Battle Raging Over Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act | US News ow.ly/7EIh300mAYa

Sen. Murray supports USDE without endorsing Obama rule — still no word from Clinton campaign? — Politics K-12 ow.ly/uJZS300mL0z

Biggest Transitions Facing States for ESSA Accountability Flagged in New Report – Politics K-12 ow.ly/MaGp300mAEB

Publisher’s ultimatim in test leak riles educators | 12NEWS.com ow.ly/dmOo300mKku

Paying Students May Raise Test Scores, But The Lesson Is Not Over : NPR Ed : NPR ow.ly/s6m9300mAxa

LAUSD administrative staff jumps 22 percent even as enrollment drops – LA School Report ow.ly/MEXY300mLSv

Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms Power of State Superintendent – State EdWatch – Education Week ow.ly/Aua5300mAIF

Online School Enriches Affiliated Companies if Not Its Students – The New York Times ow.ly/MwXc300mAtj

California to Revise Textbooks to Reflect Diversity – ABC News ow.ly/bFea300mBaT

Let districts choose tests, say some on Seattle School Board | KUOW News and Information ow.ly/jty6300mB9S
 
FEWER KIDS COULD RECEIVE FREE SCHOOL MEALS UNDER HOUSE BILL: The Associated Press ow.ly/CcY7300mB4Y
 
How High School Students See the Transgender Bathroom Issue – The New York Times ow.ly/iuXJ300mAvb
 
East Harlem School’s Utopian Spirit Devolves Into War – The New York Times ow.ly/y7b2300mAqX
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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.