Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

GOP Agenda: Unions, Lawsuits, Abortion and School Choice abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS… After Paladino’s Racist Remarks, Buffalo School Board Demands He Resign nytimes.com/2016/12/29/nyr… With The Hub Project , progressive...

With 2016 quickly winding down, let’s take a look back at the year’s education journalism gems. As you will see, there’s no shortage of quality work. Clearly, there are lots of smart, hard-working, and extremely devoted...

As of today, THE GRADE is re-launching with a new look (see above), a new home (at PDK), and new funders (see list below). THE GRADE is also available on all your favorite social media platforms: Twitter, Medium, & Facebook....

  BEST OF THE WEEK #Newtown Washington Post: Democratic senators press Trump’s education pick Betsy DeVos to pay years-old $5.3 million fine http://ow.ly/A7bH307cxq5 The 74: Booker expresses “serious early concerns” about...

 TRANSITION Politico: DeVos’ Michigan schools experiment gets poor grades https://t.co/m4SP1HlxyH KSAT: San Antonio students say goodbye to teacher facing immigration battle http://nzzl.us/KFUr51e Snopes: Students Forced to Wear...

You might be surprised to hear about a news outlet starting a new education project — without outside funding — but that’s exactly what’s going on. Launched in September, the Christian Science Monitor has launched a new...