Teachers Union, Hedge Funds War Over Pension Billions – WSJow.ly/e5in301KIDJ

Trump Towers Over Education: How His Candidacy Is Already Affecting Federal Policy | The 74 ow.ly/aVoy301KJBn

A Makeshift School In Aleppo Offers Safer Education Amid Bombingsow.ly/P4D9301KJ4k

Supreme Court denies rehearing of 4-4 Friedrichs v. CTA lawsuit on union dues | EdSource ow.ly/UmIv301KJGi

Walton foundation launches $250M charter school initiative: AP Articleow.ly/tg5h301KIY0

What Good Preschool Looks Like: Snapshots From 4 States : NPR Ed : NPR ow.ly/qkcz301KIRg

Hillary Clinton Wants to Focus on Computer Science, STEM Education – Politics K-12 – Education Week ow.ly/9XcH301KIVJ

Looking For Change, Teachers Hit The Campaign Trail : NPR Ed : NPR ow.ly/jeAm301KISK

State officials decline to remove school board members who ousted superintendent – The Washington Post ow.ly/IcZn301KIMy

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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.