…

At NYC NAACP hearing on charter school moratorium, foes and fans find common ground chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…

School vouchers, rising in many GOP states, founder in Texas abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…

Court sides with group trying to turn Orange County campus into a charter school latimes.com/local/educatio…

Byrd-Bennett sentenced in Chicago school kickbacks case hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

MISC

4 Things We Don't Know About AP Tests npr.org/sections/ed/20…

Shaming Children So Parents Will Pay the School Lunch Bill nytimes.com/2017/04/30/wel…

ICYMI: Best Of The Week! (April 22-28, 2017) - ow.ly/oupX30bil7E ow.ly/Xqlq30bil7F

AM News: Federal Overreach, Segregation In Denver & NYC, & Why Kids Need Breaks To Learn

Trump starts review of federal 'overreach' in education - CNNPolitics.com ow.ly/G0iV30bfVgg

Trump to review 'overreach' in education ow.ly/stJO30bfVdt

 

Family by Family, How School Segregation Still Happens https://nyti.ms/2qdYUTH

The thorny problem of segregated schools and Denver’s newest plan to address it chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…

Purdue buys for-profit Kaplan University for $1, plans to make it public usat.ly/2qbM3kM via @USATODAY

Why Purdue University Is Buying A Massive For-Profit College For $1 ow.ly/l5Gv30bfW3f

Kids Learn Better By Taking Frequent Breaks Throughout The Day | MindShift | KQED News ow.ly/CVtQ30bfVLS

A Path Out Of Poverty: Career Training + Quality Pre K npr.org/sections/ed/20…

Matt Damon’s latest role: The voice of an education documentary featuring Tennessee testing | Chalkbeat ow.ly/uqXb30bfVZr

Mom Declares Her Daughter Is Done With Homework In Viral Email | The Huffington Post ow.ly/H3xQ30bfVi6

AM News: Executive Order, Tax Plan Implications, TN Charter Bill, & More #EdNews

What does Trump's executive order on education do? Not much fw.to/MoteyoG

Trump Orders Review of Education Policies to Strengthen Local Control, via @nytimes nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/…

Trump Aims To Limit The Education Department's Influence In New Order huffingtonpost.com/2017/04/26/tru

Trump orders DeVos to get rid of 'overreaching mandates' in schools ow.ly/yESk30bdJmO

WATCH: Pres. Trump signs executive order on education at the White House cbsn.ws/1UJwwDb

Who gains and who loses in Donald Trump's tax plan nyti.ms/2oLIK22

Judge says mostly white Southern city may secede from its school district — even though effort is motivated by race washingtonpost.com/local/educatio

California lags other states in total per-child spending on range of services @mzinshteyn @EdSource edsource.org/?page_id=580717

Seven Miami-Dade schools among nation's best, according to U.S. News - MiamiHerald.comnzzl.us/wPCQco9

Police investigate possible fraud in Maryland PTA organization washingtonpost.com/local/educatio

Sweeping charter school bill passes Tennessee legislature chalkbeat.org/posts/tn/2017/…

Michelle Obama Won't Stop Encouraging Kids To Pursue College huffingtonpost.com/2017/04/26/mic

More Oversight of After-School Programs Is Needed, Says Federal Watchdog bit.ly/2q9M6hh #edpolitics

AM News: High School Rankings, Homework Divides, DeVos Tours, Beyonce + Michelle Obama

U.S. News Ranks America’s Top Public High Schools — and for the First Time, Charters Dominate Top 10 @The74 bit.ly/2oJcwFi

Never Mind the Students; Homework Divides Parents - The New York Times ow.ly/Pz5j30baaHa

Trump expected to order study of federal role in education washingtonpost.com/local/educatio

DeVos highlights challenges facing military children in Virginia school visit washingtonpost.com/news/education…

In Virginia school tour, Betsy DeVos stresses needs of military kids to.pbs.org/2pwNVHQ

