In a perfect world, someone would cobble together a map or calendar of big districts going through rezoning processes, so that more reporters can get in on the story. (Hint, hint.) Also: We need to get Chang to talk to a group of us about the issues he’s covered, his innovative visual storytelling strategies, and his ideas for getting readers (and perhaps even journalists) to reflect on how their interpretations and decisions are affected by their own “mental maps.”

🏆 AP: Poverty, segregation persist in US schools, report says https://t.co/aToG4nyO3Z (See also NPRUS News)

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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