December 1, 2014 Archives

Week of December 1, 2014 Archives

RealClearEducation Analysis and Commentary

Monday, December 1

'Core' Might Be Hot TV Topic Now, But Just Wait

Jay Mathews, WaPost

Tech No Longer a Tool But a Concept

Talbert & Trumble, Hechinger

Getting Education Reform Done

Duncan, Cuomo, Weingarten, et al., Forbes

The Real Disruptive Innovation in Education

Brandon Busteed, Gallup

Tuesday, December 2

Using Ed Innovations to Counter a Workforce Crisis

J. Puckett, RCEd

How Standards Mislead Teachers

Kathleen Porter-Magee, CC Watch

UVA Should Help Police Catch Alleged Rapists -- Now.

M. McArdle, BV

Dispelling 5 'Falsehoods' About Newark Schools

C. Cerf, NJ Spotlight

Social Programs that Work

Ron Haskins, Brookings

The NCAA's Big Bluff

Joe Nocera, The New York Times

Wednesday, December 3

Raise Tuition at State Us. to Boost Econ. Growth

B. Wildavsky, CATO

Sen. Vitter is Wrong to Abandon Common Core

Edit Board, Times-Pic.

How Will Kids Succeed in College if They Can't Read?

T. Abram, HR

Education Isn't the Problem -- Inequality Is

Matt Phillips, Atlantic

WATCH: What Technology Will Revolutionize Ed?

R. Allain, WIRED

Blowing Off Class? We Know

Goldie Blumenstyk, New York Times

A Pox on Campus Life

Frank Bruni, The New York Times

Carmen Farina Needs to Get Over It

Richard Whitmire, RCEducation

Ky. Educators Not Personally Liable for Student Suicide

PELT, RCEd

PARCC Shares 'Lessons Learned' from 'Core' Field Tests

M.J. Madda, ES

Thursday, December 4

Can Jeb Bush Survive His Own Party?

John Dickerson, Slate

Education and Upward Mobility

Michael J. Petrilli, Flypaper

College Students Shouldn't Have Time to Get Drunk

K. Carey, CHE

Moving Teacher Preparation into the Future

Mark Dynarski, Brookings

Klein Fails to Educate on How to Fix Our Schools

Aaron Pallas, Hechinger

PISA And TIMSS: Distinction Without Difference?

W. Schmidt, Shanker

Jeb Bush's Biggest Problem

Ramesh Ponnuru, BloombergView

Why College Education Isn't a Bubble

Vivek Wadhwa, PBS NewsHour

Are Young Adults Better Off? Yes and No

J. Vespa, Census Bureau

Friday, December 5

Don't Leave College Sexual Assault to Police

Brodsky & Deutsch, Politico

Don't Park the PARCC Exam

Teach Plus Teaching Fellows, Catalyst Chicago

The UVA Gang Rape Story Unravels

James Varney, Times-Picayune

Higher Education Reform Can Be Bipartisan

Kelly & James, The Hill

Ed Reformers Have No Right to Claim Silence

RiShawn Biddle, RCEd

UVA Rape Survivor: Don't Doubt a Horrific Story

Liz Seccuro, TIME

Nontraditional Grads Not as Attached to Alma Mater

A. Dugan, Gallup

How to Be Intoxicated

Rob Goodman, Chronicle of Higher Education

Are Parents Obliged to Pay for College?

John Culhane, Slate

Common Core Has No Better Alternative

William J. Bennett, CNN

David Coleman's Plan to Ruin Education

Nicholas Tampio, Al Jazeera