Russ on Reading

Charter schools are the darling of the education reform movement. Appealing to the All-American ideal of “choice”, charter schools are sold ...

We here at Russ on Reading are constantly on the lookout for educational innovation, so when we heard of the new charter franchise, The Col...

Education reformers love the concept of "creative disruption." Applying a business model to public education, they argue that th...

You gotta' admire those education reformers. Despite their almost total lack of experience in education and despite all the research a...

I have just had a remarkable experience. I, along with a small group of Shakespeare enthusiasts, just completed a run of performances of Wil...

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's decision to rescind the NCLB waiver from Washington state is an act of such monumental stupidity th...

Perhaps you remember Professor Harold Hill, the charming con man from The Music Man, the Tony Award winning musical and popular film. In thi...

Rowan University, in Glassboro, NJ, will present Governor Chris Christie with an honorary degree and Christie will present the commencement ...

Thursday, April 24, is Poem in Your Pocket Day. This is a perfect way to celebrate poetry during April, which is National Poetry Month. Ac...

If you haven’t heard already, New York Times columnist, David Brooks, the liberals' favorite conservative, wrote a column yesterday ...