Week of May 5, 2014 Archives

RealClearEducation Evening Edition

Monday, May 5
U.S. House to Consider 2 Bipartisan Ed Bills
Alyson Klein, EdWeek
La. DOE: Students Like Online 'Core' Test
J. O'Donoghue, Times-Picayune
NYC Teachers Question Contract Premise
P. Wall, Chalkbeat NY
Early Reports Suggest Few Field-Testing Snags
C. Gewertz, EdWeek
States Try To Skirt 'High Risk' on 'No Child' Waivers
A. Klein, EdWeek
Ohio District Forced Out Struggling Kids
J. Richards, Columbus Dispatch
Fla. Choice Expansion to Include More Higher-Income
A. Ujifusa, EdWeek
After Decades, University By And For Latinos To Shutter
S. Meraji, NPR
Bill Adds Special Ed Program for Rutgers
Kelly Heyboer, Star-Ledger
Districts Ignored Desegregation for Decades
N. Hannah-Jones, ProPublica
LISTEN: Resegregation, 60 Years Later
Minhee Cho, ProPublica
N.J. Ed Chief Unsure If Budget Gap Means Cuts
P. McGlone, Star-Ledger
UCLA Again Considering Diversity Requirement
Larry Gordon, LA Times
Pa. Special Ed Funding Unworkable
Kurutz & Harris, Tribune-Review
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Tuesday, May 6
USED Upholds Affirmative-Action Policy Standings
A. Ujifusa, EdWeek
Online Testing Glitches Causing Distrust in Tech
M.R. Davis, EdWeek
Controversy Over Title IX Protecting Transgender Students
NPR
A History of NYC Teachers Union Contracts
P. Cramer, Chalkbeat NY
USED Sketches Out New Early Learning Competition
A. Klein, EdWeek
Education Gets Top Billing on Capitol Hill
Kimberly Hefling, AP
Key Ed Leader Fighting for Political Survival
Scott Elliott, Chalkbeat Ind.
U.S. Senate Budget Committee Quizzes Duncan
Andrew Ujifusa, EdWeek
No Cash to Cover Ind. Test Glitch Damages
Eric Weddle, Indianapolis Star
Chicago Union Boss: Talks to Extend
N.S. Ahmed-Ullah, Chicago Trib
K12 Inc.'s Revenues Rise, Expansion Planned
Michele Molnar, EdWeek
Stimulus Boosted State Data Systems
Michele McNeil, EdWeek
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Wednesday, May 7
U.S. Students Perform Worse in Higher Grades
Joy Resmovits, HuffPost
Community Colleges No Longer Stepchild of Ed
H. Sirkin, BusinessWeek
Fed. Judge: Fla. Merit Pay Law Constitutional
L. Postal, Orlando Sentinel
Congress to Consider Charter School Legislation
Emma Brown, WaPo
N.C. Gov. McCrory Unveils Increased Teacher Pay
M. Brown, N&R
Google Debuts Ed Platform 'Classroom'
Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch
Ohio Districts Try Out Common Core Assessment
Bill Rice, StateImpact
Report: U.S. Schools Start Too Early in the Day
S. Stainburn, EdWeek
LISTEN: Sexual Assault On Campus Challenges Students
NPR
Chicago HS Probed for Altering Attendance Records
Chloe Riley, DNAinfo
In Chicago, Jumping the Ship
Sarah Karp, Catalyst Chicago
Google Amends Terms for Scanning User Data
Michele Molnar, EdWeek
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Thursday, May 8
Wyo. 1st State to Reject Science Standards
Associated Press
WH Updates Undocumented Student Guidelines
David Nakamura, WaPo
Criminal Charges For Pa. Cheating Educators
D. Limm, et al., Newsworks
District Balks at USDA Food Rules
S. Ho & J. Keilman, Chicago Tribune
Ted Mitchell Confirmed as USED Under Secretary
NSVF
Asian Countries Dominate Global Ed Rankings
Jessica Morris, CNBC
Calif. City: Make Bullying Criminal
Bill Chappell, NPR
In Singapore, Training Teachers for Future
S. Butrymowicz, Hechinger
Southern N.H. U Designs New Faculty Template
S. Kolowich, Chronicle
Experts Debate Merits of Same-Sex Ed for Girls
Julie Taboh, VOA
Children Choose Below-Grade-Level Books in MS
C. Gewertz, EdWeek
Single Moms' Job Losses Can Linger in Kids' Lives
Holly Yettick, EdWeek
Fla. Teen Graduates College Before HS
Scott Travis, Sun-Sentinel
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Friday, May 9
Charters Get Bipartisan Boost From U.S. House
J. Resmovits, HuffPost
USED to Extend NCLB Waivers Sans Teacher Evals
Alyson Klein, EdWeek
Battle Over College-Athlete Labor Unions Flares Up
V. Patel, Chronicle
USED: Va. Military Inst. Discriminated on Sex
Nick Anderson, WaPo
Analysis of NCLB Could Be Crystal Ball for 'Core'
Holly Yettick, EdWeek
Lawsuits: N.C. Kids Don't Get Adequate Ed
J. Stancill, Charlotte Observer
On the Cutting Edge of Early Education
E. Schulzke, Deseret News
4 Decades Of College Degrees, In 1 Graph
Quoctrung Bui, NPR
N.M. Ed Chief Defends Common Core
Rob Nikolewski, Capital Report N.M.
Grad at Church -- SCOTUS' Next Religion Case?
Mark Walsh, EdWeek
An Update on 4 Students After a College Year
Ron Lieber, New York Times
For Ed, 2014 Session All About the Money
Todd Engdahl, Chalkbeat Colo.
Autism Issues Complicate Anti-Bullying Task
C.A. Samuels, EdWeek
Social Media Helps Fla. Teachers Hone Craft
John O'Connor, StateImpact
Mandatory School Drug Tests Raise Questions
Brian Bull, StateImpact
Universities Urge Grads to Put Away Smartphones
Dave Sloan, PBS
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