BEST OF THE WEEK
WBEZ Chicago: The View From Room 205 http://ow.ly/7c39308cwra
Washington Post: Obama administration spent billions to fix failing schools, and it didn’t work washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
Bloomberg: DeVos Discloses Assets of at Least $580 Million, Signs Ethics Agreement ow.ly/90u3308cmiV
CNN: In 2015 speech, DeVos described how suburban Republicans often oppose choice pllqt.it/cvOzH8
EdSource: DeVos says she won’t force private school voucher plan on states edsource.org/2017/devos-say…
NPR: A Former Education Secretary’s Advice For Betsy DeVos http://ow.ly/6cC33083ISm
NPR: Education Department Drops Fight Over School Money npr.org/sections/ed/20…
EdWeek: 19 Schools Are Named for the Obamas. Most of Them Are Segregated nzzl.us/U6xn0T7
LA Times: Former Mayor Riordan puts in $1 million to defeat school board president latimes.com/local/educatio…
Think Tank Watch: CAP Pivots from Thinking to Attacking http://ow.ly/K0U23081ftG
FROM THE GRADE
On Fresh Air, Nikole Hannah-Jones Explains How The Systemic Segregation Of Schools Is Maintained By ‘Individual Choices’ https://t.co/r2OJFak7jw
Reporters to hear from American Federation for Children’s John Kirtley at next week’s EWA charter event http://ow.ly/8w1U308bKBJ
This NYT update omits mention of the previously-announced education section http://ow.ly/CJh73085USB
PolitiFact starts evaluating statements involving Betsy DeVos – just two so far http://ow.ly/3J4i308avTJ
Chalkbeat has started providing content to Five Thirty Eight starting with this #DevosHearing rundown https://t.co/xSNlNokWF8
Any story about charters & segregation needs to do a better job explaining the traditional system’s legacy https://t.co/PZBjflLOlS
KICKERS
Vox: One of the women organizing the Women’s March also brought Muslim holidays to NYC schools http://ow.ly/38Up3085nQ4
A glimpse of EdWeek reporters in the NYT! http://pllqt.it/tsSdUK
