Alexander Russo

Tennessee cancels standardized testing in elementary and middle schools, citing delayed delivery of exams – WPost ow.ly/4nbVTA Knox County cancels TNReady for grades 3-8 after state terminates contract with test company https://t.co/PEZBOXgAqT Longest-serving member on Md. school board is defeated in election – The Washington Post ow.ly/4nbVZR DeRay Mckesson finishes 6th in Democratic primary for Baltimore […]

Most High School Seniors Aren’t College Or Career Ready, Says ‘Nation’s Report Card’ : NPR Ed : NPR ow.ly/4n9oj1  Math scores slip, reading flat for nation’s 12th-graders – AP https://t.co/ANTh5sWVJh  America’s high school seniors’ reading and math scores have hit a wall – LA Times pllqt.it/Z4qQVg Test Scores Show a Decline in Math Among High […]

More and more attention is being directed towards the viability of the nonprofit journalism model on which so many education outlets rely. Last week, for example, a new report from theAmerican Press Institute was released, focusing on the ethical terrain of nonprofit journalism. According to the report, there’s lots of work to be done to […]

N.J. one of just 7 states still using PARCC tests in 2016 | NJ.com ow.ly/4n6z4s Senator Alexander Blames Feds For TNReady Delays | Nashville Public Radio ow.ly/4n6AhG Kentucky’s Unprecedented Success In School Funding Is On The Line : NPR Ed : NPR ow.ly/4n6ytv How Massachusetts Became The Best State In Education : NPR ow.ly/4n6ybi School budget […]

Race and the Standardized Testing Wars https://t.co/6f5Z2dERRq @TheJLV and @EduShyster ‘s podcast make the NYT. — Peter Greene (@palan57) April 24, 2016 It’s always curious when a beat reporter or editor shows up in the opinions section of a news outlet. Did the piece not meet the requirements of a traditional news story? Did the […]

Revised Common Core tests spark little debate, no widespread boycotts this year: The New Orleans Advocate ow.ly/4n2NI5 What Difference Does A Dollar Make? : NPR Ed : NPR ow.ly/4n3NQH What Happened When One Of New Jersey’s Poorest School Districts Increased Spending – WNYC ow.ly/4n3NvX In Chicago Schools, $11,000 Doesn’t Mean What It Means In The Suburbs […]

Prince in a high school yearbook picture. BEST OF THE WEEK SJ Mercury News: Is K12Inc’s online charter school network cashing in on failure? https://t.co/DlvzxA7ZFc NPR: Some districts can barely afford art & music. Others have personalized lesson plans https://t.co/sNd1qEXCYL LA Times: Mendez: The CA school deseg case you probably never heard of https://t.co/UtHj9ueVFI WSJ: Technical Glitch Foils Wednesday […]

Why do some schools have so much #schoolmoney, and others so little? @npr_ed https://t.co/yGcqKUlRWp pic.twitter.com/tNTHnhcpFU — NPR (@NPR) April 18, 2016 It’s been hard to miss NPR’s big new series, dubbed School Money, which launched on Monday and will continue over the next two weeks. A number of stories have already come out. The pieces […]

Bernie Sanders blames principal Troy LaRaviere removal on “Mayor Emanuel’s unhealthy obsession with taking revenge.” bit.ly/1Nn0ufj [See also: dnain.fo/26i2ufc] Investigation on K12, a VA company operating online schools in CA and elsewhere bayareane.ws/1NheA1I New Jersey Postpones PARCC Exam After Technical Problems – State EdWatch – Education Week ow.ly/4mYMco Tennessee braces for TNReady testing delays — again — as […]

It’s journalism awards season, and that’s a good thing. One of the latest education-related segments that’s been honored is this December 2015 WBEZ Chicago Public Radio segment about kids’ eternal schemes to get out of high school requirements like gym and swim class: “Since high school swimming was invented, kids have been trying to get […]