TRUMP TRANSITION
Washington Post: DeVos is 8 Trump Cabinet picks Democrats plan to target http://pllqt.it/SYVklt
Washington Post:Trump’s education nominee and her family members are major donors to the senators who will vote on her confirmation wpo.st/GZ3Q2
Politico: Jeb Bush’s consolation prize https://t.co/c2H83xg7vc
PBS NewsHour: What will be Obama’s lasting education legacy? https://t.co/lVwCtKOBEr
FUNDING
Houston Chronicle: In Texas, pressure to cut special education has led many schools to shut out English Language Learners https://t.co/sWJ1I8YBwO
NJ.com: Students who opted out of PARCC cost N.J. more than $1M, state says https://t.co/7tlzlHSWM2
Hartford Courant: Malloy Calls for Cuts, Concessions, Pension Reform and New Formula for Public Schools https://t.co/QGggUs90d1
Voice of San Diego: Schools Spending More Than They Take in http://pllqt.it/mgkCmw
Philadelphia Inquirer: With soda tax, school’s now in session – Philly.comow.ly/EkI8307Kvew
TEACHERS
EdWeek: More Teachers’ Union Leaders Come Out Against New Student-Discipline Policies https://t.co/457yMZtoAW
AP: Help wanted: Bilingual teachers for California schools https://t.co/IHISGF1dyX
The Atlantic: Teacher Housing Subsidized in Colorado to Aid Retention https://t.co/cQXgTbhqYM
Washington Post: A hitch in California as bilingual education is restored https://t.co/aXGVfjxa5b
Sacramento Bee: Today, they drive buses or supervise recess. Next year, they might be teachers https://t.co/uIy7GGwUjE
WTTW Chicago: How 2012 Chicago Teachers Strike Changed Fight Over Public Education ow.ly/NAcA307KuVj
MISC
NPR:School Counselor Of The Year On Being An Essential Resource For Students ow.ly/ZGzj307KuZ8
SCPR: Standardized science standoff: California, feds at odds again over a statewide test https://t.co/sGkDR3TrPR
Boston Globe: High-performing Mass. schools look abroad to compare achievement https://t.co/o25L8BxjHa
SCPR:Some math books raise test scores more than others, research suggests scpr.org/news/2017/01/0…
Seattle Times: Where blending honors and regular classes worked seattletimes.com/education-lab/…
FROM “THE GRADE”
Careful About That Dual-Language Coverage! http://ow.ly/WPBp307LcfP
Best Education Journalism Of 2016 http://ow.ly/wwDe307mXzW
KICKER
Huffington Post: Video Captures North Carolina Cop Slamming Student To Ground https://t.co/4CKh4cy0rO
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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