March 16, 2015 Archives

Week of March 16, 2015 Archives

RealClearEducation Analysis and Commentary

Monday, March 16

The Real Value of Higher Education

Thomas W. Ross, News & Observer

Criticism of Common Core Is Misdirected

Editorial Board, Seattle Times

California Dreaming

Editorial Board, New York Post

College Applications and Criminal Records

Editorial Board, NY Times

The Problem Fraternities Can't Fix Themselves

Matthew W. Hughy, NYT

Why Parents Are Suing to End School Failure

Sam Pirozzolo, NY Post

Unfortunately, I Am Ready for the Common Core

John Warner, IHE

Tuesday, March 17

WATCH: NCAA Should Pay Student Athletes

J. Oliver, Last Week Tonight

You Can't 'Repeal' Common Core

Michael McShane, U.S. News

Why Charter Schools Work – Or Don't

David Osborne, U.S. News

Lawrence M. Krauss, New Yorker

Study NCAA Student Athletes to Raise Grad Rates

A.J. Rotherham, USN

Teacher Quality - Still Plenty Of Room For Debate

E. Quintero, Shanker

David Brooks, The New York Times

Wednesday, March 18

Give Districts an Inch, They'll Take a Kilometer

Johnson & Hiler, The Hill

Build More Classrooms to Reduce Class Size

Keiser & Dammeier, ST

What Should HS Grads Know, Be Able to Do?

Tom Vander Ark, EdWeek

Ed Law Brief: Females on Male Wrestling Team

PELT, RCEducation

Test or No Test? Actually, It's Multiple Choice

C.E. Brown, U.S. News

Building the Soft Skills for Success

J. Venator & R.V. Reeves, Brookings

Why Weak Teachers Are So Hard to Fire

Katharine B. Stevens, NY Post

Thursday, March 19

'Advocates' Peddling Plans That Don't Work

Michael Mulgrew, NYDN

Explaining NYC School Reform

Bill de Blasio, New York Daily News

Charters Are the Only Hope for High-Quality Ed

Eva Moskowitz, NYDN

There's Still Work to Be Done in NYC Schools

Carmen Farina, NYDN

$1.2B Afterschool Program That Doesn't Work

M. Dynarski, Brookings

The Myth of 'Grade Level'

Elaine Allensworth, U.S. News & World Report

March Madness at Time Magazine

Paul Weinstein, PPI

Friday, March 20

Charters Score in Cities

Sara Mead, U.S. News & World Report

Redefine Competency for Online to Matter in Ed

Ryan Craig, Wired

Jindal Plan to Ditch 'Core' Would Take La. Backward

Editorial Board, T-P

Cutting Ed Funding Is Like Cutting the Future

Renee A. Foose, Wash Post