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TEACHERS

Caught Sleeping or Worse, Troubled Teachers Will Return to New York Classrooms nytimes.com/2017/10/13/nyr…

High school went nearly a year without a chemistry teacher — and no students passed the test usat.ly/2wYz0GD via @USATODAY

HURRICANE MARIA

After Hurricanes, Puerto Rican Children Welcomed to Mass. School necn.com/news/new-engla…

Puerto Rican Students Head To The Mainland For School npr.org/sections/ed/20…

Hundreds protest as DeVos calls for change in public education reut.rs/2xGQgVe via @Reuters [with drone images!]

DEVOS

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos finds out about personalized learning at California school edsource.org/2017/u-s-educa…

When The Focus Is On The Student, Not The Class npr.org/sections/ed/20…

DISTRICTS

Paterson school board candidates face off in first forum patersontimes.com/2017/10/16/pat…

Did Newark’s school reforms work? New study finds big declines, then progress chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…

Amid Allegations of Misused Federal Funds, Education Chief Quits blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e…

STUDENTS

Teenagers Say They Were Forced Out Of High School For Reporting Harassment buzzfeed.com/tylerkingkade/…

A nursing home’s high school teaches lessons on life apnews.com/fdab246d51da46…

Philando Fundraising Campaign Clears All St. Paul School Lunch Debt fb.me/1BpVFk7vM

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alexander Russo

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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