Week of February 20, 2017 Archives

RealClearEducation Morning Edition

Monday, February 20
DeVos's Rough First Week Previews the Fight Ahead
Y. Alcindor, NY Times
What DeVos Wishes She Said at Her Hearing
J. Swan, Axios
DeVos: I'd Be Fine Ditching the Dept of Ed
Lauren Camera, US News
D.C. Teachers Push Back Against DeVos's Criticism
Emma Brown, WaPo
Nurturing New Black and Latino Math Whizzes
Amy Harmon, NY Times
Preschool Can Provide a Boost, But Gains Fade
C. Odgers, G. Duncan & D. Bailey, WaPo
DeVos Gets Beefed-Up Security
Michael Stratford, Politico
NYC Schools Chancellor Ready to Work With DeVos
Erin Durkin, NY Daily News
What Can Reverse Intense School Segregation?
George Joseph, Atlantic
The Heroism of E. D. Hirsch
M. D. Aeschliman, National Review
What Tests Does Each State Require?
Catherine Gewertz, EdWeek
The Education Gap Between Left and Right
Leonard Pitts Jr., Houston Chronicle
Tuesday, February 21
Calling Off Obama's Restroom Cops
Editorial Board, WSJ
The Mile High Promise, And Risk, of School Choice
E. Westervelt, NPR
The Bogus Case for Boosting School Aid
Editorial Board, NY Post
Paid Leave for Fathers, Too, Please
E. Krause & R. Reeves, AEI Ideas
New Entrance Exam Challenges SAT and ACT
N. Rubbelke, College Fix
Global Ed Rankings Are Inaccurate; Here's Why
D. Caro & J. Lenkeit, Newsweek
An Alternative to DeVos's Privatization Agenda
C.T. Kerchner, EdWeek
5 Pieces of Realistic Advice for Betsy DeVos
Peter Lawler, The Federalist
DeVos Presents an Opportunity for Democrats
Ryan Bohl, Salon
More Families Forego Classroom for Virtual School
M. Ryan, Press-Citizen
In Search of America's Hidden Figures
Harold O. Levy, The 74
Wednesday, February 22
Trump Admin to Rewrite Obama's Transgender Rule
G. Morrongiello, Wash Examiner
Gavin Grimm's Supreme Court Case Is Now at Risk
Carolyn Phenicie, The74
Trump Considers Federal School Choice Tax Credit
Caitlin Emma, Politico
Whoa, Kentucky Is Going the Wrong Way on Charters
Jeanne Allen, Courier-Journal
Betsy DeVos Vs. the Education Monopolists
Larry Sand, City Journal
Hands Off My Tenure!
Joshua Dunn, EdNext
The Drive to Unionize Charter Schools
Peter Schaumber, WSJ
7 Senators Opposed DeVos, But Their Kids Go to Private School
E. Owens, The DC
Have We Lost Sight of the Promise of Public Schools?
N. Hannah-Jones, NY Times
For-Profit Schools See New Day Under Trump
Patricia Cohen, NY Times
Why the University of Chicago Opposes 'Trigger Warnings'
Douglas Belkin, WSJ
How Teachers Are Helping Kids Connect Past and Present
Anna Diamond, Atlantic
Thursday, February 23
Trump Revokes Obama Rules on Transgender Bathrooms
Daniel Trotta, Reuters
Fight Erupts in Trump Admin Over Transgender Rights
J. Peters & E. Lichtblau, NYT
Spicer Denies Cabinet Feud Over Transgender Rights
C. Emma, Politico
Local Educators: Trump Rollback Won't Change Policy
Duaa Eldeib, Chicago Tribune
In Foxx, Trump & DeVos Have a Staunch Ally
Christopher Beach, RCP
Roll Back Obama's Misguided Discipline Guidance
Chester E. Finn, Fordham
No Student Deserves the Bureau of Indian Education
Naomi Schaefer Riley, WSJ
The 2017 Education Leaders To Learn From
Education Week
New Civics: a Red-Hot Crucible for Radicalizing Academe
Robert Holland, RCEd
New Research Points to Problems With Virtual Schools
N. Dobo, Hechinger
The Smallest School in the Tiniest District in America
M. Keierleber, The74
What DeVos Needs Is a Great Public School Education
Todd Mann, The Hill
The Tough Task of Staffing the Department of Education
Andy Smarick, US News
Friday, February 24
Higher-Ed Tax Breaks Disproportionately Help the Wealthy
J. Marcus, Hechinger
Chicago Public Schools Move Against Illegal Immigration Crackdown
FOX News
UMich Students Demand No-Whites-Allowed Space
Mason Clark, College Fix
DeVos at CPAC: 'My Job Isn't to Win a Popularity Contest'
E. Brown, WaPo
DeVos Slams Obama's Transgender Bathroom Rule
Ali Rogin, ABC
The Cruel and Sad Rollback of Transgender Rights
A. Duncan & C. Lhamon, WaPo
The Bathroom Wars
Andrew J. Rotherham, US News
DeVos Wants to 'Find Common Ground' With Teachers' Unions
S. Berry, Breitbart
DeVos: College Students' Rights Are Under Attack
Robby Soave, Reason
DeVos Is Publicly Polite, But a Political Fighter
R. Perez-Pena, NY Times
Don't Ignore Your Republican Students
Nikki Usher, Chronicle of Higher Ed
Can 'Sober High' Keep Teenagers Off Drugs?
J. Tulenko, Hechinger
How CUNY Doubled Its Community-College Graduation Rate
M. Korn, WSJ
Trump and the Lasting Damage to How Kids View Democracy
C. Williams, The74
Transforming Teacher Preparation and Licensure
Eric Steinhauer, ETS
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