BEST OF THE WEEK
The Atlantic: More American Teens Are Excelling at Advanced Math http://ow.ly/YfPrs
NPR: ‘An Average Guy’ Excels At Teaching Students AP Calculus http://ow.ly/Y7LdE
Washington Post: D.C. Public Schools overhauling teacher evaluation and training http://ow.ly/Yg6Aq
WSJ: The Common Core Has Its Supporters http://ow.ly/Yg62w
Catalyst Chicago: Teacher Autonomy – At A Price http://ow.ly/Y5KRf
WNYC: ‘Pushy Moms’ Help Community College Students Transfer to Four-Year Schools http://ow.ly/Y4MqJ
Politico NY: 2nd year in a row, NY charter, tax credit groups outspend teachers’ unions on lobbying http://ow.ly/Y5Qvk
Mother Jones: America’s Most Controversial Education Reform Organization Might Be Changing Its Ways http://bit.ly/1QadoYU
FROM “THE GRADE”
TribLive Digs Into Past & Present Of Pittsburgh School Segregation http://ow.ly/YgWq5
See also: School Segregation In The North – Then & Now (WNYC) http://ow.ly/XZgWZ
Who Covered TFA’s 25th Anniversary Summit – & Was It Any Good? http://ow.ly/Ybcjw
A New Code Of Ethics For Nonprofit Education Journalism? http://ow.ly/XOy0m
Should Outlets Be Evaluated By Their Funders Or The Journalism They Produce (Or Both)? http://ow.ly/Y89g3
How Slate Could Tighten Up Education Reporting Disclosure http://ow.ly/Y5dZk
KICKER
Reporters & Teachers Likely Marriage Partners http://ow.ly/YgWkz
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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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