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Magazines: A New Era For Education Next

by Alexander Russo

Recent covers from the Hoover/Harvard publication Education Next I had the chance not too long ago to talk with Harvard’s Paul Peterson, who helped launch and grow Education Next into a long-running and widely read education journal and is in the process of handing over the reins of the magazine. Perhaps you’ve never heard of it, but […]

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Why Some Parents Choose a Segregated School

by Alexander Russo

This WNYC video short (above) shows NYT writer Nikole Hannah-Jones and her husband taking their daughter to a segregated school in Brooklyn. Read the accompanying article by WNYC’s Rebecca Carroll here, or the lengthy Hannah-Jones NYT piece about the decision she and her husband made and the controversy over rezoning the school to give wealthier white kids access […]

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Slate Takes On Race and Education

by Alexander Russo

WNYC’s “Integration 2.0” isn’t the only education series launched this week focusing on issues related to education and race. There are also a bunch of stories over at Slate as part of a series called “Tomorrow’s Test.” In both series, structural issues and white privilege are key issues There are four more stories left to […]

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