Alexander Russo

Education Secretary John King: It’s Time To Stop Ignoring The Arts And Sciences ow.ly/10EBxt Suit accuses Minnesota of protecting bad teachers at students’ expense –StarTribune.com ow.ly/10EBZ1 Teacher Tenure Is Challenged Again in a Minnesota Lawsuit – The New York Times ow.ly/10EAmN In San Juan, San Jose and Poway, districts & unions innovate to evaluate teachers | EdSource ow.ly/10EBFr […]

This week my students read @nhannahjones‘s “School Segregation, the Continuing Tragedy of Ferguson.” Read it here: https://t.co/jZzNOgTvhE — Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 23, 2016 Nikole Hannah-Jones, arguably the most prominent education writer in the nation (through the lens of race and class), unexpectedly became a central figure in a controversy over women in journalism, white […]

Paradise Valley AZ – The Rare District That Recognizes Gifted Latino Students : NPR Ed : NPR ow.ly/10C6Tz Why Talented Black and Hispanic Students Can Go Undiscovered – The New York Times ow.ly/10uDsB The $3B plan to get every California kid into preschool – LA Times ow.ly/10C7vw Success Academy Charter School Network Receives $25 Million Gift […]

“Shut Up About Harvard” by Ben Casselman for @FiveThirtyEight. https://t.co/pdcoabbwwH — empower! (@empoweradvising) March 31, 2016 In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s been a bit of a controversy the past couple of weeks over how well or poorly education journalists have been covering higher education issues — and what if any effect the coverage has […]

First DCPS Teacher To Win Arbitration Over Evaluation System Discusses His Case | WAMU 88.5 http://ow.ly/10zfxu Gifted, But Still Learning English, Many Bright Students Get Overlooked : NPR Ed : NPRow.ly/10zfbq LA Unified’s internal investigator becomes flashpoint in charter school debate | 89.3 KPCCow.ly/10zeWP Lusher teachers plan to form union, representative says – Uptown Messenger http://ow.ly/10zgnk […]

Last week’s Politico story (Hillary Clinton’s union problem) generated a predictable amount of attention and pushback — especially from NEA and AFT national unions: “Simply put, Politico got the story wrong,” said Carrie Pugh, NEA director of Campaigns and Elections, in an emailed response. “Yes, of course there are educators who support Bernie Sanders. But in state after […]

Hillary Clinton touts economic agenda in Buffalo, Rochester | Newsday http://ow.ly/10wCjR Clinton Stumps for Friendly Union Faces in Pennsylvania – Courthouse News http://pllqt.it/Yts30d Why Talented Black and Hispanic Students Can Go Undiscovered – The New York Times http://ow.ly/10uDsB Black and Latino parents want better teachers and harder classes for their kids – LA Times http://pllqt.it/d1Kig2 Some […]

BEST OF THE WEEK DNA Info: Teachers Union Regrets ‘F The Police’ Comment, But Activists Don’t http://ow.ly/3zwNNw See also: ‘F The Police’ Speaker At Teacher Rally Not With CPS, But Union Takes Heat http://ow.ly/10sxA3 See also Slate: Chicago Teachers Union is going through an awkward radicalization http://ow.ly/10swDV Politico: Bill Clinton: Hillary thinks feds require too many tests at school […]

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Congrats (again) @Fitz_ly @nat_lash @laforgia_ – this time for IRE recognition https://t.co/ty0Lwv6V8h pic.twitter.com/fSLcASP8i8 — alexanderrusso (@alexanderrusso) April 7, 2016 Congrats (again) to @Fitz_ly @nat_lash @laforgia_ – this time for IRE recognition http://ow.ly/10p8PP.  From the judges: “With its deep reporting, clear writing and detailed data analysis, the Tampa Bay Times shamed and embarrassed Pinellas County school leaders […]