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June 14, 2017

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Every week, The 74 and TopSheet.com spotlight important education journalism that may have been overshadowed by breaking news. You can see our recent archive of must-read clips (and get this weekly roundup delivered straight to your inbox by signing up for The 74 Newsletter). Also ICYMI: Get your daily morning link digest by signing up for TopSheet.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos dominated the ed news again this week with her tough-love speech at the National Charter Schools Conference. Also capturing major headlines: the 2017 Broad Prize and the new CREDO report on charter schools.

Here are 10 other stories that caught our attention over the past week that you may have missed amid the other breaking news, to give you a jump on your weekend’s catch-up reads. Happy reading!

What Philanthropy Has Done Right — and Done Wrong — on Charter Schools — The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Chester Finn Jr., Bruno Manno, and Brandon Wright)

Maine Schools Blaze a Trail in New Approach to Education — Press Herald (Lillian Mongeau)

Trump Wants More Apprentices. But Can They Fix America’s Big Jobs Problem? — CNN Money (Patrick Gillespie)

A Separate Place — Weekly Standard (Alice B. Lloyd)

How Your Education Level May Be Linked to Your Risk of Heart Disease — Live Science (Sara G. Miller)

Education’s Double-Edged Sword — U.S. News & World Report (Lauren Camera)

Empower MS Ramps Up School Choice Crusade — Clarion-Ledger (Bracey Harris)

Schools Tap Secret Spectrum to Beam Free Internet to Students — Wired (Chris Berdik)

Pennsylvania Senator Wants Failing Students Out of Cyber Charter Schools — The Morning Call (Logan Hullinger)

A Long Overdue Civil Right to Literacy — The Baltimore Sun (Kalman R. Hettleman)

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                <h1>Weekend Education Reads: 10 Engaging Stories on Students, Schools, and Learning You May Have Missed</h1>

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<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><em><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6">Every week, The 74 and TopSheet.com spotlight important education journalism that may have been overshadowed by breaking news. You can see our recent </span><a href="https://www.the74million.org/series/weekend-reads">archive of must-read clips</a> (and get this weekly roundup delivered straight to your inbox by signing up for <a href="http://the74million.org/newsletter">The 74 Newsletter</a>). Also ICYMI: Get your daily morning link digest by <a href="http://the74million.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ed7a40adc5e6569f36b64ba3e&id=d40b014331&utm_source=The+74+Million+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ad76aec91e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_077b986842-ad76aec91e-&utm_source=The+74+Million+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ccd2a65084-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_077b986842-ccd2a65084-">signing up for TopSheet</a>.</em></p>
<div class="article__paragraph opening" dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6">Education Secretary Betsy DeVos dominated the ed news again this week with her tough-love </span><a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/just-in-betsy-devoss-full-speech-to-the-2017-national-charter-schools-conference">speech</a> at the <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/devos-urges-charter-advocates-to-embrace-wider-view-of-school-choice-warns-them-not-to-become-the-man">National Charter Schools Conference</a>. Also capturing major headlines: the 2017 <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/success-academy-wins-2017-broad-prize-unveils-ambitious-plans-to-launch-digital-platform-to-share-curriculum">Broad Prize</a> and the new <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/new-credo-report-finds-nonprofit-charter-schools-perform-better-for-children-than-for-profit-charters">CREDO</a> <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/report-identifies-americas-best-charter-schools-where-over-100000-kids-are-shown-to-be-months-ahead-of-peers">report</a> on charter schools.</div>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6">Here are 10 other stories that caught our attention over the past week that you may have missed amid the other breaking new</span>s, to give you a jump on your weekend’s catch-up reads. Happy reading!</p>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6"><a href="https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Opinion-What-Philanthropy-Has/239987?key=SJVMZx94n19RzEla-TCoqftfTq5lTeV8VYNq7wbbSI6hZ6D1j5za6tsRqbLIrN9AVFFzOUFaR0sxcF9ta2pETWF4Tjk5c2ZQX08zZUZySFh1WGdpV283akZLSQ">What Philanthropy Has Done Right — and Done Wrong — on Charter Schools</a></span></strong> — <em>The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Chester Finn Jr., Bruno Manno, and Brandon Wright)</em></p>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6"><a href="http://www.pressherald.com/2017/06/11/maine-schools-blaze-a-trail-in-new-approach-to-education/">Maine Schools Blaze a Trail in New Approach to Education</a></span></strong> — <em>Press Herald (Lillian Mongeau)</em></p>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/13/news/economy/trump-apprenticeship-programs/index.html">Trump Wants More Apprentices. But Can They Fix America’s Big Jobs Problem?</a></span></strong> — <em>CNN Money (Patrick Gillespie)</em></p>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6"><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/a-separate-place/article/2008399">A Separate Place</a></span> </strong>— <em>Weekly Standard (Alice B. Lloyd)</em></p>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6"><a href="https://www.livescience.com/59456-education-level-heart-disease-risk.html">How Your Education Level May Be Linked to Your Risk of Heart Disease</a></span></strong> — <em>Live Science (Sara G. Miller)</em></p>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6"><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2017-06-09/charter-school-leaders-navigate-new-political-reality">Education’s Double-Edged Sword</a></span></strong> — <em>U.S. News & World Report (Lauren Camera)</em></p>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6"><a href="http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/11/empower-ms-ramps-up-school-choice-crusade/385343001/">Empower MS Ramps Up School Choice Crusade</a></span></strong> — <em>Clarion-Ledger (Bracey Harris)</em></p>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/schools-secret-spectrum-free-internet-digital-divide/">Schools Tap Secret Spectrum to Beam Free Internet to Students</a></span></strong> — <em>Wired (Chris Berdik)</em></p>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6"><a href="http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-argall-cyber-charter-bill-20170609-story.html">Pennsylvania Senator Wants Failing Students Out of Cyber Charter Schools</a></span></strong> — <em>The Morning Call (Logan Hullinger)</em></p>
<p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8312073-a837-fbfa-7a4b-05be98838ba6"><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-0614-education-equality-20170612-story.html">A Long Overdue Civil Right to Literacy</a></span> </strong>— <em>The Baltimore Sun (Kalman R. Hettleman)</em></p>
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