Just when I want to ding the TODAY show for running an alarming (alarmist?) segment about school buses and seat belts, a school bus goes off the road in Houston.

Alexander Russo

Alexander Russo is a freelance education writer who has created several long-running blogs such as the national news site This Week In Education, District 299 (about Chicago schools), and LA School Report. He can be reached on Twitter at @alexanderrusso, on Facebook, or directly at alexanderrusso@gmail.com.