Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

Since 1950, judges in 23 states have ruled school finance formulas unconstitutional @Daarel edweek.org/ew/articles/20… Anxious parents watch and worry over UCLA shooting – LA Times pllqt.it/MBYfEk Report on racial...

  A factually incorrect headline that AP seems to be letting stand. A recent AP story attempts to describe some of the current difficulties large traditional school districts in some places are facing: “In financially...

A new Solutions Journalism Network “story tracker” helps find news coverage by beat and location. A recent NYT piece describes how some San Francisco news outlets are joining forces to focus attention on the...

At least $2.6B in fed funding goes to districts that are wealthier on average – US News  ow.ly/YPDs300NxkD New Orleans school unification committee to meet for first time s.nola.com/IyNv4BY Kansas Parents Worry Schools Are...

Jeanne Marie Olson (right) in a 2013 WTTW Chicago Public Television segment. Last week before the Memorial Day weekend break, the Columbia Journalism Review (for whom I have written a few pieces) produced a story about Jeanne...

Spending by oil companies, education advocates, business groups and labor unions reaches record levels – LA Times ow.ly/FGQh300ISyS ‘Don’t force us to give up our school’: A Mississippi town is being told to integrate...