ESSA
DeVos Greenlights ESSA Plans for Connecticut, Louisiana blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
DeVos approves Louisiana’s new education plan, under Every Student Succeeds Act s.nola.com/wAyIrYI
TEST SCORES
Virginia’s test scores hold steady overall but English learners make strides washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
Colorado is about to release a torrent of tests results. Here are four storylines worth watching. chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Combating Racism After Charlottesville n.pr/2uHNj5f featuring Brittany Packnett
‘There will be questions you can’t answer’: Readers’ advice about tackling Charlottesville in the classroom chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
BACK TO SCHOOL
First day of school around the world businessinsider.com/first-day-of-s…
WTOP The fascinating history behind the D.C. public school that opened its doors to a president’s child. Full story: bit.ly/2uU7w2N
Deep cleaning is a deep challenge for L.A. Unified latimes.com/local/educatio…
Typical homeless elementary school student missed 88 days of school, abt half school year. nyti.ms/2vBjS3H
LAUSD
LA Unified’s most drastic measures to combat school overcrowding are now officially history scpr.org/news/2017/08/1…
Despite costly stumbles, L.A. Unified’s 20-year construction project comes to an end with opening of Maywood campus latimes.com/local/educatio…
The newest battlefield in L.A. Unified’s enrollment war is a boys school fw.to/YyLNAxa
SUCCESS
Facebook Screenshot Shows Cuomo Donor Daniel Loeb Compared Teacher’s Unions To The KKK gothamist.com/2017/08/15/cuo… via @Gothamist
Eva Moskowitz sends letter calling Success board chair’s comments ‘indefensible’ — but also defending his record chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
Four Austin Schools Get Lowest Ranking In State Report kut.org/post/four-aust…
TIDBITS
Suburban schools are inflating kids’ grades, pushing their poor peers further behind theatlantic.com/education/arch…
PA Teachers Union Document [from 2000] Reveals Master Plan for Unionizing Charter School Networks @The74 bit.ly/2uGoWET
High School Sparks Outrage For Omitting Gay Teens’ Yearbook Quotes huffingtonpost.com/entry/gay-teen…
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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