Alexander Russo

Teachers Union Responds To Complaints On Parent Power Views

Dropout Nation | RiShawn Biddle | Posted 10.04.2011

After yesterday’s Dropout Nation report on the American Federation of Teachers’ Parent Trigger presentation, the union’s has responded with a st...

Stray Dogs, Saints, and Saviors

John Thompson | Posted 07.09.2011

John Thompson

As the school year closes on hundreds of school turnarounds, the must-read book is Alexander Russo's Stray Dogs, Saints, and Saviors. Russo recounts the turnaround of Locke High School by Steve Barr and Green Dot.

Teaching Being Wrong

Elory Rozner | Posted 05.25.2011

Elory Rozner

We require "internal flexibility and communal permission to backtrack and revise." Can we get schools to value teaching this skill, and skilled educators who can teach this value?

Required Reading: Six Education Titles Not to be Missed

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

John Merrow

February is a great month for books about education, with very readable releases from John Seely Brown, Richard Whitmire, Ron Dietel, Alexander Russo, and Gene Maeroff.

Michelle Rhee and Masking Tape. Where is the Outrage?

Peter Zucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter Zucker

I decided to Google past transgressions of teachers taping students mouths and wondered if these teachers were able to skate by as did Michelle Rhee.