MAYORAL CONTROL
Duncan Implores Albany to Find Compromise on Mayoral Control of NYC Schools | Observer ow.ly/bvSn30cM0O1
Obama’s education secretary throws de Blasio a charter school curveball nyp.st/2sRMNjK via @nypmetro
DEVOS
Finalist For Hamilton County School Superintendent Winds Up On Staff Of Betsy Devos chattanoogan.com/2017/6/20/3501
Betsy DeVos Picked A Student Loan CEO To Run The Student Loan System buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleycl… via @mollyhc
Federal pick to lead higher ed policy drops out of consideration ihenow.com/2rC2gAk
DeVos breaks ranks with GOP, wants changes in ESSA plan cabinetreport.com/politics-educa…
NEXT STEPS FOR LAUSD
LA Unified’s voting on a budget. Here are 5 reasons why you should care scpr.org/news/2017/06/2…
L.A. Unified approves more spending and layoffs latimes.com/local/educatio…
CHICAGO
Chicago Public Schools borrows $275M to fulfill pension duty abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/c…
Chicago Mayor: K-12 Education Model Outdated: diverseeducation.com/article/98012/ via @DiverseIssues
Blue State Students Take A Red State Field Trip wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…
MISC
Baltimore teachers launch door-to-door campaign to stem tide of enrollment decline fw.to/anvBTNV
Denver school board picks district-run programs to take over low-performing schools chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/…
Oakland charters more likely to enroll higher-performing students than district schools edsource.org/2017/oakland-c…
Federal teacher union leader rebukes politicians, asks educators to get involved elpasotimes.com/story/news/edu… via @elpasotimes
Billionaires Try Opposite Paths for Online Education in India bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @technology
KICKER
Jimmy Kimmel lets teen finish his faculty-censored grad speech huffingtonpost.com/entry/jimmy-ki… via @HuffPostComedy
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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