April 20, 2017 Archives

Week of April 17, 2017 Archives

RealClearEducation Morning Edition

Monday, April 17

Democrats Link Party Rivals to DeVos as 2018 Fights Emerge

D. Siders, Politico

Richard Spencer Promises Showdown at Auburn

C. Brownlee, The Plainsman

Charles Murray’s ‘Provocative’ Talk

W. Williams & S. Ceci, NYT

Young Americans Aren't Moving Like They Used to

Ryan Streeter, USA Today

More U.S. Students Are Going Overseas for Grad School

Jillian Berman, Market Watch

How Rural Lawmakers Killed School Choice in Texas

J. Chang, American-Statesman

Joe Biden Has Some Strong Words for Betsy DeVos

A. Vagianos, Huffington Post

DeVos May Have a Point About Rural Charter Schools

Karen Eppley, Salon

Minority Teachers Still Fewer Than 20 Percent of Educators

Valerie Strauss, WaPo

Colin Powell on Education, Opportunity & Immigrant Students

M. Keierleber, The74

Repudiating the Obama Vision for Higher Ed

E. Jeffrey Ludwig, American Thinker

Were College Students Better Off Before Social Media?

C. Friedersdorf, Atlantic

The Real Reason Black Kids Benefit From Black Teachers

David Jackson, NYT

Tuesday, April 18

DeVos's ESSA Peer Review Guidance Is a Victory

Brandon Wright, Fordham

New Mexico Gov. Vetoes All Higher Education Funding

S.M. Bryan, Associated Press

Clemson to Roll Out Mandatory Diversity Course This Fall

M. Gunter, Campus Reform

The Battle of Berkeley

David French, NRO

Killing Income Tax for Teachers Is a Terrible Idea

A. Rotherham & K. Pennington, The74

The Distracted Classroom: Is It Getting Worse?

James M. Lang, Chronicle of Higher Ed

Schools Will Soon Have to Put in Writing If They 'Lunch Shame'

M. Kamerick, NPR

3 Ways to Tell If a New Charter School Will Struggle

Matt Barnum, The74

Black Men Speaking Latin

William McGurn, WSJ

How School Choice Turns Education Into a Commodity

Jason Blakely, Atlantic

How KIPP Is Getting Students To and Through College

C. Bermudez, Education Post

Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?

S.H. Larson & D.W. Schanzenbach, EdNext

Wednesday, April 19

Against Its Wishes, Auburn Hosts White Nationalist Richard Spencer

CNN

Richard Spencer’s Right to Speak at Auburn

Geoffrey Stone, NYT

Supreme Court Can Deliver a Big Win for School Choice

R. Hess & G. Addison, NRO

NCAA Returns Events to NC After State Rolls Back LGBT Law

A. Beard, ABC News

Black Students Could Benefit From Trump’s Visa Order

W. Douglas, McClatchy

The Battle Is Over, and School Choice Won

Ross Izard, The Hill

Why Is Chicago Holding High-School Graduates Hostage?

Mayor Emanuel's Education Plan Falls Short

Jesse Jackson, Chicago Sun-Times

Video Shows 10-Year-Old With Autism Arrested at School

CBS News

School Choice Through the Lens of Equity and Diversity

V. Braimah, The74

High School Isn't Enough

Ryan Reyna, US News

Can Grade-Skipping Close the STEM Gender Gap?

Tom Clynes, Atlantic

Thursday, April 20

Arne Duncan Says Don't Believe the Hype on SIG Failure

M. Keierleber, The74

Ann Coulter Vows to Speak After Berkeley Cancels

P. Bond, Hollywood Reporter

The Danger of Censoring Heather Mac Donald

C. Friedersdorf, Atlantic

Chetty Data Reveals Each Colleges' Share of Rich Kids

Stephen Burd, New America

Student Loan Giant Navient Is About to Get Even Bigger

Jillian Berman, Market Watch

DeVos to Visit a Public School This Week With One of Her Foes

R. Klein, HuffPo

Feds Should Look Inward to Expand School Choice

Robert Holland, RealClearEducation

Tuition-Free College Is Nothing More Than a Political Ploy

Allysia Finley, WSJ

Will Teacher Tenure Die

Chester E. Finn, Jr., Fordham

Making America Whole Again Via Civics Education

Chris Berdik, Hechinger

Schools May Soon Be Judged on Student Absenteeism

Emma Brown, WaPo

What DeVos's 'Choice' Emphasis Means for School Segregation

M. Chen, The Nation

Friday, April 21

Berkeley, Reversing Decision, Says Ann Coulter Can Speak

S. Saul & T. Fuller, NYT

I Support All Schools That Put Students First

Betsy DeVos, Cleveland.com

DeVos and Weingarten Meet in Rural Ohio District

Emma Brown, WaPo

DeVos Insists School Choice Can Work In Rural Areas

R. Klein, HuffPo

Quarter of Millennials Who Live at Home Don't Work or Study

P. Mosendz, Bloomberg

Where the Campus Free Speech Problem Begins

Catherine Rampell, WaPo

Should DeVos Block Navient's Expansion?

S. Nasiripour & M. Scully, Bloomberg

An Interview With the 2017 Teacher of the Year

Carolyn Phenicie, The74

How Tuition-Free College Education Hurts Young People

Julian Adorney, NRO

Why Do Private School Teachers Have Higher Turnover Rates?

K. Schmitz, EdNext

The Inevitable Politicization of Commencement Speakers

Hayley Glatter, Atlantic

Teacher Prep Programs: Under Pressure and Making Progress

Eric Steinhauer, ETS

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