STATES
New federal rules are pushing Indiana to explore giving state tests in Spanish chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2017/…
Ohio’s ESSA Reboot: State School Leaders Make Big Pivot After Outcry Over Testing Requirements @The74 bit.ly/2utNhKQ
Data flap could lead CA to drop test consortium cabinetreport.com/curriculum-ins…
DISTRICTS
Undocumented suspensions persisted in D.C. schools despite repeated alerts washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Law intended to help homeless students used instead to stack high school sports kuow.org/post/law-inten…
Closed Chicago schools could remain vacant without public subsidy nzzl.us/wN8vSAx
PEOPLE
He Called the School Board Racist. Now, He’s Joined It. – The New York Times ow.ly/HExU30dStVa
New Yorker Redesigns Her Life To Help Kids In Ghana npr.org/sections/goats…
Weingarten Under Fire for Linking Private School Choice to Segregation | Education News | US News usnews.com/news/education…
Oklahoma teacher panhandles to raise money for school supplies abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/okla…
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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