August 22, 2016 Archives

Week of August 22, 2016 Archives

RealClearEducation Morning Edition

Monday, August 22

Displaced Teachers Biggest Challenge for Flooded La.

Ashley Cusick, WP

Untold Learning Time Lost When Schools Threatened

K. Franko, AP

Charter Condemnation Shows Rift Over Black Students

K. Zernike, NYT

U.S. Schools in the Time of Zika

Kyra Gurney, Miami Herald

Former Iowa Students: HS Mishandled Assault Reports

L. Rood, DMR

Ken Starr Resigns Faculty Position at Baylor

F. Zamudio-Suaréz, IHE

Across the Border and Into School

Emily Deruy, The Atlantic

As Enrollment Falls, LAUSD Borrows Charter Tactic

A.M. Phillips, LAT

Fed Up, Okla. Teachers Run for Office

Daarel Burnette II, EdWeek

Int'l Unrest Presents Hard Decisions for Students Abroad

NPR

$69.9M Texas HS Stadium: America's Most Expensive?

N. Light, DMN

Baltimore Area Schools Work to Keep New Teachers

Liz Bowie, B. Sun

Star College Athletes Chopping Wood, Fishing

Gee & McGroarty, WSJ

Tyra Banks to Teach Stanford MBA Class

Dahlia Bazzaz, Wall St. Journal

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Tuesday, August 23

Calif. Supreme Court Deals Teacher Union Win

Blume & Resmovits, LAT

Judge Temporarily Blocks WH Transgender Rules

Paul J. Weber, AP

Judge Rejects Blocking Guns in Texas Classrooms

R.K.M. Haurwitz, AAS

Wells Fargo to Pay $4M for Illegal Loan Practices

Yuka Hayashi, WSJ

GOP Senator Suggests Swapping College Instructors for Videos

Parents Like Tests But Don't Know How Much School Costs

N. Nix, T74

Parents in Poor Communities Lose Vote

L. Altavena, et al., Hechinger

Bill Gates Thinks Most U.S. HSs Are Obsolete, But 1

M. Nickelsburg, GW

After 21 Yrs., Local Control to Return to Newark

Jessica Mazzola, NJAM

Mass. Dems Split Over Cap on Schools

McKiernan & Atkinson, B. Herald

Charter Denies Sending Mailer on Drug Bust at Public School

John Oliver Rips on Charter Schools

Danielle Dreilinger, Times-Picayune

NYC Urges Renewal of Pearson Entrance-Test Contract

L. Brody, WSJ

Marvel Champions Ed, Pairs Science & Superheroes

Tracy Brown, LAT

D.C. Celebrates Opening of First All-Boys Public HS

M. Lefrak, WAMU

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Wednesday, August 24

Ruling: Private Colleges Grad Students Can Unionize

M. Trottman, WSJ

The Most Economically Segregated School Districts

L. Camera, USNWR

States File Another Lawsuit Over Fed Transgender Rules

P.J. Weber, AP

Heat's on Calif. Legislature to Take Up Teacher Tenure

S. Favot, LASR

Dad, Son Plead Guilty for Scamming Schools of Millions

J. Seidel, CST

Last-Minute Detroit HS Closing, Students Scrambling

A. Zaniewski, DFP

Experts: N.C. Unaffected by Texas Transgender Ruling

E.P. Dalesio, AP

States With High Opt-Out Rates Brace for Penalties

D. Burnette, EdWeek

Judge Will Not Dismiss Charter Suit Against Ohio ED

Jim Siegel, CD

Urban Schools Group Leaves Imprint on K-12 Policy

D.R. Superville, EW

Chicago Schools Budget Denounced

Lauren FitzPatrick, Chicago Sun-Times

Christie School Funding Plan Gets Skeptical Reception

M. Hanna, PI

App Helps ELLs Build Confidence

Jamie Martines, Hechinger Report

Parents vs. Schools: the War on Recess

Amy Schachter, Fox News

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Thursday, August 25

Resistance to Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools

C. Thompson, AP

UT Students Find the Absurd in a New Gun Law

Dave Phillips, NY Times

Online Public School Founder Admits to $8M Tax Fraud

J. Mandak, AP

School Groups Denounce Potential Mich. Schools Closure

D. Eggert, AP

Chicago Teachers Urged to Walk If No Deal by Oct.

L. FitzPatrick, CST

Ill. Officials: Pension Change Could Be "Devastating"

Sara Burnett, AP

U Chicago to Freshmen: Don't Expect Safe Spaces

Scott Jaschik, IHE

N.J. Student Loan Bills Keep Coming, Even After Death

K.Lobosco, CNN

Va. District Disproportionately Punishes Black Students

K. Reilly, TIME

Pa. ED Creating Separate Division for Charters

Daarel Burnette II, SEW

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Friday, August 26

New Sanctions May Doom ITT Tech

Lauren camera, USNWR

The New North-South Divide: Public Higher Ed

Timothy Pratt, Hechinger

States Continue to Fight Teacher Shortages

Sophie Quinton, Stateline

Ed Agencies Settle Dispute Over Recession-Era Cuts

Seanna Adcox, AP

Fixing Terms Could Avert Chicago Strike

Spielman & FitzPatrick, CST

Law Requires Gym Class, But This Charter Is Refusing

Joe Heim, WaPo

IPS School Board OKs Sweeping Restructuring

C. Schneider, IndyStar

Military Families Turn to Homeschooling

Patricia Murphy, KPCC

The Road to Affordable Pre-K in Ind.

Claire McInerny, StateImpact

Pa. Oversight on Charter Payments Insufficient: Audit

K. Meyer, WITF

Music School Cranks Out Geniuses

Selim Algar, New York Post

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