BEST OF THE WEEK
LA Times: Better pay, more time to plan and one other thing teachers want from you http://ow.ly/Udc4w
Politico: Here’s why $7B SIG didn’t help worst schools http://ow.ly/UbCUR
Vox: What Success Academy fight over kicking out students says about charter movement ow.ly/Ug1PJ
NYT: Success Academy Founder Calls ‘Got to Go’ List an Anomaly http://ow.ly/UkwEO
Hechinger Report: At a school in poorest neighborhood, literacy is up/disciplinary problems are down http://ow.ly/UiaUI
WBEZ: Two Chicago public schools inch closer to integration after divided vote | WBEZ 91.5 Chicago http://ow.ly/Ukrk4
WNYC: How One ‘Struggling’ School Succeeded Where Others Failed http://ow.ly/UeGIM
LA Times: Who will lead L.A. Unified? http://ow.ly/UieTU [interactive]
FROM THE GRADE
Opposition Underplayed In Last Week’s Test Reduction Coverage http://ow.ly/U8Tnd
Re-Imagining Education Coverage: Failure & Success http://ow.ly/Ui9RO
The Alternative To Foundation-Funded Education Journalism: Sponsorships & Subscriptions http://ow.ly/Ukrol
No Longer The New Kid On The Block, HuffPost Education Still Adds Value http://ow.ly/UeQww
When “On The Media” Features Education http://ow.ly/Ucmx0
New Rules: Making This Site Better http://ow.ly/U9qzA
KICKER
The Marshall Project: Why It’s Hard to Be a Poor Boy With Richer Neighbors http://ow.ly/Uibnp
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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