Longtime education journalist Beth Hawkins, now writer in residence for Education Post, is generally sympathetic to the challenges of covering schools. But that doesn’t mean she thinks all’s well in education journalism when it comes to the impact of nonprofit journalism, reporting and assignment of stories, and other aspects of the ecosystem. During a recent phone […]
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.
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Roundup: Teacher Tenure In CA, Disproportionate Discipline in VA, Plus “Grit” Takedown Study
California’s teacher tenure battle is reignited by Vergara appeal and a new bill – LA Times ow.ly/ceOf300zdfT Vergara plaintiffs file latest appeal, wade into legislative debate on teacher job protections | 89.3 KPCC ow.ly/tN7m300zcl0 Foes of teacher tenure, seniority appeal to state Supreme Court – SFGate ow.ly/rxQ6300zcH0 Report: Virginia’s black students three times as likely as […]
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A Revealing & Instructive Response From Salon’s Editor In Chief
Pullquote from Salon’s editor in chief about coverage of charter schools. Let’s circle back to last week’s AEI look at media coverage of charter schools for a moment, because a response from one of the rated outlets strikes me as worth noting. As you may recall, the think tank found a slight tilt against charter […]
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Roundup: Gates’ Mea Culpa, School Funding Inequality
Gates Chief Acknowledges Common-Core Missteps blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curricu… School Funding Inequality, Often Measured By State, Is Far Worse Nationally Than You Think @The74 bit.ly/1NCs1tI Bethune-Cookman Students Still Reeling From A Year That Saw 13 Shooting Victims: NPR ow.ly/8SnE300wxqF Contentious Lusher board meeting reflects lingering tensions over union issue | NOLA.com ow.ly/AATd300wxfJ The nation’s largest school districts are rushing to fill […]
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Taking An Early Memorial Day Weekend
I’m taking an early Memorial Day Weekend, so you should get your news from RealClear Education, the Annenberg Institute roundup, Morning Edu, or on Twitter. (Speaking of which, I may pass along a few must-reads which you can see below) Have a great weekend. See you Tuesday: Tweets about @alexanderrusso
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Think Tank Review Suggests Media Tilt Against Charters In 2015
Looking for confirmation of the view that mainstream media coverage of education reform is wildly critical or credulous? Go somewhere else. A new report from the conservative-leaning Washington DC think tank AEI (which has published several case studies I’ve written) finds that “claims of media favoritism toward charter schooling—or hostility against it—are overstated.” That’s right. Media […]
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Roundup: HELP Committee Debates ESSA Funding Rule
Battle Raging Over Implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act | US News ow.ly/7EIh300mAYa Sen. Murray supports USDE without endorsing Obama rule — still no word from Clinton campaign? — Politics K-12 ow.ly/uJZS300mL0z Biggest Transitions Facing States for ESSA Accountability Flagged in New Report – Politics K-12 ow.ly/MaGp300mAEB Publisher’s ultimatim in test leak riles educators | 12NEWS.com ow.ly/dmOo300mKku Paying […]
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Three Solid Ways To Localize The ESSA Funding Debate
My guess is that a fair number of education reporters are getting notes from their editors right about now, asking if and when they’re going to write a piece about ESSA, the new federal education law that’s causing no small amount of controversy even though it hasn’t really taken effect yet. It’s not an easy […]
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Roundup: Federal Funding Dispute, Segregation Surge, CA Grad Rate Rise
The ‘Intolerable’ Fight Over School Money : NPR Ed : NPR pllqt.it/EfH7Sc On the anniversary of Brown v. Board, new evidence that U.S. schools are resegregating – Washington Post ow.ly/yL26300k0sk Black And Latino Students Lose Out To White Peers. And It’s Getting Worse. – HuffPost ow.ly/NiC7300k1fl Lusher teachers reject union for collective bargaining | NOLA.comow.ly/BwCh300k1Vu California […]
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Wonky & Duplicative Coverage Bores Readers, Says RealClear Education Writer Emmeline Zhao.
There’s perhaps no one who reads (or at least skims) more education news every day than Emmeline Zhao. That’s because every weekday at 5:00 am, the RealClear Education writer gets up and starts looking for the 10-17 best pieces of the day, which get posted online (and sent out via email): Later in the afternoon, […]
