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A tough start to 2026-27, Meckler on the move, & pepper spray drones: 🏆 Best Education Journalism of the Week 🏆 (07/31/2026)

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By Alexander Russo
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📌 Things look tough as the new school year ramps up. 📌 The test letting Florida high schoolers skirt graduation requirements. 📌 Why the Fauci hearing is worth writing about. 📌 The Washington Post’s Laura Meckler is leaving the beat.
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Alexander Russo's The Grade

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By Alexander Russo
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Maybe you’ve noticed that Anthony Fauci is back in the news? Something about a leaked diary and a Senate hearing or something? If so, you’ve probably decided to ignore the story as much as possible. The leaked information seems vaguely unethical. The hearing seems blatantly political. There’s lots of “ick” around the whole thing. Plus which, it’s summer. COVID was a long time ago.
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Selling AI to teachers, Trump's school predator crackdown, & 'so long' to Sally the (sex) robot

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By Alexander Russo
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Above: ICYMI from WIRED. 💥 Lots of questions (and at least one district decision) about Anthropic’s new “Claude for teachers” (Audrey Watters, Benjamin Riley, Joe Phillips) 💥 What would it take for ProPublica stories about public schools exposing kids to sexual predators to note that private schools fail to screen out problematic educators — and vice versa? An additional line of context would be enormously helpful.
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