DEVOS
After unprecedented opposition, Betsy DeVos is likely to squeak through to become secretary of Education latimes.com/local/educatio…
Short One Vote to Defeat Betsy DeVos, Democrats Refuse to Yield Floor – The New York Times ow.ly/saS6308KxuW
Kellyanne Conway shrugged off GOP senate staffers’ request for backup on DeVos, said outcry isn’t from “real people” politico.com/story/2017/02/…
Senate to vote today on confirmation of Betsy DeVos washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
Teachers And Politicians Mount Final Push To Keep Betsy DeVos Away From Public Schools huffingtonpost.com/2017/02/06/bet…
Sen. Wyden Says He’ll Vote Against Trump’s Education Pick npr.org/2017/02/07/513…
Democrats Conduct All-Night Session To Try To Stop DeVos Confirmation npr.org/2017/02/07/513…
Senate Set to Confirm Education Secretary by Narrow Margin abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
Michael Bennet calls Betsy DeVos’ nomination “an insult” in speaking marathon on Senate floor denverpost.com/2017/02/07/mic…
How Possible Democratic Presidential Contenders Have Handled Betsy DeVos blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig… **
Why It’s So Hard to Find That 51st Senate Vote Against Betsy DeVos pllqt.it/PEL6XT **
DeVos resistance in context – Vox pllqt.it/YMASdm **
NOT DEVOS
Gwinnett County Public Schools among 3 districts to use OECD Test for Schools ow.ly/E69v308Ky7A #PISA
Syrian refugees find a home in Trump country – The Washington Post ow.ly/yHNF308KqSU
Massachusetts Looking to Downplay Kids’ Test Scores as Key Measure in Teacher Evaluations the74million.org/article/massac…
Districts expanding transitional kindergarten – even at a cost scpr.org/news/2017/02/0…
An exit interview with Sophia Pappas, who led New York City’s historic expansion of universal pre-K | Chalkbeat ow.ly/YSyr308JpsC
“Parachute teachers” are a thingblogs.edweek.org/teachers/teach…
Broken system, broken trust mystatesman.com/news/state–re…
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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