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Weekend Education Reads: 8 Important Stories on Students & Schools You May Have Missed This Week

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June 22, 2017

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While everyone was buzzing about the fight in New York City over mayoral control of the city’s schools and a new segregation report that shows many affluent communities across the country seceding from larger school districts, here were 8 other important stories you may have missed:

The End of the Valedictorian? Schools Rethink Class Rankings — Associated Press (Carolyn Thompson)

Los Angeles DREAMers Say New Federal Statement on DACA Only Heightens Their Fears — LA School Report (Esmeralda Fabián Romero)

The 395 Kids Philando Castile Left Behind — Huffington Post (Rebecca Klein)

In the AI Age, ‘Being Smart’ Will Mean Something Completely Different — Harvard Business Review (Ed Hess)

Hearing Set on Fate of Board Member Who Insulted Obamas — The Wall Street Journal (AP)

Mississippi tops rankings as ‘highest priority state’ in rural education — Hechinger Report (Jackie Mader)

‘I Started at Zero’: How a Syrian Refugee Is Rebuilding His Life Through Education — TIME (Katie Reilly)

New Girl Scout Badges Focus on Cyber Crime, Not Cookie Sales — Reuters (Barbara Goldberg)

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                <h1>Weekend Education Reads: 8 Important Stories on Students & Schools You May Have Missed This Week</h1>

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<p dir="ltr"><em>Every week, The 74 and TopSheet.com spotlight important education journalism that may have been overshadowed by breaking news. You can see our <a href="https://www.the74million.org/series/weekend-reads">recent 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>).</em></p>
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<div class="article__paragraph opening" dir="ltr">While everyone was buzzing about the fight in New York City over mayoral control of the city’s schools and a new segregation report that shows many affluent communities across the country seceding from larger school districts, here were 8 other important stories you may have missed:</div>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><a href="https://apnews.com/1df37d18e36149878f864c2b4e04b152/The-end-of-the-valedictorian?-Schools-rethink-class-rankings">The End of the Valedictorian? Schools Rethink Class Rankings</a></strong><em> — Associated Press (Carolyn Thompson)</em></div>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><a href="http://laschoolreport.com/los-angeles-dreamers-say-new-federal-statement-on-daca-only-heightens-their-fears/">Los Angeles DREAMers Say New Federal Statement on DACA Only Heightens Their Fears</a></strong><em> — LA School Report (Esmeralda Fabián Romero)</em></div>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/philando-castile-school_us_594aaedde4b01cdedeffc8d6?vcc=&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000023">The 395 Kids Philando Castile Left Behind</a></strong><em> — Huffington Post (Rebecca Klein)</em></div>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><a href="https://hbr.org/2017/06/in-the-ai-age-being-smart-will-mean-something-completely-different?referral=00563&cm_mmc=email-_-newsletter-_-daily_alert-_-alert_date&utm_source=newsletter_daily_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert_date&spMailingID=17486591&spUserID=MzY0NjE3MzczMDA2S0&spJobID=1041459432&spReportId=MTA0MTQ1OTQzMgS2">In the AI Age, ‘Being Smart’ Will Mean Something Completely Different</a></strong><em> — Harvard Business Review (Ed Hess)</em></div>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/AP2140e824bc7a423dbf0398399a424df8">Hearing Set on Fate of Board Member Who Insulted Obamas</a></strong><em> — The Wall Street Journal (AP)</em></div>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><strong><a href="http://hechingerreport.org/mississippi-tops-rankings-highest-priority-state-rural-education/">Mississippi tops rankings as ‘highest priority state’ in rural education</a></strong><em> — Hechinger Report (Jackie Mader)</em></div>
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<strong><a href="http://time.com/4825289/world-refugee-day-education-hadi-althib/">‘I Started at Zero’: How a Syrian Refugee Is Rebuilding His Life Through Education</a></strong><em> — TIME (Katie Reilly)</em></div>
<div class="article__paragraph"><strong><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-girlscouts-idUSKBN19C29G">New Girl Scout Badges Focus on Cyber Crime, Not Cookie Sales</a></strong> — <em>Reuters (Barbara Goldberg)</em></div>
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