Trump tours private school in Florida, promoting choice – AP ow.ly/Ru9v309CKr1
Trump Makes His First Visit To A School As President, And It’s A Private Religious One huffingtonpost.com/2017/03/03/tru
Private School Vouchers Hit Record High In Indiana But Growth Slows wfyi.org/news/articles/
GOP bill could dismantle one of nation’s most robust school desegregation efforts washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
IMMIGRATION
Teachers, Parents Struggle To Comfort Children Of Color Fearful Of Targeted Raids npr.org/sections/codes…
ICE arrested California father of 4 while he dropped kids at school in a harrowing video bit.ly/2lmR6A7
Latino students may help keep the doors open at HBCUS | Economist ow.ly/Bbo5309BDfS FYI
LAUSD ELECTIONS
Could the L.A. school board’s balance of power tip pro-charter? – LA Times ow.ly/4TqS309CJmS
Charter groups and unions spend millions for control of LA Unified school board edsource.org/2017/charter-g…
TIDBITS
For school principals in Baltimore, a set of painful choices https://t.co/aBATkZNN6V
Oakland: About 70 percent of new teachers leave the district in five years, report says eastbaytimes.com/2017/03/04/oak
Is New York City schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña on her way out? chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
Philadelphia Will Stop Billing Parents When Their Children Are Incarcerated themarshallproject.org/2017/03/03/phi…
‘If it’s good for kids, then I want it’: D.C. schools chief talks one month into the job washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Nine and Counting: New Legislation Would Expand Virginia’s Charter Schools. Will Gov. McAuliffe Sign? | The 74 ow.ly/GIbt309CKpR
To attract teachers, pricey school districts are becoming their landlords dailynews.com/general-news/2…
School district: No more part in US Navy funeral processions hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
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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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