ESSA CONGRESS DEVOS
As protesters rally across street, Education Secretary DeVos praises JCCC kansascity.com/news/local/art…
House OKs Bill to Slash Education Budget as School Choice Push Loses Out blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
California approves its ESSA plan, adding more teachers to those deemed ‘effective’ laschoolreport.com/california-app…
LAUSD SETTLEMENT
Settlement sends $150M to 50 neediest Los Angeles schools hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
Los Angeles Unified settles lawsuit over funding for ‘high-needs’ students edsource.org/2017/los-angel…
In tough neighborhoods, can high-school mental health counselors cut the school-to-prison pipeline? politi.co/2uo339d
In Appalachia, school nurses may be the only health professional a student sees. In N.C., some don’t even get that. rewire.news/article/2017/0…
LAUSD settles legal case that cut to the core of how California funds high-needs schools scpr.org/news/2017/09/1…
NYC & NEWARK
fter More Than 20 Years, Newark, N.J., Regains Control Of Public Schools npr.org/2017/09/14/551…
As Newark Prepares to Take Control of Its Schools, a Former Superintendent Looks Back wnyc.org/story/newark-p…
Success Academy ratchets up pressure on NYC DOE to give it space chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
MISC.
What we know about the killing of pregnant Maryland ‘teacher of the year’ Laura Wallen – ABC News – abcn.ws/2wslee1
Homeless And In College. Then Harvey Struck. npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Sheriff: Jammed rifle helped in school shooting hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
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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