Week of January 19, 2015 Archives

RealClearEducation Analysis and Commentary

Monday, January 19
How Rich Are Community College Kids?
Robert VerBruggen, RCPolicy
The Problems of Teaching North Korea
Christopher Mazura, PBS
Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and the Common Core
W. Evers, EducationNext
Improving American Education is Not Optional
Arne Duncan, Wash Post
Boldly Breaking Patterns
Cami Anderson, The Huffington Post
On MLK Day, Segregation Still Prevalent in Schools
T. Deignan, S-L
Chinese Success in Education Comes at High Cost
T. Carey, N.Statesman
Helping the Poor in Ed: The Power of a Simple Nudge
S. Dynarski, NYT
Essays from Teachers: We Care Who They Become
D. Evans, Gawker
Teachers, Ed Colleges on Firing Line for Student Scores
S. Jones, AJC
Tuesday, January 20
Support Our Students
David Brooks, The New York Times
Testing Andrew: Teachers Unions on Attack
Bob McManus, NY Post
What Can We Learn from the Dutch?
Peter Goodman, Ed in the Apple
'It Was the Highlight of My Time at Duke as a Muslim'
K.J. Fernelius, NR
Lunatic Exams: NYC's Unfair 'Gifted' Tests
Karol Markowicz, NY Post
A Road Map for Education in Michigan
Livernois & Pearson, Detroit FP
Wednesday, January 21
College, President Obama and the Common Core
Frank Bruni, NY Times
Poor Get Short Shrift on College Subsidies
Judah Bellin, LA Times
Funding College Is Small Price for Educated Workers
G.D. Block, LAT
Smartphones Don’t Make Us Dumb
Daniel T. Willingham, NY Times
An Open Letter to Lamar Alexander
Diane Ravitch, The Huffington Post
Make K-12 Skills Relevant to Students
Jonathan Hasak, EdWeek
Sororities Should Throw Parties
Juliet Lapidos, The New York Times
Charters Need Policy and Community Support
Rees & Ziebarth, EdWeek
Thursday, January 22
The Wisdom Deficit in Schools
Michael Godsey, The Atlantic
Cuomo Call for Ed Change Deserves Support
Campbell Brown, NYDN
To Improve Schools, Let Teachers Run Them
David Osborne, Wash Post
Don't Make a Mountain Out of PISA Scores
N. Tampio, Al Jazeera America
Room for a Compromise on Schools
Editorial, The Press Democrat
Fixing Our Broken System Of Testing & Accountability
S. Lazar, Shanker
The Private-School Stigma
David Cutler, The Atlantic
Friday, January 23
What Do We Do with Our Fear?
Byron Hulsey, What Matters Most
Our Big Bet for the Future
Bill & Melinda Gates, The Gates Foundation
A Huge Week for Education Reform
Chester E. Finn, Jr., NY Daily News
I Heart Standardized Tests...And Republicans Don't?
C.P. Williams, TPM
Update On Teacher Turnover In The U.S.
Matthew Di Carlo, Shanker Blog
Political Leadership Central to Successful Ed Reform
G.S. Zinny, HP
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