Alexander Russo

Since 1950, judges in 23 states have ruled school finance formulas unconstitutional @Daarel edweek.org/ew/articles/20… Anxious parents watch and worry over UCLA shooting – LA Times pllqt.it/MBYfEk Report on racial disparities in gifted and magnet programs gets strong reaction – The Washington Post ow.ly/sM5l300Qc0c Kansas Faces New Budget Woes Amid School Funding Fight – ABC News […]

A factually incorrect headline that AP seems to be letting stand. A recent AP story attempts to describe some of the current difficulties large traditional school districts in some places are facing: “In financially struggling urban districts from LA to Philadelphia – and most notoriously, Detroit – the increasing popularity of charter schools, combined with […]

A new Solutions Journalism Network “story tracker” helps find news coverage by beat and location. A recent NYT piece describes how some San Francisco news outlets are joining forces to focus attention on the seemingly-intractable problem of homelessness. The May 15th story (A Plan to Flood San Francisco With News on Homelessness), describes how a bunch of SF […]

At least $2.6B in fed funding goes to districts that are wealthier on average – US News  ow.ly/YPDs300NxkD New Orleans school unification committee to meet for first time s.nola.com/IyNv4BY Kansas Parents Worry Schools Are Slipping Amid Budget Battles – The New York Times  ow.ly/J0MD300Nzaw Take A Ride With A Kentucky School Bus Driver NPR n.pr/1qgU8Dv […]

Jeanne Marie Olson (right) in a 2013 WTTW Chicago Public Television segment. Last week before the Memorial Day weekend break, the Columbia Journalism Review (for whom I have written a few pieces) produced a story about Jeanne Marie Olson, a Chicago public schools parent, advocate, and data geek who’s been enormously influential in the seemingly […]

Spending by oil companies, education advocates, business groups and labor unions reaches record levels – LA Times ow.ly/FGQh300ISyS ‘Don’t force us to give up our school’: A Mississippi town is being told to integrate – The Washington Post ow.ly/9YVx300GhGu 20th Street Elementary parents protest potential change in school management – LA Times ow.ly/Wz47300KGok Active-shooter drills help […]

See? Even President Obama loves CODE BEST OF THE WEEK  NOLA: How 3 top NOLA public schools keep students out https://t.co/Se5Ecbd2gR BuzzFeed: Inside The Silicon Valley College That Abolished The F And Raked In The Cash https://t.co/w3w9fK9zsl Boston Globe: Massachusetts Teachers Association commits $9M to fight lifting ban on charter schools https://t.co/yxlyjFYjWr LAT: CA teacher tenure […]

What do parents need to know to find a good school? New federal rules help California find an answer – LA Times ow.ly/wbWG300E3Yg Education Department proposes rules for judging schools – The Washington Post ow.ly/6Seb300E2Zw AP: Rules proposed for school accountability | U.S. News | US News ow.ly/FD5c300Cngd Education Department Releases ESSA Accountability Rules – […]

One of the things that aggravates journalism-watchers is that it can seem like there’s so little accountability and self-reflection in mainstream newsrooms, even when it’s clear that something’s gone wrong.  This frustration can be especially acute with trend and innovation stories, which tend to get picked up by outlet and after outlet.  They get pageviews both ways, coming and […]

Charter school groups spending big in California legislative races | 89.3 KPCC ow.ly/yr2Y300BFXT States Sue Obama Administration Over Transgender Bathroom Policy – The New York Times ow.ly/jfsH300BFTh Struggling schools hope arts focus can provide a boost ow.ly/rAa1300AQD2 Now celebrating 20 years, Stand for Children is in 11 states and employes 140 staffers ow.ly/ieie300A7Mv Audit to examine […]