Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

BEST OF THE WEEK EARTHQUAKES & HURRICANES It was hard not to be moved by coverage of the collapse of a Mexico City elementary school and the race to save survivors. However, there was also certain amount of confusion in the...

ESSA Betsy DeVos Approves Massachusetts Plan for ESSA Implementation blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig… Expanded GreatSchools rating system helps parents understand how schools are doing edsource.org/2017/expanded-… On October...

Insufficient attention to the implementation of  a new federal law illustrates a nagging coverage problem –and reveals a big opportunity for education reporters to tell a meaty national story. By Alexander Russo There’s a...

COLLAPSED SCHOOL IN MEXICO CITY At Mexican School Hit by Quake, Heartbreak and Moments of Joy – New York Times nzzl.us/NIJRCu1 13-year-old credits earthquake drills with helping him escape collapsed school – ABC News...

  ESSA Rivalries, Political Infighting Marked States’ ESSA Planning Via @Daarel @educationweek mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp Double whammy: Indiana schools could see two A-F grades in 2018 Via...

DEVOS The Education Department Will Allow Two Large For-Profit Colleges To Become Nonprofits – BuzzFeed nzzl.us/s5Hgyrh via @nuzzel ESSA Ohio Department of Education submits federal education plan –...