Detroit would seem like the kind of place where national funders and charter networks would want to be. But it’s not, and here’s why. (Chalkbeat)
If America spent on every student what Clinton and Trump spent on their own children’s education, schools would be very different. (Politics K-12)
Donald Trump played principal for a day at one New York City school in 1997 and offended pretty much everyone in the building. (The 74 Million)
There aren’t many Teachers for Trump. But are the ones who support him doing their jobs responsibly? (Jenn Binis)
Hillary Clinton is positioning herself as a uniter on divisive education policy issues. (Hechinger Report)
Tim Kaine’s wife, Anne Holton, stepped down this week as Virginia’s secretary of education to support his vice presidential bid. Catch up on her record. (Washington Post)
What the chief of the country’s largest teachers union has to say about this year’s election. (American Prospect)
Dozens of Colorado schools have run out of time to improve. Go inside one school’s all-hands-on-deck effort to boost scores before it’s too late. (Chalkbeat)
Diane Ravitch is expanding and updating her 2010 book that indicts corporate-style education reforms. Here’s an excerpt. (Alternet)
Big-city superintendents are increasingly coming from inside their districts. That’s a notable change. (Larry Cuban)
“Project-based learning” is in vogue. But is it everything it’s cracked up to be? (Curriculum Matters)
A New York City educator describes the mixed bag of support she’s received and pleads for more for all teachers. (Medium)
A nonprofit executive is examining himself and his sector after a student his organization championed ended up struggling. (Chalkbeat)
