From this week’s New Yorker.
BEST OF THE WEEK
NYT: How Hillary Clinton Went Undercover to Examine Race in Education http://ow.ly/WO3yX
Marketplace: Out of public housing, and hoping for something better http://ow.ly/WO3m2
NYT: NJ School District Eases Pressure on Students, Baring an Ethnic Divide http://ow.ly/WO4aB
EdWeek: Newtown Families, Teachers’ Unions Applaud Obama’s Actions on Guns http://ow.ly/WO3gx
American Prospect: New Education Law Sparks Civil Rights Concerns http://ow.ly/WO0sX
US News: Kindergarten Today Looks Like First Grade a Decade Ago http://ow.ly/WO3vL
FROM “THE GRADE”
Fortune Chronicles Big Business’ Roller-Coaster Common Core Relationship http://ow.ly/WLuvg
Don’t Fall For Easy Catch Phrases Like “Race To The Bottom” http://ow.ly/WIKap
Lots Of Unknowns Accompany New AP Education Team Announcement http://ow.ly/We19e
KICKER
Marin County journalism teacher launches YouTube sitcom, ‘Rich Bay High’ http://ow.ly/WO6Op
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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