STORM RECOVERY
South Florida schools starting class Monday after Hurricane Irma closures sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/h…
Amid chaos, school workers kept shelters running miamiherald.com/news/weather/h…
Miami-area students return to school after Irma abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/l…
Since Hurricane Irma, Only Some Students Have Been Able To Return To School In Miami npr.org/2017/09/17/551…
The Latest: Thousands told to evacuate as Fla. river floods abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/l…
State Weighing the Future of Struggling Houston Schools After Hurricane Harvey Disrupts District Calendar the74million.org/state-weighing…
Hurricane Irma: 8.5 million students lost school time ow.ly/ISTg30fcD1G
School days extended at 11 HISD schools due to Hurricane Harvey chron.com/news/houston-t… via @HoustonChron
ESSA
Ambitious reading and math proficiency goals set in Kansas’s federal education plan | The Topeka Capital-Journal ow.ly/JyqN30fd8Kh
California defines ‘effective’ and ‘ineffective’ teachers, and why it matters edsource.org/?page_id=587521 via @EdSource
Nebraska sends Betsy DeVos its Every Student Succeeds Act plan omaha.com/news/education… via @OWHnews
Traditional grades make a comeback. washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Even experts disagree on what state report card grades mean s.cleveland.com/Ec5bAQm
DEVOS!
DeVos Visits Charter Schools, Hog Roast On Indiana Tour wfyi.org/news/articles/…
Over pulled pork, rural Indiana parents make the case to Betsy DeVos that public schools are important chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2017/…
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited a successful charter school in Gary, Indiana today where the tra… wbez.org/shows/wbez-upd…
Scenes From Betsy DeVos’ ‘Rethinking School’ Tour: Pulled Pork and Protestors blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig… via @educationweek
Students give Betsy DeVos an education at Kansas City Academy kansascity.com/opinion/opn-co…
Betsy DeVos Waiting for ‘Right Time,’ Circumstances for a Choice Initiative blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig
SCHOOLS
The unusual new program that teaches kids while their parents do the wash chalkbeat.org/posts/detroit/…
WA School Shooter ‘Enamored’ By Past Shootings Says Spokane County Sheriff kuow.org/post/school-sh…
Teacher accused of ‘violently snatching’ child who wouldn’t stand for pledge nola.com/education/inde…
Teachers who are DACA recipients help ease anxiety of undocumented students edsource.org/2017/teachers-…
In year three of New York City’s massive school turnaround program, the big question is: What’s next? chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2017/…
Research Shows Spanish Speakers Take Longer To Learn English. Why? npr.org/sections/ed/20…
In final moments of last night’s session, #CALeg rejects bill to push back school start times to 8:30 AM. ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/09/1…
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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