TRUMP BUDGET
Report: Trump education budget would create a Race to the Top for school choice chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
Trump wants to spend $1B to push districts to adopt his preferred policies — not unlike Obama & Race to the Top. washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
Trump Budget Reported to Use Title I, Research Aid to Push Choice blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig
LAUSD
Major changes could come to L.A. schools after charter school movement’s big win latimes.com/local/educatio…
Kelly Gonez, Science Teacher and Former Obama Adviser, Wins Close Race for L.A. School Board the74million.org/article/kelly-…
DISTRICTS
Maryland school system posts 80 percent increase in reports of sexual harassment washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
This is how the D.C. school lottery is supposed to work washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Portland, Ore., Voters Approve Record Tax to Fix Lead-Laced, Crumbling Buildings blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Distric…
San Diego High Schools Experience Higher Graduation Rates While Simultaneously Losing More Students psmag.com/education/high…
MISC
77 Million Edmodo Users Are Hacked as Widespread Cyber Attacks Hit the Ed Tech World the74million.org/article/77-mil…
RACE & INTEGRATION
However Well Black Students Perform, Teachers Still Think They’re Struggling huffingtonpost.com/2017/05/16/tea
A new study shows where people live — not school districts — is to blame for continuing segregation in Indiana chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2017/…
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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