LAS VEGAS SHOOTING
At least four of the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting were educators. Here are their stories. bit.ly/2xa68iJ
Manhattan Beach special ed teacher killed in shooting @CNN cnn.it/2g3uEHP
A Newlywed, A Special-Ed Teacher, A Single Mother of Four thebea.st/2yl0Cdj?source… via @thedailybeast
Manhattan Beach teacher killed in Las Vegas mass shooting dailybreeze.com/2017/10/02/man…
STATES
States Have Stepped Up, but Pressure Still Needed to Ensure Quality Schools Under ESSA, Chiefs Say the74million.org/?p=512173
State Chiefs: We Won’t Walk Away From Disadvantaged Groups Under ESSA blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig… via @educationweek
How Do States Want to Handle Testing Opt-Outs? blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
Mike Pence killed Common Core in Indiana. Now, the state’s choosing a test based on it. co.chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2017/…
CA’s #SmarterBalanced test scores: little growth over 3 yrs, achievement gaps persist #CAASPP #CAedchat @jfenster goo.gl/K94Etz
KANSAS
The Latest: Kansas governor: Schools decision ‘regrettable’ abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/l…
Kansas Supreme Court: School funding increase wasn’t enough hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
DEVOS
How Betsy DeVos Became an Unexpected Champion of LGBTQ Art ow.ly/s5jH30fARII
The Evolution of Betsy DeVos and Private School Choice | The Report | US News usnews.com/news/the-repor…
How Betsy DeVos is quietly erasing Obama’s education legacy vox.com/policy-and-pol… via @voxdotcom
HOMELESSNESS
Shelters, cars and crowded rooms edsource.org/2017/homeless-…
California map shows hot spots of homeless students edsource.org/2017/californi…
NYC
After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues nytimes.com/2017/10/02/nyr…
De Blasio speaks with anxious parents in wake of school killing chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
Nearly 78,000 New York City students switched schools in a single year, report finds chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
MISC
Sandberg KIPP scholarship to ‘cut through’ unequal access to opportunity usat.ly/2kfme4p via @USATODAY
Getting The Most Out Of Pre-K, ‘The Most Important’ Year In School npr.org/sections/ed/20…
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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