Chalmette High School in New Orleans was heavily damaged following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Thanks in part to $53.7 million in FEMA funds, the school was repaired and underwent a state-of-art-expansion that included an athletic complex, more classrooms, a cafeteria and cultural arts center.
The uncertainty over Seattle’s teacher residency program’s future underscores the high cost of the training programs. (Hechinger Report)
Donald Trump’s education agenda takes less than a minute to explain and baffles people who know education policy. (The Atlantic)
Critics of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are afraid Trump’s education agenda would mirror Christie’s own. (N.J. Spotlight)
Louisiana lawmakers quietly voted this week to begin shutting down the Recovery School District and returning its schools to the New Orleans district. (The 74 Million)
To diversify its competitive arts high school, San Francisco banned the school from enrolling students from other districts. Some people aren’t happy. (SF Mag)
Michigan lawmakers advanced Detroit schools legislation to punish teachers who were on a “sickout.” (Chalkbeat)
The correlation between school funding and student performance, visualized. (The Upshot)
Are there better ways to fund schools? Maybe, but the experiments so far, including in Colorado, haven’t been promising. (NPRed)
When a Los Angeles teacher toured Korean schools, he found both inspiration and unsettling warts. (Insideschools)
Meet an organizer behind the recent “walk-in” protests at schools across the country. (ThinkProgress)
New York City isn’t closing many schools these days, but stress is still high at the ones on the chopping block. (CityLens)
A problem-solver asks why Tennessee pointed fingers while its testing program fell apart rather than regrouping. (Dad Gone Wild)
Bernie Sanders’ wife Jane says she respects the Gates Foundation’s motives but sides with teachers unions. (The Nation)
Go inside the New York City school that has students saying, “The best part of my day is going to Delta.” (NPRed)
Congratulations to our New York senior reporter Patrick Wall, who this week won the Education Writers Association’s top prize for outstanding beat reporting. (EWA)
