STORMS
Hurricane Irma forces metro Atlanta schools to cancel classes ow.ly/lYRZ30f4OMN
After the Storm, It’s Finally the First Day of School in Houston nytimes.com/2017/09/11/us/…
10% of All Public School Students Are Missing Class on Tuesday as 6 States Continue to Cope With Irma the74million.org/10-percent-of-…
The Latest: 268 Houston schools open after Harvey delay hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
Houston Public Schools Open After Delays From Hurricane Harvey npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Schools reopen in Houston, buoying hope for recovery washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
ESSA COUNTDOWN
Educators worry Arizona’s new A-F school grades will be too complicated azc.cc/2eOqC8B via @azcentral
Regents Approve Plan to Evaluate and Improve New York Schools nytimes.com/2017/09/11/nyr… #ESSA
More states focused on subgroup performance cabinetreport.com/human-resource… #ESSA
Washington state students hold steady on state tests, making ‘little progress’ seattletimes.com/seattle-news/e… via @seattletimes
DEVOS DISTRACTION
Students protest choice of DeVos as commencement speaker washingtonpost.com/news/grade-poi…
Starting With Wyoming BIE School, DeVos Set to Visit Schools in States Aligned With Senate Education Committee the74million.org/staring-with-w…
Betsy DeVos Launches Six-State ‘Rethinking School’ Tour blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
One lapse after another at Chicago school where boy with autism drowned chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politi…
REPORTS
High school students are graduating, but are they ready for what’s next? latimes.com/local/educatio…
Black Girls Are 7 Times More Likely To Be Suspended Than White Girls: Report huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-gi…
Survey: Millennials hold complex views on education usat.ly/2y0X0tD via @USATODAY
MISC.
Pro-Charter School Group Pays State $425,000 For Failing To ID Donors wbur.fm/2wW5nX2 via @WBUREdify
Pro-charter school group pays $425,000 for failing to disclose donors in Massachusetts ballot fight s.masslive.com/CFGwKue
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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