As lawmakers scrutinize the price tag of school vouchers in Memphis, here’s a cost breakdown chalkbeat.org/posts/tn/2017/…

New York’s education commissioner pushes back on Trump budget chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…

A Student Loan Giant Is The Most Complained-About Financial Company In America buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl…

RI latest state to move away from Common Core tests cabinetreport.com/curriculum-ins…

Michelle Obama Fetes Beyonce For Scholars Program: 'Thank You For Investing in Our Girls' billboard.com/articles/news/…

Beyoncé Announces Scholarships At Four Schools, Including Parsons gothamist.com/2017/04/25/bey…

AM News: NYC Expands Early Childhood, Ridiculous LAUSD Campaign, San Diego Fights Islamophobia

As Outside Spending & Attacks Reach All-Time High, LA School Board Candidates Say Race Is Out of Their Control the74million.org/article/as-out…

Full Video: Barack Obama Appears at University of Chicago to Promote Civic Engagement the74million.org/article/obama-…

DeVos: Common Core Not 'Really Around' in Schools Anymore - Fox News https://t.co/n66tiCmQNK

In New York City Schools, an Ever-Rising Tide of Homeless Students nytimes.com/2017/04/24/nyr…

New York City Will Offer Free Preschool for All 3-Year-Olds nytimes.com/2017/04/24/nyr… See also WNYC

San Diego schools launches effort against Islamophobia hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

Principal Apologizes for Saying White Students Should Be in the Same Class blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Distric…

Nation's Report Card Finds Mixed Grades For U.S. Students In Visual Arts, Music npr.org/sections/ed/20…

Here are the Valley high schools that made U.S. News' top rankings dailynews.com/social-affairs…

A popular public school Bible class in WV faces legal challenge - The Washington Post http://pllqt.it/eTwBOf 

AM News: Obama In Chicago, Brave Robotics Kids, Fake Teaching Ban, & More

Obama launches Chicago trip with visit to South Side job training group - Chicago Tribune ow.ly/Tgvi30b7dXD

Private meeting marks Obama's Chicago return upi.com/6521507t via @UPI

These robotics students were told 'to go back to Mexico.' The taunt only fueled their success. washingtonpost.com/news/education…

AP FACT CHECK: Gorsuch, SCOTUS didn't ban teaching of Islam abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a…

How Have ESSA-Related Bills Fared in State Legislatures So Far This Year? blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e

Negative ad spending in LAUSD races reaches all-time high in school board race, and candidates don’t like it laschoolreport.com/negative-ad-sp…

Indiana budget deal would offer modest school funding increases plus a big fix for teacher bonuses chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2017/…

Most Portland schools lack sprinklers, need better alarms | OregonLive.com oregonlive.com/education/inde…

Ousted Over Sexual Misconduct Claims, and On to the Next Teaching Job nytimes.com/2017/04/23/nyr…

For a 2nd grader, gunfire, lockdowns, then the worst violence of all | The Washington Post ow.ly/GUpY30b5Qwe

AM News: CA Supports Vouchers, DeVos/Weingarten Go Rural, & More #EdNews

VOUCHER POLLING

Poll reveals support in California for tax-funded school vouchers sfgate.com/bayarea/articl…

Majority of Californians polled favor vouchers for private schools edsource.org/2017/majority-…

DEVOS/WEINGARTEN

Four things to know about Van Wert, the tiny Ohio school district where DeVos and Weingarten will form an uneasy duo chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…

Teachers union to host DeVos on visit to public schools in rural Ohio wapo.st/2oYuyX3?tid=ss…

Education secretary, teachers union chief visit Ohio school abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…

Teachers union to host DeVos on visit to public schools in rural Ohio washingtonpost.com/local/educatio

DISTRICTS

Protesters at Minneapolis school board meeting force action on discipline policy and staff decisions minnpost.com/education/2017…

Today’s the day: Long-debated changes to the city’s discipline code are now in effect chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…

