March 24, 2014 Archives

Week of March 24, 2014 Archives

RealClearEducation Analysis and Commentary

Monday, March 24

How to Fix Head Start

Robert Gordon and Sara Mead, New Republic

Politico's Voucher Story Is Bogus

Michael McShane, National Review

5 Qs About Politico's Creationism Story

Andrew J. Rotherham, Eduwonk

Education's ObamaCare

The Wall Street Journal

Tech-ifying Learning? Teacher Knows Best

M. Hall & G. Sipley, AlJazeera

To Fix College Finances, Amp Middle Class

Christensen & Best, Dallas News

Tuesday, March 25

The Lowest Line for What America Considers 'Ed'?

Philip Bump, The Wire

Letter to Defund Common Core

Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senate

Why I Support Common Core Standards

Bob Riley, National Review

2 Parties, 1 Political Playbook

Chad Aldeman, RealClearEducation

Why Can't Yale, Princeton Be More Like Harvard?

Editors, Bloomberg

Helping Low-Income Children Succeed

Nancy Folbre, New York Times

Wednesday, March 26

Common Core Cant

Frederick M. Hess, National Review

K-12 Admins Oppose Higher Ed Free Speech?

Joe Nathan, Daily Planet

A Nation of Entrepreneurs?

William Damon , Defining Ideas

Reading is Not Formulaic

Daniel Willingham, RealClearEducation

Pay Coaches for Grades, Not Final Fours

Editors, BloombergView

Should Student Loaners Be Able to Refinance?

F. Johnson, Nat'l Journal

Bill's Secret Donors

Editorial Board, New York Post

Don't Believe Student-Loan Sob Stories

Matthew C. Klein, BloombergView

Thursday, March 27

NFL Lessons for Northwestern's Union

Andrew J. Rotherham, Eduwonk

Watch: Debunking "Is College Still Worth It?"

Andrew P. Kelly, AEI Ideas

Reactions to College Athlete's Union

Nick DeSantis, Chronicle of Higher Ed

Teacher Salaries and Housing Affordability

Nithya Joseph, NCTQ

The Case for Making College Mandatory

Rick Newman, Yahoo! Finance

Rethinking National Standards

Jason L. Riley, Wall Street Journal

Debate: Does Affirmative Action Do More Harm Than Good?

NPR

Sweet Deals for Sweet 16 Athletes

E21, The Manhattan Institute

'Degrees of Inequality'

Ry Rivard, Inside Higher Ed

Big Data Can Mean Dilemmas for Student Privacy

Emily Richmond, EWA

Friday, March 28

NY: Put 'Voluntary' Back in Curriculum

K. Porter-Magee, CC Watch

More School Choice is Remedy for Ed 'Madness'

Jalen Rose, redefinEd

KIPP Helps Graduates Get Through College

Jay Mathews, Washington Post

A New Leader for Atlanta Schools, But Challenges Loom

M. Downey, AJC

Watch: Grading the U.S. Basic Education System

M. Rhee, Bloomberg

Do School Boards Actually Matter?

Rick Hess, EdWeek

Give College Athletes Union-Busting Scholarships

BloombergView

Blocking the Schoolhouse Door

The Washington Times

Amid Chaos of Washington Lies Opportunity

Maria Ferguson, Kappan