FROM “THE GRADE”
Rocky Start for ProPublica “Alternative Schools” Series ow.ly/OIhX309z8jm
Why So Little Diversity Training For Education Journalists? ow.ly/FdYr309rju4
Washington Post: How the conservative #PJNET botnet influenced the Common Core discussion pllqt.it/EpfvXX
The 74: Houston Chronicle Reporter on How He Uncovered the Year’s Biggest Education Scandal https://t.co/Uba3MXnNgN
Travel scholarships available for CIR’s “Covering Race and Schools” event next month http://ow.ly/Z56u309rE0J
Huffington Post: Baltimore Sun’s Erica Green joining NYT as education reporter in the Washington bureau http://ow.ly/AcHz309BkBC
BEST OF THE WEEK
NATIONAL
Washington Post: How the conservative #PJNET botnet influenced the Common Core discussion pllqt.it/EpfvXX
NYT: A New Threat to the Kansas Budget; Court Rules School Spending Is Too Low nzzl.us/1P25WHu
ABC: Kansas Supreme Court orders public school spending hike abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…
WTHR Indianapolis: Crisis in the classroom: New Indiana teachers repeatedly failing state exams pllqt.it/UfpL76
IMMIGRATION/REFUGEES
PBS NewsHour: Deported parents live in border town and watch citizen kids’ assemblies via Skype to.pbs.org/2lzDihJ
ABC: ICE arrested California father of 4 while he dropped kids at school in a harrowing video http://bit.ly/2lmR6A7
Reuters: Parents fearing deportation pick guardians for U.S. children nzzl.us/7WrEBdT
TRUMP/DEVOS
NYT: Trump’s Call for School Vouchers Is a Return to a Campaign Pledge nytimes.com/2017/03/01/us/…
The 74:Trump Doubles Down on School Choice, but Plan Likely Faces Uphill Battle in Congress the74million.org/article/trump-…
NYT: Arizona Shows What Can Go Wrong With Tax Credit Vouchers nzzl.us/85agofw
NYT: DeVos Backpedals on Remarks on Historically Black Colleges ow.ly/ueK3309taTe
NYT: Campus Backlash After Leaders of Black Colleges Meet With Trump nyti.ms/2m5tYn2
Politico: Trump advises a fourth-grader: Make a lot of money, don’t go into politics nzzl.us/dZH9c6m
DISTRICTS
The Atlantic: Suburban Schools Are Struggling to Support Their Growing Immigrant Populations nzzl.us/8KB4wjd
Washington Post: Report: Public schools in the District remain highly segregated washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
KPCC: In Pasadena, some hard-won lessons for middle-class families trying to reintegrate schools ow.ly/SrXk309mYf8
The 74: In Leafy Chicago Suburb, at One of America’s Top High Schools, Parents Brawl Over Race Seminar ow.ly/MMrc309r1bV
KPCC: Fact-checking the most negative LAUSD board race in years: $1.8M in negative outside ads scpr.org/news/2017/03/0…
LA Times: With dues raise to $1,000/year, UTLA has staffed up to fight charters ow.ly/qncx309pceL
WBEZ: How One Private Company Raked In $50 Million from Chicago Public Schools ow.ly/JtMM309rqKJ
TIDBITS
NBC: Kids in Cuffs: Why Handcuff a Student With a Disability ow.ly/vmnC309AiKm
NYT: Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms nytimes.com/2017/03/02/tec…
KICKERS
Betsy DeVos was right! Bear puts schools on lockdown | WZZM13.com ow.ly/rTs5309y7x7
Young ‘Moonlight’ stars return from Oscars to middle school pllqt.it/rnQtim
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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