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According to a new article in U.S. News, teacher blogs are having a growing impact on national discussions about education policy.  These blogs can provide a good dose of classroom reality--often the missing ingredient in national policy discussions. Reporters are listening in on the teacher blogosphere, and so are some parents and administrators.

As a result, teacher blogs can have an impact on policy, but they can also get teachers in trouble.  Some good rules of thumb:  Keep it clean, and don't dish too much dirt on your colleagues or administration.

The article cites one of my favorite classroom bloggers, Bill Ferriter, who teamed up with another favorite, Nancy Flanagan, to write some guest blogs for us last summer.  Nancy and Bill both blog for the Teacher Leaders Network, which should be a resource for reporters and policymakers everywhere.

Alexander Russo offers thoughtful comments on the U.S. News article here.