NEA Demands Say Over Qualifications for U.S. Education Secretary – Teacher Beat – Education Week ow.ly/vua43020Kvw

Clinton Embraces Ideas From Bernie Sanders’s College Tuition Plan nytimes.com/2016/07/07/us/…

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Education Department Continues to Prod States to Rethink Testing | US News ow.ly/iw9H3020Kud

See also: Obama administration proposes new rules for K-12 standardized testing washingtonpost.com/news/education…

Md. testing commission urges local districts to take a close look at their exams washingtonpost.com/local/educatio…

Most Tennessee Schools Will Stick With Paper Testing For Another Year | Nashville Public Radio ow.ly/Rzxa3020L4p

Where Kids With Special Needs Stand a Good Chance at Passing the State Tests wnyc.org/story/where-sp…

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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.