October 17, 2016 Archives

Week of October 17, 2016 Archives

RealClearEducation Morning Edition

Monday, October 17

The Depths of How Poverty Affects Learning

Beth Hawkins, RealClearEd

Grad Rate Hits Record High: Should Obama Take Credit?

A. Klein, PK12

NAACP Takes Major Stand Against Charter Growth

Rebecca Klein, HP

Ex-UVA Dean Breaks Silence on Rolling Stone Article

ABC News

CPS May Pay $50M to Entice Older Teachers to Retire

L. FitzPatrick,CST

UVA Denies Chinese Ed Co. Claim of "Special Relationship"

D. Progress

Pearson Bets on Online Degrees

Helen Reid, Reuters

Can Arne Duncan Save Chicago?

Lauren Williamson, Chicago Magazine

Princeton to Pay $18M to Settle Property Tax Suit

C. Huckabee, CHE

WATCH: Parents Protest NAACP Vote on Charters

Courtis Fuller, WLWT

How Gov. Haslam Picked 48 College Board Members

A. Tamburin, Tenn

Ritz Receives Mixed Reviews as Schools Chief

C. Schneider, IndyStar

A Sesame Study in Kindness

Cory Turner, NPR

Inside a Dual-Language Preschool for Migrant Kids

P. B-Rosen, SI

At Fla. HS, Finishing With a Bachelor's Degree

Terry Spencer, AP

Calif. Ed Officials, Politicians Battle Feds Over Schools

Dan Walters, SB

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Breaking the Silence

Troy Hutchings, ETS

Tuesday, October 18

Opening Statements Set in Rolling Stone Trial

Gary Robertson, Reuters

Rehabbed Borrowers Could Default Again

Andy Thomason, CHE

Chicago Could Become 1st to Bargain Charter Cap

L. FitzPatrick, CST

Hillary Clinton as a High School Politician

Dan Zak, The Washington Post

Level of Benefits at Issue in Special Ed. Case

C.A. Samuels, EdWeek

Are Parents Overrating the Quality of Child Care?

Joe Neel, NPR

Why 6 LA Charters Could Get Shut Down Today

Howard Blume, LAT

More Students Graduating Is Not the Whole Story

Emily Richmond, ER

Private School With $100M Will Share Tech

Nichole Dobo, Hechinger

Nike Co-Founder Gives $500M for Science Center

Melissa Korn, WSJ

Efficiency, at Scale

Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed

Study: Students Can Benefit From School Closure

Matt Barnum, T74

Obama: HS Ed These Days Is Not Enough

Bloomberg

How the Internet Wrecked College Admissions

Anne Kim, The Atlantic

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Breaking the Silence

Troy Hutchings, ETS

Wednesday, October 19

ACLU Sues Mich. Ed Officials for Flint Children

John Wisely, DFP

Faculty Strike at 14 Pa. Universities

Avi Wolfman-Arent, Newsworks

For Educators, No Debate: This Is a Tough Election to Teach

PBS

1927 Chinese Suit Set School Segregation Precedent

Sarah Begley, TIME

Texas Agency Rejects Turkey's Complaint About School System

UNO Teachers, Charter Network Avert Strike

Perez & Crepean, Chi. Trib.

LAUSD Decides Fate of 6 Charter Schools

Howard Blume, LA Times

SBAC Looking for New Fiscal Agent

Sean Cavanagh, Marketplace K-12

College of New Rochelle President Steps Down

Z. Kanno-Youngs, WSJ

Students Pinpoint Academic Needs in Ga. District

S. Cavanagh, EdWeek

El Camino Charter HS Principal to Step Down

Kyle Stokes, KPCC

Graduation Gap for Black Football Players

Jake New, Inside Higher Ed

Colleges Turn to Online Messaging for Counseling

jake New, IHE

Former N.J. Commissioner Lands New Gig

Karen Yi, APP

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Breaking the Silence

Troy Hutchings, ETS

Thursday, October 20

K-12 Gets Scant Attention in Final Debate

Andrew Ujifusa, Politics K-12

Pa. College Faculty Strike to Continue

Kearney & Dobuzinskis, Reuters

King: Arbitrary Caps on Charters "Don't Make Sense"

G. Toppo, USAT

Most U.S. Syrian Arrivals Are Kids, Enrolling in School

C. Armario, AP

Ill. Judge: Denial of Transgender-Access Injunction

T. McLaughlin, Rtrs

King Calls for More Civic Education

Dan Waldman, U.S. News

Baylor Probed for Alleged Title IX Violations

Associated Press

Latinos Feel Left Out in NOLA Schools: Survey

Danielle Dreilinger, T-Pic.

Calif. Rural Cos. Face Heaviest Teacher Retirement

J. Fensterwald, ES

Calif. AG: State Action to Improve Student Attendance

j.M. Adams, ES

Ed Co. to Pay $4.3M in Settlement With N.Y.

Kate Taylor, NY Times

An Educational Split Is Replacing the Culture War

Nate Cohn, NYT

Catholic Schools Pitch Alternate "Core" Standards

J. Zubrzycki, CM

Small Schools Hit Big Snags in Recruiting

Rebecca Davis O'Brien, WSJ

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Breaking the Silence

Troy Hutchings, ETS

Friday, October 21

N.J. Lawmakers: Forgive Deceased Student Loans

Annie Waldman, NYT

Professors Strike for 3rd Day at 14 Pa. Universities

Associated Press

No Talks Underway With Striking Pa. Professors

Associated Press

Pay Just "Part of Solution" for Utah Teacher Shortage

Daphne Chen, DN

School Choice System Works, Report Says

Leslie Brody, WSJ

Cleveland Schools CEO Named Urban Ed of the Year

Cleveland 19

D.C. Schools Use Smartphone App to Fight Truancy

M. Lefrak, WAMU

Expanded Philly Pre-K Has Arrived

Avi Wolfman-Arent, Newsworks

More NYC Schools Join Diversity Admissions Prog.

Leslie Brody, WSJ

Apollo Education Swings to Profit

Maria Armental, WSJ

Microsoft Adds MOOCs to Offerings for Educators

M.R. Davis, MK12

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Professional Ethics and Professionalizing Education

Troy Hutchings, ETS