Week of January 12, 2015 Archives

RealClearEducation Analysis and Commentary

Monday, January 12
The ObamaCollege Plan
Review & Outlook, The Wall Street Journal
The Unappreciated Success Of Charter Schools
Adam Ozimek, Forbes
Education’s No Dollar Left Behind Competition
Vicki Alger, WSJ
Don’t Look to States for New Ideas
Aaron Chatterji, New York Times
6 Things to Know About Obama's Free College Plan
Lydia DePillis, WP
Tuesday, January 13
The Pension Sink Is Gulping Billions in Tax Raises
Steve Malanga, WSJ
Obama's College Plan Bows to Elites
Megan McArdle, BloombergView
Playing College Moneyball
Joe Nocera, The New York Times
Obama Flunks Community College
The Editors, BloombergView
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Carol S. Dweck, Scientific American
Early Education's Promise Needs Funding
Edit Board, Seattle Times
Wednesday, January 14
I Owe It All to Community College
Tom Hanks, The New York Times
There is No (Tuition-)Free Lunch
Arthur M. Hauptman, Inside Higher ed
Can the Tide Turn Against Standardized Testing?
J. Weiss, Boston Globe
The Common-Core Standards' Undemocratic Push
W.M. Evers, EdWeek
The Costs of Early Childhood Development?
T.M. Atinc, Brookings
Why Teachers Should Ask More Questions
Jay Mathews, Washington Post
Thursday, January 15
New Bill Would Mark Beginning of End of 'Core'
M. Ehrenfreund, WP
Wash. Leads in Teacher Engagement
Hastings & Agrawal, Gallup
College for All Would Set Many Up for Trouble
Neal McCluskey, RCEd
How Free Comm. College Lifts Econ. Well Being Bariers
J.S. Levin, HR
As Long As Obama Brought Up the Cost of College
Ann Coulter
9 Signals of Apple’s Coming Higher Ed Problems
Joshua Kim, IHE
Dropouts and Politics and Cats
Gail Collins, The New York Times
Dr. King’s New York
Editorial Board, New York Post
Expanding Community College Access
Editorial Board, New York Times
A Tale of 2 de Blasios
Sam Pirozzolo, New York Post
Spending More Money Won't Fix Schools
M. McArdle, BloombergView
Friday, January 16
Legislatures OKs Civics Test, Public Ed is Saved
L. Roberts, Ariz. Republic
ESEA Rewrite Should Include Competitive Grants
T.J. Kane, Brookings
Carmen Farina's War on Evidence
Robert Pondiscio, EducationNext
The Cruel Waste of America's Tech Talent
Joshua Davis, New York Times
Leading the Way in Ed Means Lifting Charter Cap
R. Whitmire, WBUR
An Incentive to Learn
Bari Walsh, Harvard Graduate School of Education
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