DEVOS/WEINGARTEN COVERAGE
Teachers union chief: School choice rooted in segregation abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wire…
AFT chief: DeVos’ choice proposals are ‘polite cousins of segregation’ blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacher
DeVos tells conservative lawmakers what they like to hear: More local control, school choice washingtonpost.com/local/educatio
Teachers union boss skewers Betsy DeVos on vouchers, likening them to ‘cousins’ of segregation usatoday.com/story/news/201… via @USATODAY
Betsy DeVos defends vouchers and slams AFT in her speech to conservatives chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
Teachers union chief: School choice rooted in segregation – News from the Associated Press ow.ly/ROhw30dOcyT
CHICAGO LOSSES
Chicago schools to receive more money per student, but less overall as enrollment dips fw.to/AiFwJ7k
Latest big enrollment drop for Chicago schools drives down budget wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
ALL THE REST
As Oklahoma eyes new school standards, groups jockey to offer input – News – Times Record – Fort Smith, AR ow.ly/qznw30dNg1g
Texas bathroom bills could ‘test the scope and limits of #transgender rights in this county.’ dallasnews.com/news/texas-leg…
Elon Musk: This question can help fix the U.S. education system ow.ly/wIta30dOcuA
More students in poverty, more kids in need of school support cabinetreport.com/human-resource…
San Diego welcomes more [3,100] refugees than any other California county calmatters.org/articles/san-d…
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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