Alexander Russo

Police shootings, affordable housing and billions in school bonds on local ballots this week – LA Times ow.ly/aYYz3010eVO Rift in Democratic Party over education policy spotlighted in record outside spending – KPCC ow.ly/hDFa300Z8wZ Record Spending Ahead of CA Primary, as Education Policy Divides State’s Democrats | The 74 pllqt.it/MpBscc Black students nearly 4x as likely to […]

Blogger Anthony Cody called out the LA Times a few days ago for its widely-circulated critique of the Gates Foundation’s education reform efforts. But Cody doesn’t support the Gates Foundation — far from it. He just thinks that the LA Times should, when criticizing Gates, take a look at its own work: “How can the LA […]

With costs unclear, Clinton lays out ambitious plans for early education | EdSource ow.ly/Rygi300XpXd Union President, Randi Weingarten, Defends Hillary Clinton on Charter Schools – The New York Times ow.ly/pSf3300Xq33 State says L.A. Unified spends improperly, must redirect hundreds of millions of dollars – LA Times ow.ly/lcfD300XoVj Without New State Aid, Chicago Won’t Open This Fall, […]

A close-up from the cover of last week’s New Yorker. BEST OF THE WEEK USNews: US News: $2.6 Billion In Federal Poverty Funding Going To Wealthier Districts bit.ly/282Q3Vn LA Times: Record spending by oil companies, education advocates, business groups & labor unions ow.ly/FGQh300ISyS NYT: Kansas Parents Worry Schools Are Slipping Amid Budget Battles ow.ly/J0MD300Nzaw NPR: One Student Tries To […]

In case you haven’t heard, newsletters are back. Once considered old-fashioned, they’re increasingly being launched and spiffed up by outlets and advocates who realize that for many people email remains the focal point of the workday. (Sad, perhaps, given all the social media and communications apps out there, but unavoidably true.) Two relatively new education newsletters […]

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U.S. Graduation Rate Breaks Another Record – Education Week ow.ly/HLGP300SQQP TX leads nation in teacher-student sexual assaults/relationships | khou.compllqt.it/EZGI3V Chicago Teachers Union blames state school spending impasse on lack of leadership – Chicago Tribune ow.ly/Wc9W300SQ0A CTU prez suggests teachers could forgo some raises in contract | Chicago Sun-Times ow.ly/i8eZ100aCFS US SENATE HOPEFUL FORCED TO EXPLAIN 1ST-TO-COLLEGE […]

There’s a big Equity Matters Symposium being held tomorrow at the Ford Foundation offices in NYC, and while invitations are limited to journalists you can apparently watch via livestream here.  Some of the speakers include Gloria Ladson-Billings, Sean Reardon, and Richard Rothstein.  Some of the Equity Project journalists who will talk about their projects include Alejandra Lagos, Zaidee Stavely, Kristina Rizga, and […]

Last week’s Politico story The fall of Salon.com has been discounted by some who view it as politically motivated hit job against an outlet that favors Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton, but for many of those who have been following the outlet for a long time the piece triggered a surge of recognition: “Salon, which Talbot […]