BEST OF THE WEEK
Morning Consult: How Old-School Legislating Brought an Education Bill to the Finish Line http://ow.ly/VCpBo
Mother Jones: This is What It’s Like to Be a Muslim Schoolkid in America Right Now http://ow.ly/VH9lq
NYT: Cuomo Task Force Signals Further Retreat From Common Core School Standardshttp://ow.ly/VJFIX
USA Today: San Bernardino school cafeterias checked for tampering http://ow.ly/VF3LN
Tampa Bay Times: Pinellas suspends black kids more than virtually every other big Florida district http://ow.ly/VMjMm
The Telegraph: Pearson is a lesson in how tough the education sector really is http://ow.ly/VGTGH
Center on Public Integrity: An epidemic of questionable arrests by school police http://ow.ly/VMkVL
FROM THE GRADE
LA Times Gets Unlikely Support For Publishing Allegations Against Famed LA Teacher http://ow.ly/VJr6G
Education Stories Flourishing On Medium http://ow.ly/VMb6p
Pinellas County series makes CJR “Best of 2015” list http://ow.ly/VCVOc
Seattle Times Education Coverage Includes Live Events, Social Media (& Also “Solutions”) http://ow.ly/VCeIC
KICKERS
The Seventy-Four: How I Tried (and Failed) to Close the Worst School in Tennessee http://ow.ly/VMk8k
BuzzFeed: Apple’s Tim Cook Says Apple Won’t Make The “Test Machines” Taking Over Classrooms http://ow.ly/VMiEy
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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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