Prince in a high school yearbook picture.
BEST OF THE WEEK
SJ Mercury News: Is K12Inc’s online charter school network cashing in on failure? https://t.co/DlvzxA7ZFc
NPR: Some districts can barely afford art & music. Others have personalized lesson plans https://t.co/sNd1qEXCYL
LA Times: Mendez: The CA school deseg case you probably never heard of https://t.co/UtHj9ueVFI
WSJ: Technical Glitch Foils Wednesday Testing in New Jersey https://t.co/w8Y2Ylxx3g
NJ Advance: Charter backers, ‘machine politics’ make mark on Newark school board vote http://ow.ly/4n068X
DNA Info Chicago: Outspoken CPS Principal And Rahm Critic Ousted http://ow.ly/4n06NZ
American Radio Works: Private tutoring is no longer just for the rich kids http://ow.ly/4mLyQI
EdSurge: How does money shape the U.S. K-12 edtech ecosystem? http://ow.ly/4n060g
FROM “THE GRADE”
Behind The Scenes Of NPR’s School Money “Beast” http://ow.ly/4mZQt0
School Segregation Stories Win 2 Pulitzers & A Peabody http://ow.ly/4mSgDs
Delightful High School Swim Class Story Wins Murrow Journalism Award http://ow.ly/4mWf6W
Teachers & Journalists Have So Much In Common http://ow.ly/4mUAzZ
KICKER
Video snippet of Georgia teacher’s emotional reaction to news of Prince’s death goes viral.
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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