Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

Journalists and advocates raise two general complaints & flag one controversial storyline By Alexander Russo Earlier this week, after a long and heated debate over charter school expansion, Massachusetts voters soundly...

The last few months have been particularly hard on reporters and editors in terms of online harassment from those who disagree with their coverage — especially against those covering the campaign. At the same time, parents and...

There’s a lot of solid education journalism being produced, day in and day out. But what were the best and worst examples of schools coverage produced in the last month? BEST Perhaps the most ambitious piece I read all month was...

The good news is that Slate’s collaboration with The Teacher Project will continue. The bad news is that the weekly education column is gone and that Slate has published a questionable story of the type more commonly found at...

At nearly 8,000 words Held Back is a hefty read, much of it taken up with the complicated, frustrating backstory of how Detroit schools got where they are now. But there are some really special moments in the piece, written by...

One of the small but noteworthy changes in mainstream education coverage during 2016-2017 is taking place at Slate, which has generally produced smart if not always stellar coverage through a mix of outside contributors, a...