New Jersey Ties Graduation to Tests Aligned With Common Core Standards NYTimes.com ow.ly/avDy100gcEI

‘Massive’ security breach exposes hundreds of new SAT questions – Reuters  nzzl.us/v8hclwr

As ACT scores rise, more students can choose college: Editorial  nola.com/education/inde…

One Principal, Two Schools – an “unfortunate compromise”  theatlantic.com/education/arch…

New York Education Commissioner Asks Feds to Ease Up on Opt-Out Rules blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e…

High Court: School Can Block Transgender Teen From Boys Room  abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/h…

Much criticism, no consensus on how to fix charter school oversight  edsource.org/2016/much-crit…

Can’t Buy Me Love (Of Reading) npr.org/sections/ed/20…

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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.