Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

DFER has got to be freaking out about the Clinton/AFT roundtable transcript. https://t.co/6djRhsvC1C — Libby Nelson (@libbyanelson) November 16, 2015 Over the weekend, the AFT released the partial transcript of a November 9...

L.A. Unified explores possibility of becoming an all-charter district LA Times:  On Tuesday, a board committee reviewed a report that outlines the process for becoming an entirely charter school district. Board members said the...

In a recent Washington Post story about the latest warnings about the use of student test scores to rate teachers, reporter Emma Brown wrote that “A growing number of states have begun using value-added models, or VAMs, to...

Schools grapple with how to teach about Paris attacks Washington Post: Schools face a tough balancing act: Teaching about a scary event without scaring children. See also LA Times. How Is the Big Year for Common-Core Tests...

“I can’t speak for the business side. But that’s the sort of impact on people’s lives that only this kind of reporting can have. And if that’s not a case for doing journalism no matter where it gets distributed, I don’t...

Is @HillaryClinton right about charters? No. Fact checkers say “not supported by evidence.” https://t.co/VBbOUL2jOY — Greg Richmond (@GregRichmond) November 15, 2015 It seemed to take a while for mainstream news...