MOTHER NATURE
Record Heat Wave Closes Schools Across 5 States: What Research Says About Kids Being Too Hot to Learn the74million.org/record-heat-wa…
De Blasio expects exodus of Puerto Rican hurricane victims to hit NYC | New York Post pllqt.it/UmAPow
FLORIDA
Study: Florida private school choice program sees gains abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
Florida’s tax credit voucher program helps get students to — but not necessarily through — college, study finds chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
ESSA IMPLEMENTATION
About 18 percent of Arizona schools will get ‘A’ grade under new ranking system azc.cc/2ypTvw4 via @azcentral
Florida Folds Waiver Requests Into ESSA Plan, Infuriating Civil Rights Activists blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e… via @educationweek
Kansas Officials Cast Small Net For Comments On Education Plan tinyurl.com/ybfrrlzo
Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success n.pr/2jovbIh #ESSA
Inside ESSA Plans: How Could Your School Be Graded? blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig
TEA submits student success plan tdtnews.com/news/article_3… via @tdtnews
Concerns over standardized tests halt progress of civics ed. cabinetreport.com/curriculum-ins…
TRUMP/DEVOS
Colorado Teacher Meeting With Betsy DeVos Via Fellow Program | Washington, DC News | US News usnews.com/news/best-stat…
Betsy DeVos is coming to Boston and she is in high demand bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/09/… via @BostonGlobe
Betsy DeVos Taps Two New Top Advisers blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig
SCHOOL
Black and Hispanic students in New York City most likely to be arrested and handcuffed, data shows chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
L.A. Board of Education chooses Monica Garcia as new president to replace Rodriguez latimes.com/local/educatio…
Couch surfing kids: Hidden and nearly homeless mercurynews.com/2017/09/26/cou… via @mercnews
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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