Week of April 18, 2016 Archives

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Monday, April 18
Religious Day Cares Get Freedom From Oversight
A. Julia Harris, Reveal
ED Announces Grants to Reduce and Improve Tests
Alyson Klein, PK12
Vergara Ruling Unlikely to Derail Reform
Resmovits, Blume & Kohli, LAT
Amid Tight Budgets, HBCUs Seek Non-Black Students
T. Wiltz, Stateline
Judge: Sandy Hook Firearms Lawsuit Can Proceed
Andrew Gorosko, NB
In Educating Presidents, the Ivies Still Have It
Joe Barrett, WSJ
Lewis: 'Clock Has Started' Toward CTU Strike
Tina Sfondeles, Sun-Times
Top Colleges Put Thousands in Wait-List Limbo
Nick Anderson, WaPost
Can Residency Programs Lead to Life-Long Teachers?
Jackie Mader, HR
Prep Schools Wrestle With Sex Abuse Accusations
K.Q. Seelye, NYT
Retiree Benefits Become Charter Battle Flashpoint
Howard Blume, LAT
Why America's Schools Have a Money Problem
Cory Turner, NPR
UW Faculty 'Refuse to Be Silent' on Classroom Arrest
C. Kueppers, CHE
Kasich to Student: Avoid Parties With Alocohol
Ben Gittleson, ABC News
James Franco: Education Made Me a Better Actor
K. Lauer- Williams, MC
Tennessee Phases Out Common Core
Melanie Balakit, Tennessean
Fake U. Students: We're Victims of Gov't Sting
M. Hensley, Clancy, BF
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Tuesday, April 19
What Is Owed to Descendants of Slaves Sold for GT?
R.L. Swarns, NYT
Embattled For-Profit Accreditor Pres. Resigns
Andy Thomason, CHE
Ted Cruz's K-12 Agenda: Pro-Choice, Anti-Core
Andrew Ujifusa, EdWeek
Lewis on Possible CTU Strike: "Be Prepared"
Mitch Dudek, Sun-Times
Teacher Shortage Is Target of Bill in Congress
A. Ujifusa, Politics K-12
Houston, Flooded: Schools Close, Students Brave Deluge
M. Trinka, T74
Bilingual Education Battle Brews in Calif.
Lillian Mongeau, Hechinger
Cost to Build LAUSD's Data System May Top $200M
Kyle Stokes, KPCC
Boston Teachers Union Rips Educator Pay Study
Jack Encarnacao, Herald
Tenn. Transgender Bathroom Bill Dead for Year
Joel Ebert, Tennessean
Fla. Teen's Science Project Catches Obama's Eye
Associated Press
Colo. Panel Urges Schools to Drop Native Mascots
James Anderson, AP
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Wednesday, April 20
Ct. Favors Va. Student in Transgender Bathroom Case
R. Fausset, NYT
ED Sued for College Sexual Assault Policies Guidance
T. Kingkade, HP
D.C. Schools Chief Asked Contractor for $100K
Ben Nuckols, AP
Mo. Education Officials Replace Common Core
Summer Ballentine, AP
ESSA Rulemaking Committee Agrees on Testing Issues
A. Klein, PK12
St. Louis Public Schools Seeks $42M from Charters
Elisa Crouch, SLPD
Number of U.S. Students in Special Ed Ticks Upward
C.A. Samuels, EW
Safe Drinking Water No Safe Bet for Some Schools
PBS NewsHour
Ill. Tax Error to Cost Chicago Public Schools $23.5M
Kim Geiger, Trib
Outdoor Programs Support New Calif. Science Standards
M. Collier, ES
Grassroots Bid to Ax Common Core Faces Tough Fight
J.C. Fox, B. Globe
U. Ill. Non-Tenured Faculty Begin 2-Day Strike
Associated Press
"Muzzles" Mine Rich Vein of Speech Limits at Colleges
S. Szkotak, AP
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Thursday, April 21
Recruiting Students Overseas to Fill Seats, Not Standards
S. Saul, NYT
Karen Lewis: Ill. Gov. Rauner "ISIS Recruit"
Mitch Dudek, Sun-Times
Amazon Wins $30M Contract to Sell E-Books to NYC
G. Bensinger, WSJ
Larger Competition for College Places Means Anxiety
A. Hartocollis, NYT
Technical Glitch Foils Testing in New Jersey
Leslie Brody, WSJ
N.J. Ed Trustee to Muslims: "Stay in Your Desserts"
B. Goldberg, Reuters
Lawmakers Agree on State Takeover District
Amy & Benchaabane, AP
Teacher Grp. Sues Over Plan to Tie Evaluations to Tests
Kiah Collier, TT
Trial Starts in Suit Alleging Rape at Hawaii High School
J.S. Kelleher, AP
BYU Students Investigated After Reporting Rape
Hallie Golden, AP
L.A. Principal Backs Student for Transgender Bathroom
C. Armario, AP
Suits: Kansas State Ignores Off-Campus Frat Rapes
R. Hegeman, AP
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Friday, April 22
Benefits of Sanders's College Plan Bigger for Wealthy
Josh Mitchell, WSJ
Judge: CFPB Has No Authority to Probe Accreditor
M. Stratford, IHE
Ex-East-West U. Students: HS Dropouts Earn More
Fuller & Belkin, WSJ
Mass. Giving Tuition Rebate in Groundbreaking Offer
A.A. Smith, IHE
"Fragmented" School Districts
Mike Maciag, Governing
U.S. National Spelling Bee Plans to Get Tougher
Ben Nuckols, AP
Foiled by FOIL
Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica
Accrediting Council Questions ITT Tech
Stephanie Gleason, WSJ
Bill Gates: Ed Tech Has Underachieved
Michele Molnar, EdWeek
Trump's Education Legacy
Carolyn Phenicie, The Seventy Four
For-Profit Accreditor Gets Tough With ITT Tech
Inside Higher Ed
Khan Academy, College Board SAT Prog. Impact Unclear
L. Gordon, ES
Harvard Group Unveils Robot to Teach Coding
A. Burke, Boston Globe
Duke Protesters Face Disciplinary Charges
F. Zamudio-Suarez, CHE
Sanders: Rahm's Revenge "Obsession"
Stefano Esposito, Sun-Times
Student Dies After Fight at Del. High School
R. Ellis & K. Allen, CNN
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