ESSA PLANS
New York Targets Chronic Absenteeism in Its ESSA Plan: 4 Things Research Shows About Attendance the74million.org/article/new-yo…
New research shows Obama school turnaround program worked — in a few places chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/…
IMMIGRATION/RACISM
LAUSD is making it harder for immigration officials to enter schools latimes.com/local/educatio…
LAUSD clarifies what school staff should do if immigration agents show up on campus scpr.org/news/2017/05/0…
Parents of black brothers sue district over alleged racism hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…
HOUSE SPEAKER AT SUCCESS
Paul Ryan Visits A Harlem School, Harlemites Voice Their Displeasure blavity.com/paul-ryan-visi…
Paul Ryan visits New York school run by charter advocate abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/p…
MISC
How a Trump piñata brought chaos to a Colorado high school wapo.st/2pggJEZ?tid=ss…
Free online math tool plots new course for old graphing calculators usat.ly/2pls8OD via @USATODAY
U.S. education secretary says choice needed in ‘antiquated’ system deseretnews.com/article/865679…
Illinois Struggles To Expand Charter Schools Despite Giant Pot Of Federal Money wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
Minnesota is fighting its largest measles outbreak in nearly 30 years. Blame vaccine deniers. vox.com/2017/5/8/15577…
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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