Week of December 12, 2016 Archives

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Monday, December 12
Trump, DeVos Call for Ending Common Core
Alyson Klein, Politics K-12
NOLA May Become 1st All-Charter City
Danielle Dreilinger, Times-Picayune
Columbia Grad Students Join United Auto Workers Union
Douglas Belkin, WSJ
How Investing in Preschool Beats the Stock Market
Eric Westervelt, NPR
School Choice Advocates Divided Over Trump and DeVos
Emma Brown, WashPost
Fearing Trump Crackdown, DREAMers Urged to End Travel
Claudia Torrens, AP
School Choice a Singular Focus for Education Secretary Pick
Alyson Klein, EdWeek
Trump's Choice for Ed Sec Raises Fears in Detroit
Ryan Felton, The Guardian
What Countries Can Learn From PISA Tests
The Economist
Google Effect Rubs Off on Schools in Rural Okla. Town
Quentin Hardy, NYT
Is School Segregation Getting Worse?
Matt Barnum, The Seventy Four
ExxonMobil's Rex Tillerson Was Big Booster of Common Core
Valerie Strauss, WP
N.J. District Makes Integration Work
Kyle Spencer, The New York Times
21 and in High School
Luba Ostashevsky, The Hechinger Report
Where Are the Missing Child Care Directors?
Mader & Butrymowicz, Hechinger Report
Tuesday, December 13
ED Denies Appeal by College Accreditor
Melissa Korn, The Wall Street Journal
College Board Faces Rocky Path After CEO Pushed New SAT Vision
R. Dudley, Rtrs
The Education of Barack Obama
Dana Goldstein, The Nation
Nobel Winner: Public Preschool Progs. Should Start at Birth
Emma Brown, WashPost
Texas Parents With Special Ed Kids Give Authorities an Earful
Bill Zeeble, KERA
ELLs Shut Out Most by Texas Cap on Special Ed
Laura Isensee, Houston Public Media
College Grads Unhappy With Career Services
Mikhail Zinshteyn, Hechinger Report
How DeVos Bent Detroit to Her Will on Charters
Kate Zernike, NY Times
Homeless U: How Students Study, Survive on the Streets
Klivans & Feibel, KQED
New Science Education Guidelines Approved in N.Y.
Leslie Brody, WSJ
Feds Resolved Nearly 100 Calif. Civil Rights Complaints in 2016
J.M. Adams, ES
Philly Substitute Teachers: Inequity Lingers
Avi Wolfman-Arent, Newsworks
Wednesday, December 14
ESSA Accountability, Teacher-Prep Regs on GOP Hit List
Alyson Klein, Politics K-12
Nearly Half of Ed-Vendor Websites Tested Had Security Problems
N. Dobo, HR
After 50 Years, Head Start Struggles With Uneven Quality
Claudio Sanchez, NPR
Who is Part of DeVos' Policy Circle?
Alyson Klein, Politics K-12
Feds Insist that Calif. Administer Old Science Tests
Louis Freedberg, EdSource
What International Teens Think About School in America
PBS NewsHour
New Strategy for Raising (and Protecting) Money for Kids
J.B. Wogan, Governing
What Does a High School Diploma Prove?
Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, Connecticut Mirror
Lawsuit: Men Treated Unfairly in College Sex Assault Cases
David Pitt, AP
Kevin Durant Donates $57K to Okla. City School for Homeless
J. Herbert, CBSSports
UPenn Students Remove Shakespeare Portrait
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed
Inslee: Pay for Education, Cut Class Size, Boost Teacher Pay
Joel Connelly, SPI
N.Y. Changes the Way It Keeps Tabs on School Violence
Elizabeth A. Harris, NY Times
U.S. Attracts an Elite Muslim and Hindu Population
Tom Gjleten, NPR
Principal: Recovery School Students Need Transport Money
Kathleen McKiernan, BH
Thursday, December 15
Dem. Sens.: DeVos-Led Group Should Pay $5.3M Campaign Fine
A. Ujifusa, PK12
King Urges Advocates to Stand Together for Public Ed
Carolyn Phenicie, T74
Obama: My Brother's Keeper Prog. "Just the Beginning"
Darlene Superville, AP
Over 200 School Shooting Incidents Since Sandy Hook
Hayley Miller, Huffington Post
Colo. District to Allow Teachers to Arm Themselves
Debbie Kelley, CS Gazette
Schools on Trial: Will a Scathing Decision Prompt Action?
J.R. Thomas, CT Mirror
How Could DeVos Use ESSA to Champion School Choice?
Alyson Klein, Politics K-12
ED to Ed Schools: Rethink Tech Training for Future Teachers
Brenda Iasevoli, TB
Strike Continues in Pa. After Talks Break Down Over Health Care
M.P. Buffer, TCV
Hindus Get Less Ed Than Followers of Other Major Religions
Corinne Abrams, WSJ
A Path Out of Trouble
Kyle Spencer, Hechinger Report
What a Sandy Hook Mother Wants the World to Know 4 Years Later
Vogue
Friday, December 16
DeVry Will Pay $100M for Students' Loans and Tuition
Niraj Chokshi, NY Times
Ex-Bush Staffers Helping With Trump's Education Transition
Alyson Klein, PK12
Why Pre-K Could Be One of the Best Ways to Reduce Crime
W. Moser, Chicago Mag
King: Public School Supporters Must Set Aside Differences
Alyson Klein, PK12
Calif. Bill: All Children Have Basic Right to Quality Ed
Jazmine Ulloa, LA Times
Commission Report on Higher Education Financing
Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed
Success Academy Buys Space in NYC Tower for 2 New Schools
K. Taylor, NYT
How Much Does K12 Inc. Spend on Lobbying?
Arianna Prothero, Charters & Choice
Feds Concerned With Conn. Judge's Special Ed Ruling
J.R. Thomas, CT Mirror
The High School of the Future
Jacob Murray, WBUR
Pearson's Digital Education Transformation
Lucy Handley, CNBC
College Prep Pressure: Is the Finish Line in Sight?
Liz Wellen, Hechinger Report
Princeton Latest to Suspend Teams Over Vulgar Material
Christopher Mele, NYT
Bereaved Texas Town Finds Comfort in State HS Football Game
Jere Longman, NYT
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