February 17, 2014 Archives

Week of February 17, 2014 Archives

RealClearEducation Evening Edition

Monday, February 17

Parents Pulling Kids Out of DC Public Schools

Brown & Clement, WaPo

Cuomo Digs in Against De Blasio's Pre-K Tax

Beth Fertig, WNYC

States Want Kids To Learn a Lot -- Too Much?

Alan Greenblatt, NPR

Common Core 'Fix' In SC Classrooms

Jamie Self, The State

Magnet Schools Find a Renewed Embrace in Cities

Motoko Rich, NYT

Want More STEM Grads? Stop Grade Inflation

Thomas K. Lindsay, RCP

Profs Push for Fine Arts in Iowa Schools

MacKenzie Elmer, WCF Courier

Mass. Rep. Seeks Adjustments to Charter Law

Matt Murphy, WWLP

Businessman Wants to Run Ill. Like a Company

Chuck Sweeny, RRStar

Mayoral Candidate Criticizes D.C. School Reform

Emma Brown, WaPo

Tuesday, February 18

PTA Program Creates Parent Advocates

Susan Frey, EdSource

Latina Moms Team Up to Teach Chicago's Youngest

Sara Neufeld, NBC

Scrutiny Rises on Placement of Best Teachers

Michele McNeil, EdWeek

Philly Schools Plan Keeps Charters in Check

M. Pennington, Watchdog.org

Mayor's Action Plan on Ed Reform

Rachel CHinapen, New Haven Register

CompSci Lacking Despite STEM Focus

Michelle Kanu, StateImpact

1 Parent Could Undermine Kansas Sex Ed

T.Culp-Pressler, Think Progress

Bill Gives Military Families More School Choice

S. Ackerman, redefineEd

Wednesday, February 19

9 States Get $71M From Feds to Fix Failing Schools

, USED

Top 3 Things Obama Did for Education in 2013

Matthew Lynch, HuffPost

The Political Education of NYC Chancellor

Eliza Shapiro, Capital NY

Cuomo 'Core' Panel Aims to Boost Public Opinion

J. Bakeman, Capital NY

Will La. Students Be Ready for Online Testing?

Sarah Carr, Hechinger

Supts. Want Greater Role in Colo. Ed Policy

Bente Birkeland, KUNC

For 'Core' Opponents, $8 For Tin Foil Hats

Kyle Olson, EAG News

Mo. Gov, Lawmakers Squabble Over $44M for K-12

Mike Lear, Missourinet

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Sunday, February 23

Fla. Releases Controversial Teacher Scores

Florida Times-Union

Significance of Idaho's Double-Testing Waiver

Michele McNeil, EdWeek

Union Wants NYC to Rethink Teaching Fellows

P. Cramer, Chalkbeat NY

Are Math Textbooks Ready for Common Core?

Michael Chandler, WaPo

De Blasio Pre-K: Huge Resources, Little Time

Ben Chapman, Daily News

Common Core's Big Changes to Rural Fla.

Jackie Mader, StateImpact

Miss. Board of Education OKs Common Core Courses

Jeff Amy, AP

For-Profit Charter Operators Watch Tenn.

Joey Garrison, Tennessean

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