August 4, 2014 Archives

Week of August 4, 2014 Archives

RealClearEducation Analysis and Commentary

Monday, August 4

The Celebrity Death Match Over School Reform

Haley S. Edwards, TIME

Why College Kids Aren't Timid or Lost

Jay Mathews, Washington Post

Computer Programming Is a Trade; Let's Act Like It

C. Mims, WSJ

Social Capital Matters As Much As Human Capital

E. Quintero, Shanker

The Evolution of Teacher Pensions

Chad Aldeman, Education Next

South Korea’s Education System Hurts Students

Se-Woong Koo, NYT

U.S. Education Lets Kids Be Kids

Xiaohui Wu, Baltimore Sun

Amid Rising College Costs, A Defense Of The Liberal Arts

NPR

Jindal Playing Politics with 'Core,' Students

Editorial Board, Times-Pic.

Shift from Bad to Good Trouble in Atlanta

Meria Carstarphen, AJC

Stop Blaming Colleges for Society's Problems

David A. Bell, New Republic

Is There Really a Student Loan Debt Crisis?

Akers & Dews, Brookings

Why Teachers Have a Tougher Job Than Doctors

Libby Nelson, Vox

5th Graders Defend Their Ill. Neighborhood

Chicago Tribune

Why Ariz.'s Ed Chief Shouldn't Be Elected

Matthew Ladner, Ariz. Republic

Ind. Education Split Could Hurt Democrats

Russ Pulliam, IndyStar

Tuesday, August 5

Despite Conspiracy Theories, 'Core' Is Just Boring

Conor P. Williams, TPM

Misunderstood Tuition: Elite-College Case Study

D. Leonhardt, UpShot

Borrowers Using Income-Based Repayment Doubles

J. Delisle, EdCentral

Plato and the Promise of College

Frank Bruni, The New York Times

Fix Seattle Schools' Supt. Turnover Issues

Editorial Board, Seattle Times

Koch Forum Spreads Misinformation

Lee Harrell, The Tennessean

Wednesday, August 6

A Healthy Child Is a Better Student

Irwin Redlener, EdWeek

Teacher Credential Change a Step Backward

Hennessy & Fenwick, SacBee

Expanding Educational Opportunity

K. Ardon & J. Bedrick, Boston Globe

Making Math Education Even Worse

Marina Ratner, WSJ

Thursday, August 7

How Boston Can Recruit, Retain Black Male Teachers

T. Bristol, Shanker

The Dangerous Plan to Make College Cheaper

Jordan Weissmann, Slate

Study on Parental Longevity Is Short on Causation

S. Dynarski, Upshot

How to Really Turn the Economy Around

Charles Koch, USA Today

6 Myths in the NYT Math Piece by Elizabeth Green

T. Loveless, Brookings

Friday, August 8

What We Mean When We Say Student Debt Is Bad

S. Dynarski, Upshot

Houston, D.C. Offer Paths for Ed Reform Dems.

R. Whitmire, redefineEd

Comparing Colleges' Net Prices Is Tricky

Beckie Supiano, Chronicle

Bloomberg: Africa Spends More on Ed than Anyone Else

PolitiFact

Retrieving Thousands Who Slip Through the Cracks

Chicago Tribune

Jindal, Vitter Both Hypocritical on 'Core'

Robert Mann, Times-Picayune

Recasting At-Risk Students as Leaders

Jason Towne, EdWeek

What if Academic Tests Were Video Games?

Matt Peckham, TIME