BEST OF THE WEEK
Chicago Sun-Times: UNO’s secret spending spree http://ow.ly/10bLKg
Texas Tribune: At High Schools Just Miles Apart, a World of Difference in College Paths http://ow.ly/10bG35
Reuters: Uncovering a major security hole with the SAT: http://reut.rs/1Uqu99O
NYT: Schools Nationwide Still Grapple With Lead in Water http://ow.ly/10bFBr
WNYC: For Syrian Refugees in New Jersey, a Bumpy Adjustment to School http://ow.ly/10bFzi
Washington Post: White teachers and black teachers have different expectations for black students http://ow.ly/108eeh [See also The Atlantic, HuffingtonPost.]
Guardian: Conservatives vow to ask supreme court to rehear deadlocked union case http://ow.ly/10bG8C
The American Prospect: NC Educators Fight Deportations of Central American Students http://ow.ly/10bFGi
Hechinger Report/CS Monitor: Education’s Mr. Fix-it http://ow.ly/10bFDL
Tampa Bay Times: Hillsborough schools to dismantle system that cost millions to develop http://ow.ly/108pSV
FROM “THE GRADE”
Hits, Misses, Snubs, & Mysteries Among This Year’s EWA Finalists http://ow.ly/10b9YD
Flawed EdCities Report Coverage Highlights Importance Of Skepticism & Scrutiny http://ow.ly/105IuV
SoCal Public Radio Restaffs Education Desk, Launches “Good Schools” http://ow.ly/108PKI
Chalkbeat To Roll Out New Code Of Ethics http://ow.ly/ZZQaj
KICKER
From the Center on American Progress:
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