October 6, 2014 Archives

Week of October 6, 2014 Archives

RealClearEducation Morning Edition

Monday, October 6

JeffCo Protests Continue, No End in Sight

Nicholas Garcia, Chalkbeat CO

Students Not Always Drawn to Fixed-Rate Tuition

R. Hamilton, TX Trib

How 'Tech-Enhanced' ISTEP Questions Look

S. Cavazos, Chalkbeat IN

For-Profit Giant Starts 'Open College'

Goldie Blumenstyk, Chronicle

In Wash. State, Political Stand Puts Schools in a Bind

Motoko Rich, NYT

Calif. Voters Want Affirmative Action in Higher Ed

Z. Vuong, PSN

A Stricken Teacher Seeks Help from Colleagues

J. Williams, Times-Pic.

Teachers Take on Controversial Subjects

Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post

Texas Parents Confront Ebola Fear in Classroom

Jon Herskovitz, Reuters

Cornell Plans to Expand Off-Campus Engagement

Ariel Kaminer, NYT

LAUSD Reports Big Rise in Graduation Rate

Howard Blume, LA Times

Va. Cases Show Vulnerability of Women on Campus

J. Steinhauer, NYT

Community College Students Face Long Road to Grad

G. Bellafante, NYT

Philadelphia Schools Crippled by Budget Crisis

PBS NewsHour

Tuesday, October 7

Student Performance Stalls on SAT, Improves on AP

J. Resmovits, HP

Big Tech Pledges Student Privacy, Critics Scoff

Stephanie Simon, Politico

How School Lunch Became Political Battleground

N. Confessore, NYT

Philly Teachers' Contract Dissolution Outrage

P. Schroeder, Newsworks

Las Vegas Schools Groan From Growing Pains

Adam Nagourney, NYT

Fed Monitoring of K-12 Efforts Takes Team Approach

A. Klein, EdWeek

'Blended' Learning Shows Promising Results in D.C.

K. Cardoza, WAMU

N.J. Officials Seek Ways to Reduce Absenteeism

J. Mooney, NJ Spotlight

AFT Donates $30K of $1M to Karen Lewis

F. Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times

JeffCo Students: We Aren't Going Anywhere

N. Garcia, Chalkbeat Colo.

Judge Lets Upstate Teachers Join Tenure Suit

G. Decker, Chalkbeat NY

Karen Lewis Being Evaluated at Hospital

Juan Perez Jr., Chicago Tribune

The Plot Against Public Education

Bob Herbert, Politico Magazine

NYC Gives Pre-K Programs More Time to Recruit

Robin Shulman, WNYC

Tenn. Principals Embrace Shanghai Model

Grace Tatter, Chalkbeat TN

How 2 Fla. Schools Handled Sexual Assault Allegations

J. Levin, Slate

Wednesday, October 8

Common Core Copyright: What Does It Mean?

Emmeline Zhao, RCEd

Study: NYC Pre-K Push Benefits Wealthy First

M.A. Chandler, Wash Post

Tech Cos. Hope to Introduce Coding to 100M Students

J. Elder, WSJ

Borrowing Rates for Wealthy Soar

Michael Stratford, Inside Higher Ed

Peace Corps Applications Surge Amid Reforms

T. Rees Shapiro, WaPo

Ga. Governor Candidates Spar over Education

James Hohmann, Politico

Steady Progress on Defining Degree Level Skills

D. Lederman, IHE

WATCH: Blackboard Interested in K-12 Ed Tech Firms: CEO

Bloomberg

Teachers Track Students Too Young for Testing

Reema Khrais, WUNC

Study: Many Districts Lag on Implementing 'Core'

C. Gewertz, EdWeek

LAUSD to Offer CompSci to All K-12

Craig Clough, LA School Report

Calif. Voucher Backer to Head StudentsFirst

Sharon Bernstein, Reuters

NYC Pushes Back on Pre-K Equity Study

Jessica Glazer, Chalkbeat NY

After Philly Teachers' Contract Action, Group Targets Gov.

Notebook

Preschool Expansion via 'Social Impact' Bonds

M. Sanchez, Catalyst Chi.

Researchers, Schools Diverge in Bullying Definitions

E. Blad, EdWeek

Calif. Prep School Shaken by Drug Arrests

Conor Dougherty, NY Times

Thursday, October 9

17 Charter Schools Approved for New York City

Elizabeth A. Harris, NYT

D.C. Public Schools Enrollment Continues to Climb

M.A. Chandler, WP

Wash. Unis Will Use SBAC Test Scores for Placement

C. Gewertz, CM

Judge Orders State to Fix Troubled L.A. School

J.M. Adams, EdSource

La. Teachers Punished for Criticizing 'Core'?

J. O'Donoghue, Times-Pic.

Student Fees Pump Budgets for Wealthy Schools

S. Karp, Catalyst Chi.

Students 'Strike' To Support Philly Teachers

Carabeo & Melwert, CBS

S.C. Ed Board OKs Unhealthy Food Fundraisers

J. Holleman, The State

CTU: No Details on Karen Lewis' Health

Juan Perez Jr., Chicago Tribune

Standards Measure What Students Already Know

J. Marcus, Hechinger

Blackboard Boss Wants Less Software Hate

M. Hensley-Clancy, BuzzFeed

More Details on Changes to Philly Teacher Benefits

D. Limm, Notebook

WATCH: Seeing the Beauty in Education

Sorkin & Khan, CNBC

Friday, October 10

Karen Lewis Hands over Union Leadership

Juan Perez Jr., Chicago Trib

Lewis' Mystery Ailment Clouds Mayoral Outlook

Perez & Dardick, Trib

N.Y. Commissioner Offers Way Around Charter Limit

B. Fertig, WNYC

Loophole Lets Union Bosses Collect Pensions

K. Riddell, Wash Times

Md. Board Members Charge Thousands at Restaurants

O. Wiggins, WP

Ga. Gov. Deal Invokes Teacher Pension Fears

Greg Bluestein, AJC

Teacher Preparation Enrollments Plummet

Louis Freedberg, EdSource

Teacher Accused of Abuse Seen to Never Grow Up

Barker & Taylor, NYT

Counties Look at Cost of Unaccompanied Minors

Zauzmer & Balingit, WP

N.Y. Ed Chief: Still Close Struggling Schools

Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat NY

Higher Education on the Ballot

Kaitlin Mulhere, Inside Higher Ed

Splashy 'iZone' Reaches Crossroads with Changes

P. Wall, Chalkbeat NY

D.C. Charter Board Reviews Admissions Preference

M.A. Chandler, WP

NYC Principal Steps Down, Blasts DoE

Edelman & Short, New York Post

Sign up for our morning newsletter: RealClearEd Today