A close-up from the cover of last week’s New Yorker.
BEST OF THE WEEK
USNews: US News: $2.6 Billion In Federal Poverty Funding Going To Wealthier Districts bit.ly/282Q3Vn
LA Times: Record spending by oil companies, education advocates, business groups & labor unions ow.ly/FGQh300ISyS
NYT: Kansas Parents Worry Schools Are Slipping Amid Budget Battles ow.ly/J0MD300Nzaw
NPR: One Student Tries To Help Others Escape A ‘Corridor Of Shame’ pllqt.it/NkB6Fx
EdWeek: U.S. Graduation Rate Breaks Another Record ow.ly/HLGP300SQQP
NPR: Practice Makes Possible: What We Learn By Studying Amazing Kids ow.ly/kC8O300QchD
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Low scores on Ohio’s high school math tests spark debate over graduation requirements http://ow.ly/9CNu300U4bo
Washington Post: Report on racial disparities in gifted and magnet programs gets strong reaction ow.ly/sM5l300Qc0c
FROM “THE GRADE”
AP’s Charter School Story Is Bad. Its Headline Is Worse. http://ow.ly/aTim300OOZS
Solutions Network Tracker Features 238 Education Stories washingtonmonthly.com
Salon’s Slow Sad Descent Into Hyperbole & Clickbait washingtonmonthly.com/the-grade
What To Do When The Expert Is Also An Advocate? http://ow.ly/4XIN300LPUt
Lots For EdWriters To Learn From Education Dive Newsletter http://ow.ly/Wmme300TDpw
KICKER
Twitter Moments: Teachers Letting Kids Out Of Finals For Retweets/Likes bit.ly/1XkS4JA
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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