For Schools, an Eclipse Conundrum: To Open or Close? For Fun or for Science? the74million.org/article/eclips…
Texas School Finance Reform Effort Fails in Special Session blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e
D.C. teachers’ meeting turns tense after comment about ‘those’ Southeast children washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
With new contract, first-year teachers in Detroit could soon make more than peers in Grosse Pointe and other suburbs chalkbeat.org/posts/detroit/…
“As early as middle school, James Alex Fields was already spewing racist and inappropriate comments.” ow.ly/gUqk30esEvD
Denver charter Compass Academy wins $2.5 million to “reimagine high school” chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
Colorado Education Commissioner Katy Anthes joins education advocacy group Chiefs for Change chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
Kansas schools short 1500 teachers ksn.com/2017/08/14/kan… via @KSNNews
People Think Teachers Are Underpaid—Until You Tell Them How Much Teachers Earn a.msn.com/00/en-us/AAq8A…
Democrats, Republicans finally agree: Think tank’s cartoon is ‘s—‘ bit.ly/2wc18t9 via @Suntimes
Partnership Pledges More Help For Hartford Community Schools courant.com/education/hc-n…
D.C.’s vaunted high school for the arts reopens — $100 million over budget washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
After Charlottesville Violence, Colleges Brace for More Clashes nytimes.com/2017/08/16/us/…
50 ‘big-hearted’ motorcyclists escort bullied sixth-grader to first day of school wapo.st/2wrxDPR?tid=ss…
After months of controversy, Texas bathroom bill dies quietly nzzl.us/oZLOzoB via @nuzzel
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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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