BEST OF THE WEEK
NATIONAL
US News: Trump School Choice Proposals Drive Wedge Between Charter School Advocates http://ow.ly/Udjn30at7fR
NYT: DeVos Calls for More School Choice, Saying Money Isn’t the Answer https://t.co/xjtSQph0bA
Washington Post: Trump’s Education Department nixes Obama-era grant program for school diversity http://wapo.st/2nnEhSv
US News: ED considers rejecting states’ proposals for accountability systems if they don’t include options to empower parents https://t.co/gXtChLBzsO
NPR: School discipline practices are changing fast, but there’s a lot more research to be done https://t.co/c9e4Px5xSA
NYT:Good Schools, Affordable Homes: Finding Suburban Sweet Spots http://ow.ly/QP3K30at8sO
STATES & DISTRICTS
Baltimore Sun: Within integrated schools, de facto segregation persists https://t.co/FVmASWz2rt See also City Limits NY, EdWeek.
Chalkbeat NY: Early reports indicate New York opt-out rates are decreasing statewide, a possible sign of eased tension https://t.co/HmZcKCKRoU See also WNYC
SCPR Los Angeles: White parents still want to live near mostly white schools – and in LA, it shows http://bit.ly/2oiaA9V
Washington Post: Security review to be launched in wake of Rockville High School rape case http://wapo.st/2nExxkO See also SF Gate
EdSource: California lags behind many other states in offering full-day kindergarten http://bit.ly/2ojUf4M
The Norwalk Hour: Woman jailed for “stealing” education is out of the shadows and living with no regrets https://t.co/z0Xe5xVW0R
Desert Sun: Dessert Sun: Fifteen kids reported this pedophile. They left him in the classroom anyway https://t.co/MEcnjuZDTD
USA Today: Exchange students say U.S. high schools easier and puzzle over all the sports http://usat.ly/2nBvUH8
FROM THE GRADE
Best & Worst Education Journalism for March http://ow.ly/6YkV30arTZz
Fear, Complicity, & Guilt Get In Way of Covering School Segregation, Says NYT Reporter http://bit.ly/2obFG36
Strong Start for Baltimore Sun’s Segregation Series http://bit.ly/2nIb2Nv
Congrats to G̶o̶l̶d̶e̶n̶ T̶i̶c̶k̶e̶t̶ Spencer Fellowship winners http://ow.ly/Znox30anYMc
KICKERS
Huffington Post: Trump Sits at Child-Sized Desk to Axe Children’s Education Standards http://huff.to/2nT4EDB
Samantha Bee: Using lottery tickets to increase school board election turnout https://t.co/dNkZS4zg6z
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