Week of August 18, 2014 Archives

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Monday, August 18
Workforce Investment Act -- Many Jobless, in Debt
T. Williams, NYT
Obama: Education a 'Challenge' I Take Seriously
Peter Sullivan, The Hill
Why Is a Reagan-Era Report Driving Ed Reform?
S. Garland, Hechinger
Testing Opt-Out Data Perplexes N.Y. Ed Officials
S.R. Brown, NYDN
Wis. Districts Change Teacher Pay Formulas
E. Mendez, Journal Sentinel
Out-of-State Student Record Brings UC System Windfall
L. Gordon, LAT
Lewis: Chicago Voters 'Absolutely Unimpressed'
Craig Dellimore, WBBM
Chicago Trying to Unload Closed Schools
N.S. Ahmed-Ullah, Chicago Trib
Okla. Seeks Federal Waiver over 'Core' Appeal
Tim Talley, AP
Ed Coalition: Centralize Detroit Public Schools
Ann Zaniewski, Detroit FP
3 Dems. Lambaste Pa. Gov. Corbett on Ed Cuts
C. Rotenberg, Times Herald
Plan Would Boost Pa. Charters' Teacher Certs.
Mary Wilson, Newsworks
Crist Campaigns on Bus to Boast Ed Record
K. McGrory, Tampa Bay Times
Ill. Gov. Quinn Signs On-Campus Smoking Ban
Kim Geiger, Chicago Trib
Ark. School-Broadband Scape Not So Bleak After All
B. Herold, EdWeek
Sacramento Loses 11K Jobs, Tied to Ed Cuts
Allen Young, Sac Biz. Journal
Higher Education: Tokyo's 50-Story University
Anmar Frangoul, CNBC
Tuesday, August 19
Obama Education Policies Add Fuel to Lawsuit Bid
L. Camera, EdWeek
Fight on Common Core Is Dividing Louisiana
Motoko Rich, NY Times
N.Y. Defends Test-Scoring Adjustments
Geoff Decker, Chalkbeat NY
South Carolina's Corridor of Shame
Kimberly Johnson, AlJazeera
Unlikely Student Behind Ferguson’s Crucial Livestream
T. Burks, Good
Judge Hears Arguments in La. Common Core Suit
Melinda DeSlatte, AP
Impact of Ferguson Schools' Delayed Start
Colleen Shalby, PBS NewsHour
Support Slipping for Common Core
Catherine Gewertz, EdWeek
Normandy Students Back in School, Parents on Edge
E. Crouch, Post-Disp.
USED Reviews Monitoring of Large For-Profits
M. Stratford & P. Fain, IHE
Ohio Common Core Hearing Aims to Repeal Standards
R. Reitzel, WCMH
L.A. to Reduce Arrest Rate in Schools
Jennifer Medina, New York Times
Students Heavily Fund Ill. College Athletics
Jared Hopkins, Chicago Trib
Are Some Pa. Districts Illegally Hoarding Tax Dollars?
E. Previti, WITF
Does Teacher Independence Improve Student Performance?
PBS
Wednesday, August 20
ACT Scores: Troubling Picture For Students Of Color
Joy Resmovits, HP
A Bad Week for Common Core
Stephanie Simon, Politico
UNC-Chapel Hill Seeks Course Correction Amid Probe
Nikki Waller, WSJ
Dem. Sens. Call for More Info on Ed Tax Credits
Vicki Needham, The Hill
Lewis Inches Closer to Challenging Emanuel
Bill Ruthhart, Chicago Trib.
Notre Dame Rocked by Academic Cheating Charges
Marc Tracy, NYT
La. Court Blocks Jindal from Repealing 'Core'
D. Dreilinger, Times-Pic.
Congress Making Headway on Higher Ed Act
Lauren Camera, EdWeek
Fla., Feds Showdown on When to Test ELLs
J. Solochek, Tampa Bay Times
Final Test Opt-Out Numbers Jumped in NYC
Geoff Decker, Chalkbeat NY
Rising Awareness, Majority Opposition to 'Core'
Lauren Camera, EdWeek
More States Fund ACT Testing for 11th Graders
Nick Anderson, WaPo
Students' Help-Seeking Strategies Offer Clues
Sarah D. Sparks, EdWeek
Drones, Robots Help Students Learn Math
C. Tippon, Laramie Boomerang
Pension Changes Push Ind. Teachers to Retire
Scott Sander, WISH
More States Create Ind. Charter-Approval Boards
A. Prothero, EdWeek
Ferguson Teachers Use Day Off for Civics Lesson
Elise Hu, NPR
Thursday, August 21
La. to Proceed Immediately with 'Core' Tests
D. Dreilinger, Times-Pic.
Karen Lewis Files Paperwork for Campaign Committee
Mark Peters, WSJ
Brown, St. Louis Ed: Symptomatic of Failed System
M. O'Leary, AlJazeera
Ethics Waiver a Question in $1.7M Ind. Ed Contract
Tom LoBianco, AP
Boston Schools Struggling To Fill Teacher Jobs
Joe Shortsleeve, WBZ
Executed Photojournalist Was TFA Alumnus
Anthony Rebora, EdWeek
NEA's New President Denounces Testing
John Fensterwald, EdSource
Poorest Miami Schools Have Least Exp. Teachers
J. O'Connor, StateImpact
Low-Rated Nashville Schools More than Double
J. Garrison, Tennessean
Voices From Inside a School With No Racial Majority
EdWeek
Pre-K Can Now Be Downloaded on a PC
Deepa Fernandes, Marketplace
L.A. Teachers Decry New Student Tracking System
Stephen Ceasar, LAT
Universities Teach Teachers How to Teach
Timothy Pratt, Hechinger
Free Lunches for Teens, Pressure for Principals
P. Wall, Chalkbeat NY
Notebooks And Pencils And Pens, Cha-Ching!
Aly Seidel, NPR
Cindy Crawford Pulls Kids out of Malibu School
Chiderah Monde, NYDN
Friday, August 22
Study: Brains With Autism Fail to Trim Synapses
Pam Belluck, NYT
Teachers, Volunteers in Ferguson Work to Fill Gap
Mosi Secret, NY Times
N.C. Judge: Private School Vouchers Unconstitutional
E.P. Dalesio, AP
Teachers Could Help Lewis Teach Emanuel Lesson
M. Brown, Sun-Times
School Lunches Packing a Healthier Punch
Mari-Jane Williams, WaPost
Pa. Offers Records to Show Corbett Adviser Worked
B. Bumsted, Trib-Rev.
NYC Schools Spent $1.8M to 'Buy Out' Teachers
S.R. Brown, NYDN
LAUSD's $1B iPad Effort Beset by Problems
Howard Blume, LA Times
The GOP's New Take on Pre-K
Maggie Severns, Politico
Ind. School to Close Amid Cheating, Parents Worried
T. Mackin, WISH
Dems. Fault N.C. State Rep for Ed Funding
Martha T. Moore, USA Today
Ariz. Judge to State: Pay up $317M to Schools
Mary Jo Pitzi, Ariz. Republic
Confidential Student Data Available in Kan.
C. Llopis-Jepsen, Topeka C-J
NYC School Bus Drivers To Get Salary Boost
Beth Fertig, WNYC
Sen.: Philly School Woes Can't be Overstated
Kevin McCorry, Newsworks
Community College May Offer Bachelor's
Michelle Maitre, EdSource
Sloppy Accounting: NYC Lost $356M in Funding
Juan Gonzalez, NYDN
Fewer Pass HS Exams, and Some in England Cheer
Stephen Castle, NYT
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