THE GRADE
Common Core, Automated Advocacy, & Media Coverage http://ow.ly/zdQX309Oxgc
WSJ “Rock Star Librarian” article ignites controversy with focus on white men in their 30s, reports EdWeek http://pllqt.it/p8fiWc
The NYT just hired Dan Goldstein & Erica Green but new NYT column suggests it’s a tough place for women https://t.co/FUdKq1R9uC
ProPublica’s Heather Vogell talks to EWA’s Emily Richmond about alternative schools https://t.co/OH0au4otYY
BEST OF THE WEEK
IMMIGRATION/SEGREGATION
NYT: Educators Prepare for Immigration Agents at the Schoolhouse http://pllqt.it/2MciMJ
LA Times: State schools chief seeks clarity on federal immigration policy after L.A. incident https://t.co/zhNuUGE2BB
NPR: Helping Immigrant Students Catch Up, Fast — It Takes A Whole School npr.org/sections/ed/20…
NYT: Diversity Lags as NYC Students Are Matched With City Schools https://t.co/APAiwWCN48
POWER & POLITICS
KVUE News: Texas to put end to enrollment ‘cap’ for special needs kids https://t.co/Me4sOOsf0E
LA Weekly: LAUSD Runoff Means a Pro-Charter Majority on the School Board Is Within Reach https://t.co/lvJG6eyA7S
ProPublica: These For-Profit Schools Are ‘Like a Prison’ ow.ly/e4pt309HNXx
NYT: Obama Education Rules Swept Aside by Congress http://nzzl.us/NkkNQx7
Mother Jones: Battle Over School Choice Is Happening in 31 Statehouses Across America http://ow.ly/7oJ4309Mil0
SCHOOLS
NYT: A School Where Raising the Bar Lifts Hope http://ow.ly/n0R1309N3YM
The 74: Where Security Officers Outnumber the Counselors http://ow.ly/jqcg309Iy60
Washington Post: A closer look at the D.C. school that DeVos visited https://t.co/JbSaGJ9FnX
Huffington Post: Women Keep Schools Running, But They’re Not In Charge Of Running Them https://t.co/4rzIRCvA7i
Boston Globe: Boston charter schools see record-breaking spike in applications https://t.co/h7NY3KOKoK
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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