Facing a changing political landscape, NAACP national convention comes to Baltimore fw.to/4gcTXRi [“We’re not saying we hate charter schools,” Russell said.]
Easy A? Nearly half of HS seniors graduate with A average – USATODAY.com nzzl.us/pyIPwNw
DEVOS/DENVER
Demonstrators display frustration with DeVos at Denver protest chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
Betsy DeVos’ Latest Speech Draws Protests, Even Before She Speaks npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Only 2 of 11 top USDE jobs have been nominated, making the agency among the slowest/lowest ow.ly/9U7Y30dLphK
ELECTORAL POLITICS
Education reformers give big to Democrats in Colorado governor’s race denverpost.com/2017/07/19/edu…
Network of education reformers continue to help shape governor’s race in Colorado chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
APPROPRIATIONS
Bill With More Than $2 Billion in Teacher-Training Cuts Advances in House blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig
House Committee Rejects Democrats’ Bid to Restore Education Funding, Protect Teacher Training the74million.org/article/house-…
KICKERS
Former LA deputy mayor to head LAUSD task force. First mission: boost attendance dailynews.com/social-affairs…
Afghan Girls’ Robotics Team Wins Limelight at Competition – goo.gl/alerts/XK1EJ #GoogleAlerts
Teen girls learn about protecting nation, breaking barriers at cybersecurity camp wsj.com/articles/at-cy… via @WSJ
That Devious Plot to ‘Zombify’ Russia: The Fidget Spinner – The New York Times nytimes.com/2017/07/18/wor…
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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