BEST OF THE WEEK
AP: Education Secretary Arne Duncan steps down after 7-year term http://ow.ly/SXhGh
Texas Observer: South Texas Superintendent Pioneers Early College Approach http://ow.ly/SSeHd
WBEZ: Chicago Public Schools lowers graduation rate after WBEZ finds errors http://ow.ly/SWnZC
The Seventy Four: Ohio’s Charter School Disaster http://ow.ly/SXgXg
TIME: Why the SAT and the ACT are competing for students long before college http://ow.ly/SXkNb
WNYC: History Repeats Itself in Brooklyn School Rezoning http://ow.ly/SXpXy
Mic: Why Your Old Graphing Calculator Is Still Being Used – & Still Costs a Fortune http://fb.me/45MIk8feU
FROM THE GRADE
Husband Of NYT Race and Equity Reporter Involved In BKLYN Gentrification Story http://ow.ly/STJxZ
Is Education Journalism Over-Focused On Reform Battles? http://ow.ly/SWL1c
At Newark Panel, Journalists Let Advocates’ Claims Go Unchallenged http://ow.ly/SNSR7
Philly Magazine’s Messed-Up Cover Story http://ow.ly/SQlwo
How The Media Botched The Columbine School Shooting http://ow.ly/SLTgU
What To Do When The Person You’re Quoting Is Your Predecessor? http://ow.ly/SNCfU
Another National News Outlet Without A National Ed Reporter http://ow.ly/SKEWa
THE KICKER
WGN Radio: How does racial inequality thrive in good schools? http://ow.ly/SXhLT
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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