Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

Concerns mount about the amount and depth of mainstream coverage of the new federal education law known as ESSA. By Alexander Russo The federal education law known as ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) turns two years old in...

DeVos Approves ESSA Plans for Nevada, New Jersey, and New Mexico blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig New Jersey says @usedgov has approved its ESSA plan: state.nj.us/education/news… Feds OK New Mexico’s plan for education reform...

Civil Rights Groups Mobilize to Block Florida’s ESSA Waiver Request blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_e… Black plaintiffs in Alabama appeal decision to allow white city to secede from its school district...

Virginia drafts new plan to hold struggling schools accountable washingtonpost.com/local/educatio… Fewer Seattle students are getting suspended, expelled, data show kuow.org/post/fewer-sea… Maryland school parents were...

What should America do about its worst public schools? States still don’t seem to know. washingtonpost.com/local/educatio… The Public Schools Near Betsy DeVos’ Hometown Are Doing Great npr.org/2017/08/07/540… LA Schools...

BEST OF THE WEEK The Wall Street Journal’s New Districts Reignite School Segregation Debate is probably the most interesting story of the week other than the affirmative action coverage (discussed below). Reported by Arian...