December 7, 2015 Archives

Week of December 7, 2015 Archives

RealClearEducation Analysis and Commentary

Monday, December 7

Course Correction for School Testing

Editorial Board, New York Times

How to Make Choosing the Right School Easier

Altman & Hughes, NYT

The Politics of Math Education

Christopher J. Phillips, NY Times

Good Tests Are Good for Students

Markell & Perdue, U.S. News & World

Tuesday, December 8

The End of Innocence in American Schools

Rebecca Castillo, LAT

3 Ways to Integrate Technology in the Classroom

Roger High, RCEd

Ed Tech Should Focus on TVals, Accountability

Lucy Boyd, TechCrunch

Education Myth: U.S. Students Are Over-Tested

Jill Barshay, Hechinger

SCOTUS, Don't Reject College Diversity. Celebrate It

E.C. Boddie, NYT

Wednesday, December 9

I Tried (& Failed) to Close the Worst School in Tenn.

K. Huffman, T74

Obama Unlearns His Classroom Lesson

Editorial Board, BloombergView

Free College Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be

Noah Smith, BloombergView

Diversity Makes You Brighter

Sheen S. Levine & David Stark, NY Times

In Newark, a Gift Wasted?

David Steiner, Education Next

Thursday, December 10

Why the New Education Law Is Good for NCLB

David L. Kirp, NYT

A New Education Law Is Coming

Andrew J. Rotherham, USNWR

Race and College Admissions at the Supreme Court

Editorial Board, NYT

ESSA Cements the K-12 Obama-Duncan Legacy

Joanne Weiss, EdWeek

Friday, December 11

ESSA Fails Too Many Students

Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times

Scalia Was Wrong: Affirmative Action Students Thrive

Sigal Alon, WaPo

Justices Wise to Delay on Affirmative Action

N. Feldman, BloombergView

Long-Term Impact of NCLB Waivers on ESEA Renewal

E. Mann, Brkings