January 26, 2015 Archives

Week of January 26, 2015 Archives

RealClearEducation Morning Edition

Monday, January 26

ESEA Testing In Flux After Senate Hearing

Lauren Camera, EdWeek

What the New Senate Ed Chair Thinks About NCLB

H.S. Edwards, TIME

GOP Govs. Buck Party Line on Raising Taxes

Dewan & Nagourney, NYT

Undergrads in U.S. Illegally Face Array of Challenges

M. Berner, CHE

USED's Political Juice in NCLB Renewals

Alyson Klein, Politics K-12

Kasich Calls Out Conservatives Who Oppose 'Core'

S. Levine, HuffPost

When Common Core Becomes Less Common

Emma Brown, Wash Post

Biden's Gets Lukewarm Response on Free CC

A. Guzman-Lopez, KPCC

States: Send More Campus Rape Reports To Police

T. Kingkade, HP

Teachers Union Heads: Cuomo Demonizes Educators

K. Lovett, NYDN

Helping Students 'Climb the Mountain' of Higher Ed

M. Jacobsen, DN

N.J. Bill Proposes More Suicide Prevention Training for Teachers

An Unblinking Look at Sexual Assaults on Campus

Brooks Barnes, NYT

Intervention May Work Better Than Punishment

C. Rowe, Seattle Times

Your College May Be Banking on Your Facebook Likes

N. Singer, NYT

U.S. Once Had Univ. Child Care, Rebuilding Not Easy

J. Ludden, NPR

Teacher Candidate Oversupply, Tough Job Market

S.V. Ramaswamy, JN

Tuesday, January 27

For Many, NYC School Cancellation Welcome

Schweber & Harris, NYT

Post-Blizzard, HSs to Grade Own Regents Exams

P. Wall, Chalkbeat NY

The Day the Purpose of College Changed

D. Berret, Chronicle of Higher Ed

Jeb Bush Sets Pace for Potential 2016 Competitors

J. Miller, CBS News

Philly District Probing School with 20% Opt-Out Rate

L. Benshoff, NW

Brown U's Tighter Grip on Frats Spurs Debate

Mark Lieberman, WaPost

ASU Faculty Votes to Toughen Policy on Dating Students

A. Ryman, AR

Can Online Education Lower Tuition Costs?

Carl Straumsheim, IHE

NJEA: Families Have Right to Opt Out of New Testing

J. Mooney, NJS

Obama Takes Heat for Plan to End College Savings Break

T. Keith, NPR

Absenteeism High in D.C. Head Start Programs

M.A. Chandler, Wash Post

Minn. Bill Would Update Physical Education Standards

Kia Farhang, AP

Further Reduction in School Testing Advances in Va. Senate

NewSchools' Fund Gives Way to For-Profit Arm

S. Cavanagh, MK12

Study: Fla. Schools Should End Corporal Punishment

J. O'Connor, SI

Pa. Rejects Applications for 2 New Cyber Charters

M. Woodall, Inquirer

Wednesday, January 28

Obama Drops Plan to Raise Taxes on 529 Accounts

J. Weisman, NYT

'Explosion of Wealth' Drives Record $37.5B College Gifts

M. Will, CHE

Montgomery Co. School Chief Tenure in Doubt

Turque & St. George, WP

UVA Sororities Ordered to Stay Home, Frats Party

S. Svrluga, WaPost

2 Ex-Vandy Athletes Convicted of Rape

Barchenger & Garrison, USAT

Common Core Test Spurs Angst

Rado, Manchir & Perez, Chicago Tribune

College Students Pursuing Science, Engineering Stagnate

M. Korn, WSJ

Charter School Efficacy Again In Question

Eric Weddle, WBAA

N.C. Lawmaker Wants to End Elected Superintendent

Associated Press

Breastfeeding and the Achievement Gap

Sharon Lerner, Hechinger Report

Rural Communities Struggle to Provide After-School

S. Frey, EdSource

States Move to Make Citizenship Exams an Aid

Rojas & Rich, NY Times

Thursday, January 29

Obama Budget Would Undo Broad Cuts from 2013

J. Allen, Bloomberg

Politics of the 529 Plan

Michael Stratford, Inside Higher Ed

U.S. Per-Pupil K-12 Funding Fell for 2nd Year in 2012

Emma Brown, WP

N.J. Parents, Educators Knock New State Tests

Leslie Brody, WSJ

Republicans Look to Gain on Obama's Ed Blunder

Alex Rogers, TIME

Cuomo's Big Evals Fix Bucks National Trend

Geoff Decker, Chalkbeat NY

Sick Child's Father Seeks Vaccination Rule in Calif.

Tamar Lewin, NYT

Montgomery Ed Chief May Face Uphill Battle

St. George & Turque, WP

Carnegie Looks Beyond Ed Stress on the Credit Hour

C. Porter, WSJ

Calif. Gov. Proposes Boost for Career Education

M. Maitre, EdSource

McPherson Refuses to Resign from Neb. Ed Board

M. Sturgeon, KMTV

Kids App Maker Fingerprint Acquires 2 Mobile Ed Cos.

Sarah Perez, TC

Vanderbilt Rape Trial Didn't Stir Campus

Blinder & Perez-Pena, NYT

Colo. Bill Would Teach Sex Abuse Ed to Young Kids in Schools

CBS4

Walker Plans to Keep K-12 Funding 'Largely Intact'

Scott Bauer, AP

Collaboration Model Boosts Teacher Perf.

T. Cheshier, Chalkbeat TN

Colleges Pit Music Against Math as Funding Dries Up

M. Krupnick, HR

Friday, January 30

1 in 5 U.S. Children Living on Food Stamps

Jana Kasperkevic, Guardian

What Will Obama's Spending Request Look Like?

Lauren Camera, PK12

Common Core a Huge Hurdle to Education Deal

Fawn Johnson, NatJourn

Wis. Exploring New Tests in Response to Concerns

Molly Beck, Wis. SJ

More Than 1,000 in Arizona Watched for Measles

Julie Turkewitz, NYT

Calif. School Orders Non-Vaccinated Kids Home

A. Dobuzinskis, Reuters

Ark. Board Votes to Take Over Little Rock School District

A. Reed, AP

Teachers Union Fires First Shot in Charter Cap Battle

B. Fertig, WNYC

Calif. Districts Seek Reimbursements for 'Core' Tests

J. Fensterwald, ES

Leg. Black Caucus Criticize Hogan Ed Spending Plan

John Wagner, WP

Montgomery Ed Chief Made a Case for Return

St. George & Turque, WP

Vanderbilt Juror: Rape Case Video 'Damning'

S. Barchenger, Tennessean

Nutrition Assoc. Suggests Changes to Fed School Meal Law

E. Blad, RFE

New Push to Allow Undocumented In-State Tuition

Gerry Tuoti, GHNS

Groups Push for ELL Advocate on Calif. Board

J. Fensterwald, EdSource

University Re-Imagines Town-Gown in Philly

Hansi Lo Wang, NPR

Rand Paul 'Secret Tape' Dings Jeb, Hillary

Mike Allen, Politico