See? Even President Obama loves CODE
BEST OF THE WEEK
NOLA: How 3 top NOLA public schools keep students out https://t.co/Se5Ecbd2gR
BuzzFeed: Inside The Silicon Valley College That Abolished The F And Raked In The Cash https://t.co/w3w9fK9zsl
Boston Globe: Massachusetts Teachers Association commits $9M to fight lifting ban on charter schools https://t.co/yxlyjFYjWr
LAT: CA teacher tenure battle reignited by Vergara appeal and a new bill http://pllqt.it/DdV9kd
Post Crescent: Wave of bomb threats hits schools nationwide https://t.co/LqUaojvqdt
Hechinger Report: In Texas, new math standards look a whole lot like Common Core https://t.co/qXcsNSFuAD
PBS NewsHour: The nation’s largest school districts are rushing to fill the coding gap http://pllqt.it/3SlxHV
KPCC: Charter school groups spending big in California legislative races https://t.co/wzQmdsvj4Z
The Atlantic: Denver Schools Focus on Educating Low-Income Students of Color https://t.co/Ix2QdXYJRK
Sun Journal: Survey results prompt Maine to offer laptops as trade-in for school iPads http://ow.ly/2YmJ300BX80
FROM “THE GRADE”
Journalism’s Role In The Current “Grit” Hype/ Criticism Cycle http://ow.ly/zLXT300CyJv
Think Tank Review Suggests Media “Tilt” Against Charters In 2015 http://ow.ly/bQCI300nAfm
Three Ways To Localize The ESSA Funding Debate http://ow.ly/w00j300lm2f
Wonky & Duplicative Coverage Bores Readers, Says RealClear Education Writer http://ow.ly/6AnY300iQFH
LA Times Charter School Costs Story Raises Coverage Concerns http://ow.ly/uxy0300frKz
Longtime Journalist Highlights EdMedia Concerns http://ow.ly/3pCx300zzAN
A Revealing & Instructive Response From Salon’s Editor In Chief http://ow.ly/3Cjb300x5FI
KICKERS
LAT: An Idaho town grapples with an ugly mix — high school football, racism and rape https://t.co/c0kUh1xndz
FiveThirtyEight: Can LeBron Deliver On His Promise To Akron’s Poor Kids? http://ow.ly/XNjG300wLdU
Washington Post: What it’s like to be a 13-year-old girl in 2016 http://wapo.st/1sRw6kt
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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