April 14, 2014 Archives

Week of April 14, 2014 Archives

RealClearEducation Evening Edition

Monday, April 14

Ala., Calif. Win $64M in Federal School Turnaround Grants

USDOE

Could Tenn. 'Core' Test Delay Be a Year?

Associated Press

Colo. District Denies Grade Inflation

Associated Press

Philly Teachers Track Budget Crisis on Website

K. McCorry, Newsworks

Why Are Black Students Paddled More?

Sarah Carr, Hechinger Report

UNC Goes After Whistle-Blower

Paul M. Barrett, Bloomberg Businessweek

Kansas Test Results May Not Go Public

Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Topeka C-J

Why Can't His Daughter Take AP Calculus?

Jay Mathews, Wash Post

Has a Decade of Reform Made Healthier School Lunch?

M. Eng, WBEZ

Iowa Early Literacy Bill Defines Dyslexia for 1st Time

K. Liepelt, AP

Students: Mixed Views on Campus Gun Law

K. Johnson, Idaho Statesman

Wisc. Gov. Seeks 2nd 2-Yr Tuition Freeze

J. Stein, et al., Journal Sentinel

Ed Groups Outline Protecting Student Data

Michele Molnar, EdWeek

Applications for Ariz. School Voucher Program Soar

Astrid Galvan, AP

Warren: Let Student-Loan Borrowers Refinance

M. Keierleber, Chronicle

Nonprofits Teach Parents to Read with Kids

Lillian Mongeau, EdSource

Cracking Down on For-Profits, Student Loan Industry

A. Lu, Stateline

Report on Special Ed Raises Challenges

John Mooney, NJ Spotlight

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Tuesday, April 15

Students To Face Greater Debt, USDOE to Profit

S. Nasiripour, HuffPost

$33M Granted to Localities for PhysEd, Nutrition Programs

USDOE

Jindal Vows To Exit 'Core' Consortium

Julia O'Donoghue, Times-Picayune

Tenn. Parent Trigger Bill Fails

Associated Press

Pa. Cyber Charter Teachers Join Union

K. Langley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Teachers Demand Colo. Drop Consortium Tests

N. Garcia, Chalkbeat Colo.

Calif. Among Worst in Graduating Hispanics

Jon Marcus, Hechinger

Experts Disappointed in New Ind. Standards

Scott Elliott, Chalkbeat Ind.

Investor Lawsuit Targets K12 Inc., Ex-CEO Trading

S. Cavanagh, EdWeek

Rural Ed Avocate For House K-12 Subcommittee

Alyson Klein, EdWeek

Online Testing Challenges: Bandwidth, Space

John O'Connor, StateImpact

Lawmakers Ramp Up Attention to Data Privacy

Andrew Ujifusa, EdWeek

Federal Charter Measure Clears Hurdle in House

Alyson Klein, EdWeek

Lincoln, Education, And Money In 'The Address'

Linda Holmes, NPR

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Wednesday, April 16

Syracuse Union Sues NY over Teacher Evals

Paul Riede, Syracuse.com

States' 'Core' Rollout Under the Microscope

Andrew Ujifusa, EdWeek

NYC Top Brass Leave as Ed Chief Asserts Vision

G. Decker, Chalkbeat NY

Competing Tenure Views on Display in Calif.

Jennifer Medina, NY Times

Ind. District Expects to Lose Nearly All Students to Charter

Universities Worry Global Programs Benefit Wealthy

Peta Lee, UWN

Eyes on Tennesse's Free Community College Plan

D.W. Gang, Tennessean

Ed Publishing Company Doing Well and Good

M. Jonas, CommonWealth

A Star Player Accused, a Flawed Rape Investigation

W. Bogdanich, NYT

Miami Charter to be Privately Funded, Publicly Run

D. Smiley, Herald

Colo. to Create Turnaround Network

Nicholas Garcia, Chalkbeat Colo.

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Thursday, April 17

Common Core Tests May Overwhelm Students?

P. O'Donnell, Plain Dealer

USDOE: Kansas OK to Field Test Kids with Disabilities

A. Klein, EdWeek

East Coast Colleges Follow the Money South and West

T. Pratt, TIME

Over 60K N.J. Students Take Online Field Test

John Mooney, NJ Spotlight

Revolving Door for Most Turnaround Teachers

S. Karp, Catalyst Chicago

End of Income Tax Hike Affecting Ill. Schools

Amanda Vinicky, WNIJ

WATCH - Duncan: 'Inspiring' Children Cross Border for Ed

CNS News

Fault Lines Appear at Northwestern Over Union Vote

Ben Strauss, NYT

Grad Schools: Is India New Engine for Enrollment?

K. Fischer, Chronicle

LISTEN: A Conversation with Wendy Kopp

Matt Weber, Harvard EdCast

Parents, Teachers Rally to Restore Ind. School

Scott Elliott, Chalkbeat Ind.

LISTEN: You've Served Your Country, Now Get To Class

NPR

Okla. House Dems Call for More Education Funding

Tim Talley, AP

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Friday, April 18

Illinois Approved for No Child Left Behind Waiver

Alyson Klein, EdWeek

Unionizing For-Profit Ed: Kaplan Teachers Win Contract

R. Burns, ITT

Common Core Critics to Protest New Standards

S. Elliott, Chalkbeat Ind.

Christie Retroactively Cuts Pension Payment

M.J. Magyar, NJ Spotlight

Can He Change Dartmouth?

Ry Rivard, Inside Higher Ed

Andrew Cuomo, 'Charter Champion'

Eliza Shapiro, Capital New York

Harvard Prof Denied Tenure for Defending Victims?

T. Kingkade, HuffPo

LISTEN: 15 Years After Columbine, Are Schools Any Safer?

NPR

WATCH: Lessons from a Successful 'Dropout Recruiter'

E. Jones, PBS NH

WATCH: Detroit Closer to Protecting Pensions

PBS NewsHour

S.C. Board Lambasts Supt., Dim Hopes for SBAC

Andrew Ujifusa, EdWeek

Calif. Colleges Hope to Boost Enrollment With Money

D. Straehley, PE

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