LAUSD board backs proposal for stricter charter school laws scpr.org/news/2017/04/1… via @KPCC

Lack of diversity in gifted education: Some readers see segregation seattletimes.com/education-lab/…

Week from tomorrow, NAACP to Hold New York City Hearing on Issues Surrounding Quality Education ow.ly/8dRR30aYME8

DIVERSITY/IMMIGRATION

This Islamic School Teaches How To Be Muslim, And American npr.org/sections/ed/20…

Masterman (Philly) student accepted into eight top U.S. colleges paper.li/eduflack/top-e…

Minnesota proceeds with caution — and questions — as it complies with federal education law under DeVos minnpost.com/politics-polic…

AM News: DeVos/Weingarten Visit, SCOTUS Voucher Case, New ESSA Plans

Long rated by test scores, schools may soon be judged on student abenteeism too washingtonpost.com/long-rated-by-…

Randi Weingarten promises to 'educate' DeVos as AFT kicks off campaign against Trump agenda - Chalkbeat Colorado news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&…

Education Secretary DeVos, union chief to visit Van Wert - toledoblade.com/Education/2017

Teachers [Unions] Launch Campaign Denouncing Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies | The Huffington Post ow.ly/Nf5u30aWQuR

Out-of-state donations stand out in Michael Johnston’s first campaign finance report in governor’s race chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…

School Choice Implications in Religious Rights Case at High Court edweek.org/ew/articles/20… via @educationweek

Church, state, and school: What might Supreme Court ruling mean for vouchers? fw.to/izHmSaZ

US Students Satisfied With Life, but Some Foreigners Happier | Political News | US News usnews.com/news/politics/…

Nevada Bill Seeks Cameras in Special Ed Classrooms, Just as Texas Reworks Its First-in-the-Nation Law the74million.org/article/nevada…

With New York City expected to unveil school diversity plan soon, advocates want the public to have a say chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/

 

AM News: Dems Fight Over Choice, DeVos Urged to Relent, Feds Investigate Richmond

Democrats link pro-charter party rivals to DeVos as 2018 fights emerge politi.co/2oe4yUA

Lawmakers Urge DeVos to Reconsider Grant Application Rejected for Formatting Error | Maine Public ow.ly/Lpyr30aVJJM

New York's College Tuition Plan Faces Blowback wnyc.org/story/new-york…

Feds investigate claims that black and disabled students face harsher discipline in Richmond washingtonpost.com/news/education…

Unlike last year, TNReady testing starts without hiccups in Tennessee chalkbeat.org/posts/tn/2017/…

Landmark school discipline reform legislation killed by Republicans on Colorado Senate panel chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/

Using busing to combat kindergarten truancy scpr.org/news/2017/04/1…

New Study: 3 Ways to Tell If a Charter School Will Struggle Before It Even Opens Its Doors the74million.org/article/new-st…

Tech Is Dominating Efforts To Educate Syrian Refugees npr.org/sections/ed/20…

Schools Will Soon Have To Put In Writing If They 'Lunch Shame' npr.org/sections/ed/20…

AM News: Bennet Slams DeVos, CT Magnet Lottery Proceeds, & More #EdNews

Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet: Betsy DeVos is an ideologue, not the face of education reform chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…

How $100 of Your Taxes Are Spent: 8 Cents on National Parks and $15 on Medicare - WSJ ow.ly/56JS30aT9ik

CT: Magnet School Lottery To Proceed Despite Lack of Sheff Pact courant.com/education/hc-s…

Education wasn't supposed to be a big deal for Indiana lawmakers in 2017, but major changes are on the horizon chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2017

Muscogee County, Georgia, delays decision on Camelot Education over abuse allegations. ow.ly/TK5W30aSVZ5

New Mexico district to cut middle-school sports to save cash abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…

Teacher complaints lead to improvements in state tests edsource.org/?page_id=580246 via @EdSource

1996 Washington school shooter apologizes in his 1st remarks hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…