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Trump goes all in on school choice in first major education policy speech

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gave his first major policy address on education at a charter school in Cleveland, saying he would “reprioritize” $20 billion in existing federal spending for school choice. While specifics would be left to each state, block grant funding would favor states that have charter schools and private school choice laws, he said, and money would follow students as they moved among public, private, charter or magnet schools. By Carolyn Phenicie, The 74

• How messed up is California’s charter school sector? You won’t believe how much, Washington Post
• Editorial by school board member Richard Vladovic: A good choice in L.A. Unified, LAUSD Daily
• Burbank Unified Supt. Matt Hill remains focused on reaching a 100% graduation rate, Burbank Leader
• These magnets have become some of L.A.’s highest-scoring public schools, Los Angeles Times
• Letters: LAUSD’s mid-August school start ruins families’ summer, LA Daily News
• Are dual-enrollment programs overpromising? EdWeek
• Big changes ahead for how California assesses school performance, KPCC
• Preschool kids are suspended at alarming rates, but this program could help, Huffington Post
• Connecticut’s critical deadline: Judge says state must fix public education in six months, The 74