Trump Ed. Dept. Critiques ESSA Plans From Arizona, North Dakota, and Vermont blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig

Under new marching orders from Trump admin, the Education Department closed 1,533 civil rights complaints in 7 weeks politico.com/tipsheets/morn…

Next year, Indiana high schoolers will have to meet more “college or career readiness” requirements to graduate chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2017/…

Minnesota revamps the way it identifies low-performing schools, sticks with support model minnpost.com/education/2017…

Nashville’s grieving mayor visited schools on first day back to work chalkbeat.org/posts/tn/2017/…

School choice program raises questions about accountability abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…

A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry nytimes.com/2017/08/11/nyr…

Deep in Trump country, educators are pushing forward to revamp vocational education – without Washington nytimes.com/2017/08/10/us/…

Nearly 4 Million Students attend schools in counties most at risk of flooding, Pew Report finds buff.ly/2vr7x0h

More Chinese Students Are Coming To US High Schools To Get Into American Colleges buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl…

Inspired by Skid Row, educator opening charter to help LA’s homeless children and families edsource.org/2017/inspired-…

‘Lynch’ removed from name of two Centennial schools kgw.com/news/education… via @@KGWNews

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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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