Alexander Russo
Michael Kenneth Williams (the actor who played Omar Little on The Wire) grew up in East Flatbush but went to Westinghouse House school...
Alexander Russo
“A great deal of the report came through. It was very long. The sort of editing process it went through would not be something out of the ordinary.” (Ed Sector spokesperson Kristen Amundson in EdWeek)
Alexander Russo
Alexander Russo
To his credit, Stephen Colbert seemed like he wasn't having a lot of fun during last night's interview of Cevin Soling, the director of the new movie, The War On Kids. But I could have suggested a bunch of more interesting guests to have talk about education (call me!)...
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Michelle Moss, center, becomes emotional Monday night as she is forced off the Denver school board early and says goodbye to her peers. (Denver school reforms approved amid turmoil Denver Post)
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Rape At School Brings New Despair To Richmond NPRResidents wrestle with the effects of the brutal gang-rape of a girl at her high school...
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Joblessness adds to burden on D.C...
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After Newt Gingrich misstated the facts regarding Mastery Charter Schools in Philadelphia, the media could have checked into the true story of the schools’ outstanding accomplishments without distorting the challenges faced by the toughest neighborhood schools. ...
Alexander Russo
Retired Los Angeles teacher keeps at it, for free LA Times Five mornings a week, Bruce Kravets, 66, puts on a coat and tie, straps on his helmet and bikes to work at Palms Middle School on L.A.'s Westside, where he teaches math...
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Education Sector’s November 24 report, Growing Pains: Scaling Up the Nation’s Best Charter Schools examines the problems CMOs face trying to replicate their various philosophies of teaching and learning in new public schools. Co...
Alexander Russo
Here's Arne Duncan's upcoming schedule of media events and photo ops -- though I can't manage to get excited about any of it.Be assured there will be the usual mix of fear-mongering, repetition of talking points, and exhortation. PUBLIC SCHEDULE OF U.S...
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Good news. Starting this week, longtime education industry insider Marc Dean Millot (pictured) is going to be posting a weekly piece on the education industry on this site...
Alexander Russo
The first 13 contributors to the National Journal’s discussion on innovation largely echoed the heroic infatuation oftheorists with "disruptive innovation," arguing that education needs "radically new approaches," "federal leverage" to destroy local policies and "antiquated" contracts, and the a...
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"She's into education and rehabilitation and thinks Obama is all about welfare and handouts." (UsMagazine)
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NY dad pleads guilty to kidnapping superintendent APA former New York City police officer has admitted he held a suburban school superintendent at gunpoint in June....Obama Turns to Sesame Street & Corporations to Invigorate Science Ed Change.orgObama wanted $115 million, which was cut to $7...