HURRICANE COVERAGE
US [mainland?] school districts prepare for influx of Puerto Ricans abcnews.go.com/International/…
‘Many more will come,’ say recently arrived Puerto Ricans fleeing Hurricane Maria miamiherald.com/news/weather/h…
Boston Public School Officials Think Out Loud To Prepare For Students Displaced By Hurricane Maria wbur.fm/2xOlxEy
PROTEST COVERAGE
Are Student Athlete Protests Fair Game Under 1st Amendment, Or Can Schools Cry Foul? It’s ‘Murky,’ Expert Says the74million.org/are-student-at…
Two Texas high schoolers have been kicked off their football team after taking a knee during the national anthem. chron.com/sports/highsch…
ESSA PLAN COVERAGE
Why Did So Many States Choose to Use These Two ESSA Indicators? blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e…
West Virginia school officials believe changes will improve school systems theet.com/statejournal/w… via @wvstatejournal
Wyoming ESSA goals don’t stack up to other states | Local News | wyomingnews.com ow.ly/Bwzg30fzt5Q
State alters emphasis on standardized tests | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ow.ly/551m30fzqjV
Lesson Learned: Hartford Asks For Parent Voice In School Closure Talks courant.com/education/hc-n…
STUDENTS
Can we talk? Schools try to wrest cell phones from students’ hands edsource.org/2017/can-we-ta…
Why students are ignorant about the civil rights movement clarionledger.com/story/news/201… via @clarionledger
The 13-year-old Syrian refugee who became a prizewinning poet theguardian.com/books/2017/oct…
Why this Seattle teen spoke out about being undocumented kuow.org/post/why-seatt…
TEACHERS
IL allows educators to bypass some exams, courses for teacher licensing – Tribune ow.ly/sqlD30fyuxk
This master teacher is teaching educators how to have fun nbcnews.to/2xJsKmZ via @NBCNews
TRIGGER WARNING!?
Semen-contaminated flutes might have been given to children, California school officials warn wapo.st/2xQ2GIF?tid=ss…
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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