Screengrab of NYT story on deplorable state of Detroit school buildings.
BEST OF THE WEEK
Washington Post: Clinton on Detroit schools: ‘No one would tolerate these conditions in a wealthy suburb.’ http://ow.ly/XpBDs
Politics K-12: Trump Says We Spend a Ton for Bad Test Scores. Let’s Check the Numbers. http://ow.ly/XmwjS
NYT: Crumbling, Destitute Schools Threaten Detroit’s Recovery http://ow.ly/XpC1s
NY Post: UFT spends $1M thanking Cuomo for Common Core backtrack http://ow.ly/X8M8u
NYT: Education Technology Graduates From the Classroom to the Boardroom http://ow.ly/XgxAF
NPR: To Be Young, ‘Gifted’ And Black, It Helps To Have A Black Teacher http://n.pr/1leuCw0
NY Daily News: NYC charter chain violates rights of kids with disabilities, say parents in complaint to federal government http://nydn.us/20faBoW
Washington Post: The states that rely on Powerball and lotteries the most http://ow.ly/XhTKo
LA Times: The new head of L.A.’s schools knows what it feels like to experience inequality in education http://ow.ly/XjCjX
Slate: In this poor Mississippi town, teacher assistant is a coveted job. It pays $9 an hour. http://slate.me/1OzqQYD
FROM “THE GRADE”
FLA Re-Segregation Story Wins Prestigious IRE Award http://ow.ly/XpdG3
What The LA Times Education Should – & Shouldn’t – Do To Address Credibility Concerns http://ow.ly/XoYCQ
Activist Deray McKesson Trades Places With Colbert (Briefly), Raises Media Diversity Issues (Indirectly) http://ow.ly/XjW1e
[Unionized] NPR Reporter Bravely Slams Bosses Over Lottery Gimmick http://ow.ly/XmewR
KICKER
Washington Post: Snow brings school closings, and Twitter war, for students http://ow.ly/XpNY2
The Seventy Four: Students Try to Fool TV Station Into Announcing Snow Day http://ow.ly/XoQsd
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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