Memphians and family members of Darrius Stewart, a black 19-year-old who was killed by a police officer in 2015, attended a Black Lives Matter protest in his honor. (Kayleigh Skinner)
Weekend Reads: The ed reform conference that announced the ascendance of Black (Students’) Lives Matter
Getting to the Ivy League is hardly the end of the challenge for students who are the first in their families to attend college. (Washington Post)
The first leaked questions from the PARCC exam are drawing criticism from test critics. (Slate)
Teachers who passed the new edTPA certification exam boosted their students’ scores in reading but not math. (Teacher Beat)
Chicago’s school funding crisis, visualized. (Full Frame)
Students in Philadelphia are writing poetry to cope with the gun violence they experience regularly. (The Trace)
This year’s version of an elite education reform conference channeled the Black Lives Matter movement, according to one black educator who was surprised. (Education Post)
A Chicago principal who could be fired over insubordination was elected to represent his colleagues statewide. (Sun-Times)
San Francisco has a teacher shortage. But Teach For America still isn’t welcome. (SF Chronicle)
New Hampshire is piloting performance exams to replace multiple-choice tests, and other states are watching. (Chalkbeat)
New York education officials wanted to try a similar testing overhaul — until they realized they would have to pay for it. (Chalkbeat)
A big political fight is brewing over how states distribute federal funds for students from poor families. (NPRed)
A judge ruled this week that a Mississippi district must follow a desegregation order issued a half-century ago. (Atlantic)
A thorough snapshot of this year’s opt-out movement, from coast to coast. (Educated Reporter)
