Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

BEST OF THE WEEK  Washington Post: Teachers unions mount campaign against Trump’s education pick https://t.co/vuMacNJNpK NYT: With Plouffe Hire, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Builds Political Muscle for Philanthropic Work...

Trump’s Pick for Education Could Face Unusually Stiff Resistance nytimes.com/2017/01/12/us/… Analysis Details DeVos Family’s Campaign Donations to Republican Senators blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig… Milwaukee’s Voucher...

Supreme Court wrestles with defining rights for students with disabilities, including autism washingtonpost.com/news/education… See also: Justices Face ‘Blizzard of Words’ in Special Education Case nytimes.com/2017/01/11/us/…...

U.S. Supreme Court to decide on education rights for millions of children with disabilities latimes.com/local/educatio… Sen. Alexander Praises Betsy DeVos After Meeting, Expects Quick Confirmation – Politics K-12...

by Alexander Russo Last week’s big education news story might have been the announcement that Facebook was hiring Campbell Brown to help with news partnerships. Facebook, the social media giant, has been struggling to...

Senate postpones confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos until Jan. 17. washingtonpost.com/local/educatio… Sen. Patty Murray seeks update on ethics review for Trump’s education pick, Betsy DeVos...