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Alexander Russo
@alexanderrusso
Founder @thegrade_: https://t.co/jGcf3CCcxw. Prev: TWIE, LA_SR, D299, Stray Dogs, Saints, & Saviors (book). Seen any great (or awful) schools coverage lately?
Sep 5, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Blue state Democrats & the Biden administration broke universal public education. They now worry about school choice. But none of them will admit their role & renew their commitment. And they won't until news outlets hold them accountable.

nytimes.com/2022/09/01/opi… Media scrutiny played a powerful role in forcing the CDC to admit it performed poorly, and to undergo reorganization.

Why not the same for the US Department of Education, which failed at its core responsibilities?

nytimes.com/2022/08/17/us/…
Jun 29, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Six months ago, I think it was pretty widely assumed that districts would be offering robust services to large numbers of kids this summer. Is that actually happening? Is anyone keeping track?

@CRPE_UW @BurbioCalendar @AASADebbie @l_maxwell The latest NYT newsletter rounds up trends and challenges nicely:

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Jun 29, 2021 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
Just published:

Covering the debate on teaching race in schools - A baker's dozen ways to avoid producing hasty, misleading journalism and keep your readers informed about what's really going on.

kappanonline.org/russo-covering… Some key quotes from education reporters and experts:

“The best advice I can give is to ask a local college or university professor that specializes in education how they would describe CRT,” advised education reporter @emdrums from Jacksonville’s Florida Times-Union.
Jul 31, 2020 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
"There is no relationship—visually or statistically—between school districts’ reopening decisions and their county’s new COVID-19 cases per capita," notes @BrookingsInst's @JonValant, using @educationweek data. ow.ly/Kc6430r1QgO "In contrast, there is a strong relationship—visually and statistically—between districts’ reopening decisions and the county-level support for Trump in the 2016 election."
Dec 30, 2019 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
The people who defined the decade (in education) — just in case this one hasn't been done before: Arne Duncan, Obama's 2009-2015 EdSec, who oversaw Race to the Top, SIG, all those crazy NCLB waivers, and who took the lead on Common Core.

Fun fact: I don't think I ever saw video or heard audio of Duncan's infamous 2013 "white suburban moms" comment..