ECLIPSE!
Teachers: Schools’ eclipse fears drive kids inside usat.ly/2x9aQJ8 via @USATODAY
What the first day of school looks like in 12 countries around the world read.bi/2fwGQmS via @BI_Strategy
RESULTS
Denver Public Schools posts record gains on latest state tests chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
Despite test gains, fewer than a third of D.C. students rated “college and career ready” washingtonpost.com/news/education…
New study deepens nation’s school turnaround mystery, finding little success in Rhode Island chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
PEOPLE
In departure from Trump, Betsy DeVos calls out ‘racist bigots’ in Charlottesville chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
Betsy DeVos Rebukes ‘Racist Bigots’ After Recent Violence, But Not Trump’s Rhetoric blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig…
Following months of criticism, Eva Moskowitz distances herself from Trump – POLITICO nzzl.us/VQSlHWH
‘I should have been more outspoken’: In letter, Eva Moskowitz denounces Trump, regrets her … – goo.gl/alerts/dSN74 #GoogleAlerts
‘No One is Above the Law’: Divisive Trump Surrogate Carl Paladino Removed From Buffalo School Board the74million.org/article/no-one…
Malala Yousafzai, Shot by the Taliban, Is Going to Oxford nytimes.com/2017/08/17/wor…
Transgender Students Test LA’s All-Girls Schools – goo.gl/alerts/3E1M9 #GoogleAlerts
INEQUALITY
Portland school leaders largely ignored coach’s sexual misconduct for decades oregonlive.com/education/inde…
The achievement gap: n-size and next steps cabinetreport.com/esea-insider-n…
Over 129,000 kids attend schools that honor Confederate leaders huffingtonpost.com/entry/confeder… via @HuffPostPol
Black Parents Sue Mississippi Over Inequitable Schools huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-pa…
Parents confront Maryland school leaders after sex abuse allegations washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…
PROGRAMS
More community college classes offered at high schools, with some hiccups scpr.org/news/2017/08/1…
In Los Angeles, a public school just for boys latimes.com/local/educatio…
Refugee children spend summer preparing to enter school in America kuow.org/post/refugee-c…
Once Banned, UC Undergraduate Education Major Returns realcleareducation.com/2017/08/18/onc…
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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