Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

American Kids Have Disappointing Reading And Math Scores, But There Are Some Bright Spots HuffPost: “One downturn does not a trend make, and that’s what we’re comfortable in saying about the data,” Peggy Carr, acting...

There are a couple of notable updates on the PBS NewsHour segment on Success Academies you should know about, including a Slate column that updates us on some of the legalities, a commentary from the PBS Ombudsman, and a...

There are lots of stories out there that haven’t gotten enough (any) coverage. Here are some that come to mind from last week’s EWA teacher preparation seminar: *Student teachers, all aboard! Starting in January or...

What’s been most interesting about the coverage of the report from the Council of Great City Schools and the proposal from the White House and USDE is how much coverage — most of it quite dutiful — it’s...

If you’re going to leave education journalism, you might as well go out with a bang. That’s what just-departed MinnPost reporter Beth Hawkins seems to be doing with a reflection on her stint working eight years at...

Obama encouraging limits on standardized student testsAP: Hillary Rodham Clinton embraced the principles laid out by Obama. “We should be ruthless in looking at tests and eliminating them if they do not actually help us...