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A former teacher, researcher, and Senate education aide, Alexander Russo is now a freelance education writer. You can reach him at thisweekineducation@gmail.com or on Twitter at @alexanderrusso.
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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary
Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over at The Grade, my two year-old education news and media project. You can find and bookmark the website here: The Twitter name to follow is @thegrade_ [yes, with an underscore] The Facebook page you can "like" and follow is here. There's also a free weekly newsletter called "Best of the Week" you can sign up for here. Thanks to everyone who's read/followed/rebutted This Week In Education all these years! /Alexander Continue reading
Posted Jul 10, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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... Continue reading
Posted Jun 30, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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… Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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... Continue reading
Posted Jun 28, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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… Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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 Continue reading
Posted Jun 26, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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 Continue reading
Posted Jun 23, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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,... Continue reading
Posted Jun 22, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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... Continue reading
Posted Jun 21, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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... Continue reading
Posted Jun 20, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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… Continue reading
Posted Jun 19, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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 Continue reading
Posted Jun 16, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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… Continue reading
Posted Jun 15, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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…... Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2017 at This Week In Education
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AM News: NY Shortens Testing, Study Measures Charter Network Impacts
NY is cutting Common Core testing from 6 days to 4 days on.rocne.ws/2tdn7dz via @DandC In NY, math and English tests will be cut by one day each chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/… What Defines a Segregated School? Debate Over Connecticut Integration Policy Heading to Court the74million.org/article/what-d… Charter schools see opportunity with Republicans in power: lobbying group reut.rs/2teoZTl via @Reuters New national study looks at how charter networks measure up, from KIPP to K12 chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/… Atlanta school plan could transform city — or leave families stranded myajc.com/news/local-edu… Supporters Rally for Ossining High School Student Detained by ICE wnyc.org/story/supporte… via @WNYC Ohio board to online charter school: Pay back disputed $60M hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie… New Mexico lawsuit puts state education system on trial abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS… What Washington can learn from Oregon on K-12 spending seattletimes.com/opinion/what-w… Trump’s Labor secretary pans Rahm Emanuel’s graduation plan chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-lab… Why America Keeps Criminalizing Autistic Children psmag.com/education/amer… via @PacificStand Continue reading
Posted Jun 13, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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 Continue reading
Posted Jun 12, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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... Continue reading
Posted Jun 9, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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… Continue reading
Posted Jun 8, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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... Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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 Continue reading
Posted Jun 5, 2017 at This Week In Education
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Posted Jun 2, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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… Continue reading
Posted Jun 2, 2017 at This Week In Education
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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 Continue reading
Posted Jun 1, 2017 at This Week In Education
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AM News: Federal Voucher Programs, Chicago Union Merger, CT Teachers Protest
Ed. Dept. Has No Plans for a 'Federal Voucher Program.' Let's Break That Down. blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig… In potential first, Chicago teachers union discussing merger with charter schools union bit.ly/2rBcjJq via @Suntimes @bylaurenfitz What happened when a city full of teachers, most of them black, was fired hechingerreport.org/happened-city-… For DeVos & her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘personalization,’ including virtual schools chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/… Tested in a barbershop, 7th-grader becomes Baltimore's first-ever national chess champion - Baltimore Sun http://nzzl.us/HCbhmrt Connecticut teachers, students protest DeVos' comments hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie… Teachers at D.C. charter school launch campaign to unionize washingtonpost.com/local/educatio… Continue reading
Posted May 31, 2017 at This Week In Education
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