Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

MAYORAL CONTROL Duncan Implores Albany to Find Compromise on Mayoral Control of NYC Schools | Observer ow.ly/bvSn30cM0O1 Obama’s education secretary throws de Blasio a charter school curveball nyp.st/2sRMNjK via @nypmetro...

Data visualization. Public record searches. Intense, flight-defeating heat. This year’s annual Investigative Reporters and Editors conference (in Phoenix) has it all — and education journalism and education journalists are...

ALL EYES ON NYC When the School Building Itself Is a Barrier to Equal Education wnyc.org/story/when-sch… From power to paperwork: New York City principals adjust to a reined-in role under Carmen Fariña...

Dreamers’ to Stay in U.S. for Now, but Long-Term Fate Is Unclear – The New York Times ow.ly/dL0T30cHUaF States test worksite charter schools for company kids abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/s… D.C. schools leader prepares to...

BEST OF THE WEEK Probably the biggest education-related news out there this week was the Thursdaynight revelation that the Trump administration will continue deferred action (know as DACA) for tons of children who were brought...

DACA, LGBTQ, CIVIL RIGHTS Trump Will Allow ‘Dreamers’ to Stay in U.S., Reversing Campaign Promise – The New York Times ow.ly/cCGZ30cEbzH The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father’s Day...