The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools https://t.co/0s5VVmKaFk pic.twitter.com/cJp7qBjyZ7
— White House Af-Am Ed (@AfAmEducation) March 19, 2016
BEST OF THE WEEK
EdWeek: State Solidarity Erodes on Common-Core Tests http://ow.ly/ZS4Gg
NYT: New York City Teachers Told to Keep Opt-Out Opinions to Themselves http://ow.ly/ZTrvb
The Seventy Four: New Research Shows How a Federal School Turnaround Backfired in NC http://bit.ly/1MCMoAX
Huffington Post: Some Cities Are Making Great Strides In Educating Low-Income Students http://ow.ly/ZVY19
Politico NY: Chancellor-elect Rosa speaks in favor of test opt out http://pllqt.it/blBUzZ
Washington Post: Chicago Teachers Union votes to hold one-day strike on April 1 http://ow.ly/ZVmpN
AlterNet: 2016 Candidates Take Confusing or Disappointing Stances on Charter Schools http://ow.ly/3zqFdE
Edweek: Pearson, AFT Square Off Over Company’s Profits, Focus http://ow.ly/ZVVMs
NYT: Montclair Still Feels Strife From School Tests Posted Online in ’13 http://ow.ly/ZVXGg
Politico NY: In a memo, Success Academy lawyers warn staff of ‘mistakes.’ http://politi.co/21zQ5yb
FROM “THE GRADE”
Why’d WNYC’s District-Charter Attrition Comparison Get So Little Love? http://ow.ly/ZUi7j
TFA Staff Cut Coverage Features Anonymous Potshots, One-Sided Speculation, & Lack Of Context http://ow.ly/ZP1Yf
Too Many Male Quotes — Or Are Just Too Much Quoting In General? http://ow.ly/ZLANA
ChalkBeat Piloting Detroit Bureau http://ow.ly/ZQur6
KICKERS
New Yorker: 3 Sample Questions From Trump University Final Exam http://bit.ly/1UH2NMi
New Yorker: School Supplies http://ow.ly/ZW0rE
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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