BEST OF THE WEEK
Politico: Arne Duncan’s Wars http://ow.ly/SGkzx
LA Times: $490-million plan would put half of LAUSD students in charter schools http://ow.ly/SGkLh
Atlantic: A Philly High School Where College Is Not the Goal http://ow.ly/SGlb2
Chalkbeat: As city acts on their cause, community school advocates carve out a new role http://ow.ly/SGkwI
Deadspin: Who’s Funding Kevin Johnson’s Secret Government? http://ow.ly/SGkIK
EdWeek: Schools Deemed ‘Discriminatory’ Struggle to Erase Disparities http://ow.ly/SGloM
WNYC: City Schools Are Overcrowded, With No End in Sight http://ow.ly/SGm8Q
The Guardian: Youth heroin crisis prompts call for schools to keep antidote naloxone on hand http://ow.ly/SGmeu
Remembering Dasani, The NYT’s “Invisible Child” http://ow.ly/SCsYu
FROM “THE GRADE”
There Are 3 Ways To Write About Schools – 2 Of Which Are Lame ow.ly/SFCE9
Let’s Sharpen Up The Questions & Confirmations? http://ow.ly/SAjjL
Politico’s Big Education Package (Brought To You By Comcast) http://ow.ly/SDu0K
Bloomberg EDU Radio Show Shut Down After Four Years http://ow.ly/SwZr5
That PR Person You’re Ignoring Might Have Once Been A White House Reporter ow.ly/Su09N
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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