Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

New York’s Opt Out Movement Revs Back Up WNYC: State education officials… shortened the tests for all grades in both math and English, though only slightly so (some parents say the change is negligible). Students...

Motivational speaker Eric Thomas addresses St. Louis-area HS students in video that’s gone viral: “Ain’t nothing funny. Look how we’re living. Ain’t nothing funny.” BEST OF THE WEEK Daily...

Keep calm and continue testing [coverage] As we head into the second year of Common Core assessment season (or third, if you count the initial field testing process), it’s probably a good time to look back at some of the...

Arne Duncan to Focus on Disconnected Youth at the Emerson Collective PK12: Duncan’s official title will be managing partner for the Palo Alto, Calif.,-based philanthropy-washingtonmonthly-com and advocacy organization,...

It’s no secret that NY Magazine writer Jonathan Chait is married to someone who’s involved in the charter school world. That’s Jonathan and Robin pictured above. Robin Chait has worked at CAP and for a charter...

Are charter schools suspending too many students? LA Times http://fw.to/YYQwSEe Charter Schools Suspend Black and Disabled Students More, UCLA Study Says – NYT http://nyti.ms/1M9dchg  See also EdWeek. USDE Seeks Standard...