Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

  Tonight on the PBS NewsHour John Merrow makes what he’s describing as his final appearance — an interview with cohost Judy Woodruff “to reflect on the last 41 years of covering education.” Merrow...

It might have been hard to believe two weeks ago, when it was first published in the Chicago Tribune, and even more so now that the former CPS head Barbara Byrd-Bennett has been indicted and admitted being guilty for taking...

L.A. school board votes to fire teacher Rafe Esquith, accused of misconduct LA Times: The Los Angeles Board of Education voted this week to fire nationally recognized teacher Rafe Esquith, following a misconduct investigation...

Washington DC students learning to ride bikes at school, in an image used to accompany a recent NPR education story. The Gates Foundation spends about $7 million a year in grants to education journalism organizations, and has...

Ex-Chicago schools chief pleads guilty in federal corruption scandal WBEZ: “I am terribly sorry,” Barbara Byrd-Bennett said after her arraignment at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. “They deserved much more. Much more than I gave...

@SSKedreporter @PoliticalEditor Sarah Karp fights for my child. Mike Flannery did a great story on Sarah. http://t.co/6naYVo1Eg1 — k b (@kbandele1) October 13, 2015 By all accounts, it was Catalyst Chicago and one of its star...