Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

On Monday, the Education Writers Association announced its first-ever cohort of Education Journalism Fellows, seven teams of journalists who will receive up to $8,000 to pursue a story that might otherwise not get reported. As...

For now, at least, foundation-funded education journalism seems to be doing pretty well, right? But beat-specific news outlets might not be the way foundations go over the long term, according to a blog post from the Nieman...

Bill and Melinda Gates Ask Teens to Work on Global Clean Energy, Women’s LiberationWSJ: In annual letter, philanthropists look to tomorrow’s scientists to help fix development problems. Bill and Melinda Gates regularly challenge...

Last week I was on Chris Stewart’s “Rock The Schools” podcast talking about the current state of education journalism. Click the link here if the audio doesn’t play above. What prompted the conversation...

The State That Pulled The Plug On Computer Testing NPR: Nearly two-dozen states have moved to online exams, many with the PARCC and Smarter Balanced consortiums. And Scherich says many have run into trouble. Florida’s...

Screengrab from a first-person Vox narrative about how schools end up being so segregated. BEST OF THE WEEK Washington Post: Parents, teachers and children rally for public education at schools across the nation...