September 22, 2014 Archives

Week of September 22, 2014 Archives

RealClearEducation Analysis and Commentary

Monday, September 22

Getting Beyond One 'Right Way' of K-12 Reform

T. Kolderie, EdWeek

Where Does Automated Essay Scoring Belong

E. Mayfield, edSurge

Why Poor Students Struggle

Vicki Madden, The New York Times

Unfinished Business in the U.S. Senate

Clare McCann, Forbes

D.C. Mayor Race: Vote For Henderson Supporter

Jay Mathews, WaPo

A Chance at College for Ex-Offenders

Editorial Board, NY Times

Why Fed College Ratings Won’t Rein In Tuition

S. Dynarski, Upshot

How the Ed Spendthrifts Get Away With It

Paul E. Peterson, WSJ

Why the Poor Remain Poor

The Pacific Standard

Gates Inspires, Polarizes in Many Fields

Jon Talton, Seattle Times

Ed Reform Not to Blame for Segregated Schools

K. Chavous, NPC

Tuesday, September 23

Unions Praise SS, But Like Pensions Even More

L. Kan, TP Blog

Testing Is Part of Life

Rep. Steve Crisafulli, Florida Today

The Common Core Is Not Ready

Mike Schmoker, EdWeek

The Common Core is Working in My Classroom

Jeff Baxter, EdWeek

The Common Core and Failing Schools

Matthew Di Carlo, Shanker

Digital Ed: Giant Leap for Students, Teachers?

D. Higgins, Wired

What Can Higher Ed Learn from 'Moneyball'?

S. Kuper, Hechinger

Strengthening U.S.-India Relations via Higher Ed

S. Ravi, Brookings

Wednesday, September 24

Texas Ed Agency Wants $30M for STARR Alt.

J. Weiss, Dallas News

How to Make Teachers More Like Doctors

Dmitri Mehlhorn, Atlantic

Could Civics Education Reduce Voter Apathy?

Linda Killian, WSJ

Cheating NYC's Minorities

Editorial Board, New York Post

Ed Law Briefly: Homeschool Parents Challenge District

PELT, RCEd

Thursday, September 25

Dissection in Science Class: Chance for Learning

D. Willingham, RCEd

Friday, September 26

Some Good Clinton Points Don't Add Up

Charles Barone, DFER

How Harvard Minted 'Free Money'

Stephen Mihm, BloombergView

Raising Teaching Standards via Vergara

Kat Czujko, Hechinger

Students Before Teachers

Laurence H. Tribe, USA Today

Mitchell Chester's Drive for Better Schools

Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe

Misleading Education Graphs, In Two Graphs

M. Di Carlo, Shanker

Raising Ambition for Girls’ Ed

Winthrop & McGivny, Brookings

Brown’s 'Rape List,' Revisited

Julia C. Liu & Alison Klayman, NYT

Finish Line: Ed Research, Child Care Bills

R. Whitehurst, Brookings

Why We Wrongly Freak Out over AP

Jay Mathews, Washington Post

Why Free Online Classes Are Still the Future

I. Lapowsky, Wired