TRUMP
Feds detain Katy High School student from Jordan following President Trump’s immigration ban – Houston Chronicle ow.ly/UoVK308zz1M
Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Has Opined on Student Discipline, School Police – Education Week http://nzzl.us/oxwq6t0
DEVOS
Trump’s embattled education department pick may face Senate fight | Reuters https://t.co/gxtya0HZ1i
DeVos Nomination Clears Hurdle, Leaving Acrimony and Uncertainty About Full Senate Vote the74million.org/article/betsy-…
Betsy DeVos’ Nomination Clears Senate Committee, Despite Staunch Democratic Opposition huffingtonpost.com/2017/01/30/bet…
Chicago Education Activists Protest After DeVos Clears First Hurdle For Education Secretary wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
Not even Colorado charter school advocates can agree on Betsy DeVos nomination denverpost.com/2017/01/30/col…
Betsy DeVos nomination for Education secretary clears Senate committee vote – USA Today http://pllqt.it/E4QMLt
NOT DEVOS
Colleges Discover the Rural Student nytimes.com/2017/01/31/edu…
Mississippi school district drops challenge to desegregation order – Washington Post http://nzzl.us/KmZIw5P
US, Louisiana schools reach pact in 1965 desegregation case hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
N.J. Supreme Court Rejects Gov. Christie’s Motion to Replace Funding Formula blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e…
Shorter school year an option as CPS faces filling budget gap – Chicago Tribune ow.ly/Ib7e308zqxm
At charter school, teachers saw a clash between scarcity and extravagance – LA Times ow.ly/A00e308zr5b
Gov. Rick Scott releases Florida budget, which focuses on education | Miami Herald ow.ly/ueBS308zyX0
KICKERS
Recess Gets A Makeover npr.org/sections/ed/20…
Donors pay off students’ overdue lunch accounts, contributing thousands nola.com/education/inde…
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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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