Roundup: $63M HS Football Stadium, PK Progress (Sorta)

by Alexander Russo
Education

That’s Right: $63 Million for a Football Stadium … for High Schoolers – The New York Times ow.ly/9LNQ3008f0E

New York’s Increase in Pre-K Funding Leads Nation – WSJ ow.ly/GKzk3008ftO

California’s schools will soon be on the hook for things like suspensions, attendance and graduation rates – LA Times http://ow.ly/8bOE3008jBy

Enrollment in state-funded preschool inched up in 2014-15 – AP Article ow.ly/vN3w3008faf

A ‘borderless’ school district with lots of choices: LA’s superintendent outlines priorities | 89.3 KPCC ow.ly/mwpv3008f83

Arne Duncan, Priscilla Chan Discuss Next Steps for K-12 Education – Politics K-12 – Education Week ow.ly/e77G3008f6N

N.C. school board caught up in ‘bathroom bill’ debate after voting to okay pepper spray, mace – The Washington Post ow.ly/XFCg3008eXo

These 2 teens with similar backgrounds took very different paths to college – LA Times ow.ly/OYAe3008eQ2

Alexander Russo

Alexander Russo is a freelance education writer who has created several long-running blogs such as the national news site This Week In Education, District 299 (about Chicago schools), and LA School Report. He can be reached on Twitter at @alexanderrusso, on Facebook, or directly at alexanderrusso@gmail.com.