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Equity Symposium To Highlight Ford Foundation-Funded Education Journalism

There's a big Equity Matters Symposium being held tomorrow at the Ford Foundation offices in NYC, and while invitations are limited to journalists you can apparently watch via livestream here.  Some of the speakers include Gloria Ladson-Billings, Sean Reardon, and Richard Rothstein.  Some...
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Salon's Long, Slow Descent Into Hyperbole & Clickbait

Last week's Politico story The fall of Salon.com has been discounted by some who view it as politically motivated hit job against an outlet that favors Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton, but for many of those who have been following the...
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Roundup: School Finance Lawsuits, UCLA Shooting, Racial Disparities

Since 1950, judges in 23 states have ruled school finance formulas unconstitutional @Daarel edweek.org/ew/articles/20… Anxious parents watch and worry over UCLA shooting - LA Times pllqt.it/MBYfEk Report on racial disparities in gifted and magnet programs gets strong reaction - The...
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AP's Charter School Story Is Bad. Its Headline Is Worse.

  A factually incorrect headline that AP seems to be letting stand. A recent AP story attempts to describe some of the current difficulties large traditional school districts in some places are facing: "In financially struggling urban districts from LA...
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