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DAY WITHOUT WOMEN

On ‘Day Without A Woman,’ school’s on in New York City — but expect some red shirts and women’s history | Chalkbeat ow.ly/jejk309HN6L

Prince George’s cancels classes as many teachers in region take leave on day of women’s protest washingtonpost.com/local/educatio

Alexandria, Va. school district closing for #DaywithoutaWoman Wednesday washex.am/2mO4aPs

‘Day without a woman’ strike closing school districts wsj.com/articles/two-s…

IMMIGRATION

Educators Prepare for Immigration Agents at the Schoolhouse – The New York Times ow.ly/w5Ro309HN8k

Financial aid campaign to reach undocumented college students pays off scpr.org/news/2017/03/0…

DACA, One Student’s Story npr.org/sections/ed/20…

ALL EYES ON LA

The L.A. School Board Race Heats Up With Board President Now Headed for May Runoff the74million.org/article/la-sch…

Runoffs appear likely in two of three pivotal L.A. school board contests latimes.com/local/educatio…

State charter group takes off the gloves in battle with CTA cabinetreport.com/politics-educa…

Turf battle developing over who can test California’s 11th-graders edsource.org/2017/turf-batt…

CHOICE

Hartford shows pitfalls of school choice as issue goes national hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

Video Explainer: Understanding Education Savings Accounts — in 90 Seconds or Less | The 74 ow.ly/3qa0309FYiD

Boston charter applications double with new OneApp-esque system. Voters rejected charter expansion. bit.ly/2nbKrp2

The $80 million dispute between Ohio & some of the state’s virtual schools edweek.org/ew/articles/20…

DISTRICTS

Poor air quality highlights repair needs in Boston schools cabinetreport.com/facilities/poo…

School board reveals Donyall Dickey as top pick for Portland superintendent | OregonLive.com ow.ly/5vb8309H3Wq

These For-Profit Schools Are ‘Like a Prison’ – ProPublica ow.ly/e4pt309HNXx

The state tried to save one Colorado school before and failed. Now it is about to try again — with 12. chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…

Philly physics teacher with perfect attendance plans for his first day off in seven years newsworks.org/index.php/home

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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