Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

Will teachers accept CPS offer or start countdown to strike? Chicago Sun-Times: Forty members of the Chicago Teachers Union are slated Monday to consider a “serious offer” for a new four-year contract, a step that’s making...

BEST OF THE WEEK EdWeek: States Are Closing the ‘Honesty Gap’ in Test Results, Study Says http://ow.ly/XFXko  Washington Post: Spending in nation’s schools falls again http://pllqt.it/mGn1sj USA Today: New analysis...

Earlier this week, the PBS NewsHour announced “Making the Grade,” what sounded like a big new initiative on education news coverage — a weekly education feature. But what does that mean, exactly? Education...

Detroit Teachers Sue District Over ‘Deplorable’ Conditions AP: The Detroit teachers’ union has filed a lawsuit against the district calling for repairing “deplorable” conditions and removing the...

This far into 2016, most of us have already probably blown most of our New Year’s resolutions. But writing and reading more carefully about teacher shortages is one commitment that may still be achievable. It won’t...