Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

Today’s news includes updates on the Senate debate over NCLB this week, plus news about New York state dropping Pearson for some testing and a new report from the USDE about state standards and proficiency rates varying...

“It’s unreasonable to expect reporters on deadline to dig into the medical history of every protester they quote. And there is value in explaining the underpinnings of political passion, even if that passion is born from...

Today’s education news includes the House passage of a new education bill, while the Senate continues to debate, plus Common Core results for Oregon and a school-related Trump cancellation: Senate Rejects School Voucher...

“Dear N.Y. Times: Please stop using words like “addiction” in reference to media consumption. It is a sign of lazy thinking, meant to stop conversations about our kids, not start them.” — USA Today...

I’m all for journalists and others reporting out what groups of seemingly-independent education and civil rights groups are getting funded by the AFT, as RiShawn Biddle (pictured above) does in this recent Dropout Nation...

Today’s education news includes a slew of coverage of the first day of Senate debate over ESEA (currently known as No Child Left Behind), as well as updates on the never-ending Texas textbook debate and some interesting...