HARVEY
Dallas Schools Waive Enrollment Requirements, Provide Transportation for Displaced Houston Students the74million.org/dallas-schools…
Teachers Organize To Help In Texas npr.org/2017/09/03/548…
At least 50 people have died from Harvey, including a high school football coach and a family of six cnn.it/2vUbCsv
NEW REPORT
Most LA Unified grads make it to college, but only a quarter finish on time, new data shows scpr.org/news/2017/08/3… [See also KPCC]
ESSA
East Coast experts criticize California’s plan to satisfy a federal education law latimes.com/local/educatio…
Schools in Washington rank second-worst in nation for chronic absenteeism seattletimes.com/education-lab/…
BACK TO SCHOOL
School year opens in Maryland with enrollment surge in Montgomery County washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Colorado schools bulk up staff in marijuana-prevention push hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
Two last-minute challengers emerge to two Jeffco school board incumbents chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
After blasting Success’s board chair, Chancellor Rosa to visit Success Academy on first day of school chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
Chicago On Pace To Become A Majority Latino School District wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
Private school tax credit surprises, riles some in Illinois abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
America’s Super Schools In Spotlight for Star-Studded Prime-Time TV Special Celebrating HS Innovation the74million.org/americas-super…
Public Schools Grappling with Confederate Names, Images ow.ly/O3gu30eN8XL
No, Dunkin Donuts Isn’t Offering Free Coffee for Teachers Every Monday in September snopes.com/is-dunkin-donu…
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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