BEST OF THE WEEK
EdWeek: States Are Closing the ‘Honesty Gap’ in Test Results, Study Says http://ow.ly/XFXko
Washington Post: Spending in nation’s schools falls again http://pllqt.it/mGn1sj
USA Today: New analysis of math, reading scores ‘very disconcerting http://ow.ly/XHesk
Politico New York: With Cuomo quiet, teachers’ union goes back on offense against charters http://ow.ly/Xy5Ts
LA Times: The problem with your lottery tickets and school funding http://ow.ly/XxPco
Chicago Tribune: Choices are slim for an affordable home in a walkable area http://ow.ly/XH8k3
The Seventy Four:The Past, Present, and Future of Detroit Public Schools http://ow.ly/XHddU
Boston Globe: Denver’s unified enrollments may offer Boston a lesson http://ow.ly/XwfY9
Mother Jones: The Chilling Rise of Islamophobia in Our Schools http://ow.ly/Xz0rm
FROM THE GRADE
Insights From Last Week’s Flint/Detroit Media Coverage http://ow.ly/XHaZz
Diverse Funding & Self-Assessment Might Improve LA Times’ Coverage http://ow.ly/XDPVd
NewsHour Launches New Weekly Education Segment http://ow.ly/XHcO2
Towards Smarter “Teacher Shortage” Stories in 2016 http://ow.ly/XE46a
Lessons From Al Jazeera America (RIP) http://ow.ly/XySOd
Turning Points For Big-City Education Journalism (But Nothing For DC) http://ow.ly/XHcRV
KICKER
AP: 30 years after shuttle disaster, a number of Christa McAuliffe’s students have gone into teaching: http://apne.ws/1QCMjT7
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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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