Kappan Contributor: Alexander Russo

What does Trump’s executive order on education do? Not much fw.to/MoteyoG Trump Orders Review of Education Policies to Strengthen Local Control, via @nytimes nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/… Trump Aims To Limit The Education...

U.S. News Ranks America’s Top Public High Schools — and for the First Time, Charters Dominate Top 10 @The74 bit.ly/2oJcwFi Never Mind the Students; Homework Divides Parents – The New York Times ow.ly/Pz5j30baaHa Trump...

As Outside Spending & Attacks Reach All-Time High, LA School Board Candidates Say Race Is Out of Their Control the74million.org/article/as-out… Full Video: Barack Obama Appears at University of Chicago to Promote Civic...

Obama launches Chicago trip with visit to South Side job training group – Chicago Tribune ow.ly/Tgvi30b7dXD Private meeting marks Obama’s Chicago return upi.com/6521507t via @UPI These robotics students were told...

The 36 nominees for EWA’s 2016 awards include some great work — but also miss some big stories.  By Alexander Russo There are tons of big-name journalism awards each year – Pulitzer, Polk, IRE, the Ellies – but the...

NATIONAL Washington Post:Long rated by test scores, schools may soon be judged on student absenteeism too https://t.co/eaogdnFezI USA Today:First protected DREAMer is deported under Trump http://usat.ly/2pyZriQ  See also...