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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 

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”

School Segregation Stories Win 2 Pulitzers & A Peabody 

Delightful High School Swim Class Story Wins Murrow Journalism Award

Teachers & Journalists Have So Much In Common 

KICKER

Video snippet of Georgia teacher’s emotional reaction to news of Prince’s death goes viral.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alexander Russo

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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