NEWSMAKERS
One of the top ranked high schools in the state just joined Indianapolis Public Schools chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2017/…
Troubled cops land jobs in Georgia schools myajc.com/news/local-edu…
RUNCIE RESIGNATION
GOP threatens to subpoena Education Dept. official who quit – POLITICO ow.ly/74Pq30c4cOc
Why Did The Top Student Aid Official Under Betsy DeVos Resign? npr.org/sections/ed/20…
NATIONAL
Citing East Hartford Student’s Story, Betsy DeVos Blasts Public Schools courant.com/education/hc-e…
Trump Administration Considers Moving Student Loans from Education Department to Treasury nytimes.com/2017/05/25/bus…
Fight between Syrian and Canadian students sparks protest torontosun.com/2017/05/23/fig…
Mass. teachers union snubs National Teacher of the Year – CommonWealth Magazine nzzl.us/TwHLVbi
STATES & DISTRICTS
Former Newark schools chief Cami Anderson’s new mission: getting schools to rethink student discipline chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
Texas pushes ahead with ‘bathroom bill’ as others shy away abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
San Diego schools sued over anti-Islamophobia campaign Surprise for a Mother Who Helped Her Paralyzed Son in Every Class nytimes.com/2017/05/25/us/…
Advocates call on Chancellor Fariña to take ‘morally necessary’ steps to end school segregation chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
Phoenix Takes on Problem of Disconnected Youth wnyc.org/story/phoenix-…
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/s…
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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