Slate Takes On Race and Education
WNYC’s “Integration 2.0” isn’t the only education series launched this week focusing on issues related to education and race. There are also a bunch of stories over at Slate as part of a series called...
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Roundup: Chronic Absences, Funding Woes, Smoother Testing
State-by-state look at chronic absenteeism across America – AP hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie… New data shows 6.5 million U.S. students chronically absent cabinetreport.com/human-resource… After Turbulent Waters, PARCC...
Read MoreDespite Flaws, “School Integration 2.0” Well Worth It
62 years after Brown v. Board of Education, there are more than 15,000 highly segregated schools in the U.S.https://t.co/gCCldAeMdE — WNYC (@WNYC) June 6, 2016 Above: Video from WNYC showing kids talking about school...
Read MoreRoundup: California Primary Fights, Civil Rights Report Results, Plus Common Core
Police shootings, affordable housing and billions in school bonds on local ballots this week – LA Times ow.ly/aYYz3010eVO Rift in Democratic Party over education policy spotlighted in record outside spending –...
Read MoreControversial But Half-Forgotten LA Times Series Resurfaces
Blogger Anthony Cody called out the LA Times a few days ago for its widely-circulated critique of the Gates Foundation’s education reform efforts. But Cody doesn’t support the Gates Foundation — far from it. He just...
Read MoreRoundup: Clinton’s Pre-K Plan, Weingarten on Charters
With costs unclear, Clinton lays out ambitious plans for early education | EdSource ow.ly/Rygi300XpXd Union President, Randi Weingarten, Defends Hillary Clinton on Charter Schools – The New York Times ow.ly/pSf3300Xq33...
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