Week of February 8, 2016 Archives

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Monday, February 8
Apollo Education to Go Private In $1.1B Deal
Associated Press
'Huge Donations' Behind Wash. Charter Effort
P. Cornwell, Seattle Times
Duncan Gives Self 'Low Grade' on Desegregation
C. Phenicie, LASR
Heroin's Youngest Addicts Are Dying in High School
Jessica Bock, SLPD
The Common Core Has Its Supporters
Leslie Brody, WSJ
Study Explores How Black Men Find Success in College
E.H. Whack, AP
Nearing 25 Years Old, TFA Reflects On Its Work
NPR
Low Pay Forces S.d. Teachers to Hold 2nd, 3rd Jobs
Dirk Lammers, AP
States Sans Waivers No Longer Withhold Money for Tutoring
PK12
Miss. Child Care System Undermined: Low Pay, Turnover
Hechinger
Financial Crisis in Chicago Schools Deepens Discord
D.R. Superville, EW
Flint Supt. Worries About Water Crisis' Irreversible Harm
NPR
Jeb Bush and Education: 5 Facts to Know Before N.H.
Alyson Klein, PK12
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Tuesday, February 9
Gov't Creates New Student Aid Enforcement Office
Jennifer C. Kerr, AP
New, Reading-Heavy SAT Has Students Worried
A. Hartocollis, NYT
Increased Student Aid, Not Salaries, Drives Tuition Up
E. Wexler, IHE
Obama Budget to Seek Money to Help Schools Integrate
A. Klein, PK12
La. Gov. Spat with AG over Common Core Heats Up
W. Sentell, Advocate
NYC Families Enjoy the Newest School Holiday
Rui Miao, WNYC
Why Shares of Apollo Education Are Jumping
Reuters
Charters: LAUSD Unfairly Scrutinizing Campuses
Howard Blume, LAT
Idaho Lawmakers Reject New K-12 Science Standards
K. Kruesi, AP
Md. Univ. Pres. Fires 2 Faculty Members, 1 with Tenure
S. Jaschik, IHE
Online Testing Fiasco in Tennessee
Grace Tatter, Chalkbeat TN
Rise in Online Learning Shifts to Private Nonprofits
Jon Marcus, HR
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Wednesday, February 10
Obama Budget Would Prioritize Integration, Fund Progs.
A. Klein, PK12
2017 Budget: Higher Ed Bonanza, Cong. Nonstarter
D. Lederman, IHE
Tenn. Freezes Testing Contract Amid Glitches
Grace Tatter, Chalkbeat TN
Blacks Over-Represented in Low-Paying College Majors
K. Downs, PBS
2 College Faculty Fired in Freshmen Retention Scandal
D. Dishneau, AP
Princeton Opens Dialogue on Woodrow Wilson, Racism
S. Marsh, AP
More U.S. Schools Seek to Improve Student Diversity
B. Fertig, WNYC
Hillary Clinton to Tap ED Aide as Director of Black Media
D. Sands, BF
PARCC Considers Reorganization, Seeks Input
Catherine Gewertz, CM
What Are U.S. Schools Doing with Its Expensive Tech?
Nichole Dobo, HR
Nonprofit's School Index for Low-Income Parents
J. Fensterwald, ES
Okla. Applies Behavioral Economics to Child Care
J.B. Wogan, Governing
Ritz: Indiana Shouldn't Expand Voucher Program
Shaina Cavazos, CBIN
'The First Time I Got Shot, I Was In Fifth Grade'
Sierra Mannie, HR
L.A. Teachers Union Seeks to Raise Dues, Fight Charters
H. Blume, LAT
Chicago Schools Power Struggle Heats Up
Becky Vevea, NPR
WATCH: Inside Chicago's Biggest Charter Network
WBEZ
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Thursday, February 11
Assessing Assessments: The New Wave of Testing
L. Camera, USNWR
Teacher Evaluation Primed for Overhaul in D.C.
Stephen Sawchuk, TB
Education May Cut Dementia Risk, Study Finds
Pam Belluck, NYT
Improving Kindergarten Attendance: School Bus
J.M. Adams, EdSource
Tenn. Justices Weigh Teacher Tenure Law
Stacey Barchenger, Tennessean
Principals React to Mid-School Year Budget Cuts
Becky Vevea, WBEZ
Deficit Threatens Stability of UC, Berkeley: Official
A. Hartocollis, NYT
Tying Graduation to PARCC Exams? N.J. Skeptics
John Mooney, NJS
NC NCAA Academic Case Stuck in Holding Pattern
Aaron Beard, AP
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Friday, February 12
Obama Formally Nominates John King for Ed Sec
The Hill
La. AG Agrees to Drop Jindal Common Core Suit
Julia O'Donoghue, T-Pic
What Happened at Sanders U.
Maggie Severns, Politico
Open-Source Textbooks Gain in Affordable College Push
M. Melia, AP
What We Know About Every Candidate's Ed Agenda
C. Phenicie, T74
WATCH: Trump Misspeaks on Common Core Stance
Washington Post
Investor Stakes in Education Tech Boom in 2015
WSJ VC Dispatch
LAUSD: Nearly 1 in 2 Seniors Not on Track to Graduate
C. Clough, LASR
Court Gives Deadline to Fix Kansas School Financing
Julie Bosman, NYT
Police Release Video of Princeton Prof. Traffic Stop
Victor & Cave, NYT
Wheaton 'Resolution' Just a Beginning, for Some
Odette Yousef, WBEZ
Maine Gov. Names Self Education Commissioner
Kevin Miller, TNS
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