BEST OF THE WEEK
LA Times: Meet the teacher lobby behind Hillary Clinton that’s not the teachers union http://ow.ly/TMfeo
ChalkbeatNY: For two sharply divided Manhattan schools, an uncertain path to integration http://ow.ly/TMfnY
NPR: A Year Later, The School System That Welcomed Unaccompanied Minors http://ow.ly/TGa0p
CityLab: Report: Studying at a Diverse School Doesn’t Hurt White Kids’ Test Scores http://ow.ly/TMewR
See also NPR: The Evidence That White Children Benefit From Integrated Schools http://ow.ly/TMmfz
NYT: A Disadvantaged Start Hurts Boys More Than Girls http://ow.ly/TMkzx
WSJ: Economist’s Proposals on Inequality Draw Interest on Both Sides of the Political Aisle http://ow.ly/TMeUf
NPR: Hey, New Teachers, It’s OK To Cry In Your Car http://ow.ly/TMf71
The Atlantic: The Eurocentric Influence on History Textbooks and Classrooms http://ow.ly/TMkCW
See also NYT: How Texas Teaches History http://nyti.ms/1GSGh8H
FROM THE GRADE
Why Advocacy Disguised As Media Criticism Doesn’t Work* ow.ly/TLRu2
PBS NewsHour Issues On-Air Apology Over Success Academy Segment http://ow.ly/TFNe7
Follow-up: Success Charters Invokes First Amendment, Privacy Expert Says Federal Penalties Unlikely ow.ly/TLlD4
Should Ifill Have Challenged Hagopian’s Testing Claims? [Yes.] ow.ly/TJrXH
Let’s Think About Journalism Funding More Reflectively Than This http://ow.ly/TDeZS
KICKERS
New Yorker: How the Internet Has Changed Bullying http://ow.ly/TMeBV
Slate: The magic school bus: Using buses to bring technology to underserved communities. http://ow.ly/TMliS
The Atlantic: Inside A School Lockdown Drill http://bit.ly/203GHF1
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Alexander Russo
Alexander Russo is founder and editor of The Grade, an award-winning effort to help improve media coverage of education issues. He’s also a Spencer Education Journalism Fellowship winner and a book author. You can reach him at @alexanderrusso.
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