FROM “THE GRADE”
Flawed Coverage Exacerbated TN Graduation Report Confusion ow.ly/ifVQ309jYpQ
More questions about accuracy/framing of ProPublica alternative schools expose ow.ly/anNh309l3YE
List of folks serving on the @EdWriters diversity & inclusiveness task force, which met for the first time last week http://ow.ly/D2ni309mcbH
“Police reports are a handy tool for finding parents and kids to interview” & other tips from TBT’s LaForgia ow.ly/WUep309irxI
BEST OF THE WEEK
NYT Magazine:We began moving away from public in public schools long ago http://ow.ly/ZtoL309mWsP
NYT: New research suggests that private school vouchers may harm students who receive them nytimes.com/2017/02/23/ups…
Reveal: The invisible hazard afflicting thousands of schools https://t.co/nWwaSnqFzV
TRUMP/DEVOS
US News: DeVos Pledges to Protect LGBT Students After Nixing Transgender Bathroom Protections ow.ly/t4Mg309impj
Washington Post: Trump’s withdrawal of guidance leaves bathroom questions up to schools and states washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
NYT: One in every 137 teenagers would identify as transgender, report says nyti.ms/2kSyQ1y
EdWeek: Did Democrats Waste Time Fighting Betsy DeVos More Than Other Nominees? pllqt.it/1BZ6h9
NYT: For-Profit Schools, an Obama Target, See New Day Under Trump ow.ly/t0EM309bXCz
DISTRICTS
Boston Herald: Boston teachers get big buck bump bostonherald.com/news/local_cov…
LA Weekly: Board of Education Election March 7th Pits Pro-Charter Forces Against Unions pllqt.it/zgBDfM
Voice of San Diego: Schools Try to Thread the Needle Between Soothing Deportation Fears and Overpromising voiceofsandiego.org/topics/educati…
LA Times: U.S. attorney won’t file charges after probe of $1.3-billion iPads-for-all project in L.A. schools latimes.com/local/educatio…
Seattle Times: Judge rules WA State’s charter-school law is constitutional ow.ly/lMct309dn6a
Hechinger: In a city still struggling with segregation, a popular charter school fights to remain diverse ow.ly/Iryo509MHzn
WAMU: Teachers At A D.C. Charter School Want To Try Something New: Unionizing ow.ly/ecaz309hCtS
SCPR Public Radio: School integration in 2017: the politics of PTA takeovers, P.E. programs, and parents who know the system scpr.org/news/2017/02/2…
NATIONAL
EdWeek: States Using PARCC or Smarter Balanced this year pllqt.it/Bp5Ji5
American Public Media Reports: Reforming School Discipline ow.ly/aFh830987mU
KICKERS
Twitter: Mom teaches daughter about black history with educational dress-up http://ow.ly/5uYI309mbQF
NY Post: Staten Island teacher under fire for slipping anti-Trump question into homework pllqt.it/Eh1yfJ
Big Little Lies: A suspicious death at an elementary school fundraiser! pllqt.it/0s1fjA
GIF: Stephen Colbert via Slate http://ow.ly/DZ1u309kTej
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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