Week of April 6, 2015 Archives

RealClearEducation Analysis and Commentary

Monday, April 6
The Only Issue to Vote on in Next Election: Education
M. Rhee, Quartz
Want Kids to Learn Math? Stop Teaching It
Susan Engel, BloombergView
If I Had Been in Atlanta
Peter Greene, Education Week
GOP Candidates and the Educational F-Word
Adam Laats, HNN
Rolling Stone's Sensational Failure
Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
Rich-Poor School Gap Grew 44% in Decade
Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report
Obama Backtracks on Targeting Student Loan Benefits
Jason Delisle, EC
Accountability on Trial
Robert Pondiscio, U.S. News & World Report
The Real Reason College Tuition Costs So Much
Paul F. Campos, NYT
Sexually Assaulted at UVA
Jenny Wilkinson, The New York Times
Diversity, or Meritocracy?
Pat Buchanan, RealClearPolitics
Let Prisoners Take College Courses
John J. Lennon, New York Times
Tuesday, April 7
The 'A-Plus' Act Gets an F
Max Eden, U.S. News & World Report
'Opting Out' into School Choice
Andrew J. Rotherham, U.S. News
More Middle-Class Families Choose Charters
Richard Whitmire, EdNext
Did Rolling Stone Hurt the Quest for Justice?
Charles M. Blow, NYT
Can You Learn to Lead?
Duff McDonald, The New York Times
Wednesday, April 8
Atl. Trial Ends, But Underlying Problems Remain
Erica Turner, AJC
PARCC Victimhood, and Why It's Overblown
Editorial Board, Star-Ledger
U.S. Should Step Up Support for Education in Syria
M. Stokes, RCEd
First Amendment Protects Teacher Against Retaliation
PELT, RCEd
Shut Down Bad Charter Schools
Richard Whitmire, USA Today
Lessons of the Atlanta Cheating Scandal
Robert Schaeffer, AJC
Will Opt-Outs Hurt Kids Who Need the Most Help?
Merryl Tisch, HR
NYT's Bad Explanation of Why College Is Expensive
J. Weissmann, Slate
Don't Undo Nation's Education Progress
Donohue & Henderson, WaPost
Thursday, April 9
Always Be Learning: LinkedIn to Acquire lynda.com
J. Weiner, LinkedIn
Teacher Turnover At Success Academy Charter Schools
M. Di Carlo, SB
Building a Solid Foundation
Sara Mead, U.S. News & World Report
Schools of Education Just Keep Fighting Change
Kate Walsh, RealClearEd
College Preparedness Over the Years, via NAEP
Petrilli & Finn, Flypaper
Why Can't the World Keep Its Promises?
Sean Coughlan, BBC
Is America Nearing the End of the NCLB Era?
Emily Richmond, Atlantic
Time for Rahm, CTU to Mend Fences
Rebeca Nieves-Huffman, Sun-Times
Education Savings Accounts Could Help Kids
B. Scafidi, Detroit News
Friday, April 10
A Message to Congress on ESEA
17 School Superintendents, EdWeek
Uncle Sam Is Uneducated About Loan Risks
M. McArdle, BloombergView
Should Students Sit on Sexual Assault Panels?
Adam Liptak, NY Times
Education Does Reduce Inequality
Dan Greenstein & Jamie Merisotis, WSJ
Common Schools in a Fractured World
Stephen L. Carter, BloombergView
N.Y. Discovers Wall Street Charges Fees
Matt Levine, BloombergView
Homeschoolers are In
Jeanne Potts Faulconer, Richmond Times-Dispatch
All About Eva
Robert Pondiscio, U.S. News & World Report
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