Week of December 15, 2014 Archives

RealClearEducation Evening Edition

Monday, December 15
GOP Senate Aides' Draft ESEA Bill May Ax Testing
A. Klein, Politics K-12
Navy Football Seeks Athletes Who are Students First
K. Mills, Pressbox
Harvard Pres. on College Ratings, Campus Assault
N. Anderson, WaPost
What Does '1 in 5' Campus Assault Stat Mean?
J. New, Inside Higher Ed
Congress Tweaks SIGs, i3 in Spending Bill
Alyson Klein, Politics K-12
N.J. College Buys Atlantic City Casino for Dorm
Daniel Kelley, Reuters
Women's Colleges Lead Push to Redefine Gender Rules
C. Rivera, LAT
A Brooklyn School’s Curriculum Includes Ambition
Winnie Hu, NYT
Painful Truths About Minn. Schools' Progress
B. Hawkins, MinnPost
Families of Newtown Victims Sue Rifle Maker
Eaton-Robb & Collins, AP
Spellman Suspends Bill Cosby Endowed Professorship
Associated Press
Court Backs Student on Violent Rap Made Off Campus
M. Walsh, SL
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Tuesday, December 16
Jeb Bush to 'Actively Explore' 2016 Presidential Run
Reuters
States Slow to Close Faltering Teacher Ed Programs
S. Sawchuk, EdWeek
Where Jeb Bush Stands on the Issues
Andrew Prokop, Vox
Clever Raises $30M for 'Single Login' Ed-Tech App
L. Chapman, WSJ
Jeb Bush WH Run Would Put K-12 Front and Center
A. Klein, PK12
Disparate Teacher-Prep Complicates Accountability
S. Sawchuk, EdWeek
D.C. Judge Dismisses 18-Year-Old Special Ed Suit
M.A. Chandler, WP
LAUSD Supt. Seeks State Testing Relief
Annie Gilbertson, KPCC
91% of NYC Teachers Rated Effective or Higher
G. Decker, Chalkbeat NY
Md. Teachers Union Wants Kindergarten Tests Halted
O. Wiggins, WP
Lawsuit: For-Profits Tricked Veterans Into Debt
M. Hensley-Clancy, BF
Report: STEM Here to Stay
Grace Tatter, Chalkbeat TN
Study: Summer Students Gained in Math, Not Reading
K. Baron, EW
N.Y. College Shows Conflicts over Ed School Closures
S. Sawchuk, EW
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Wednesday, December 17
Obama's U.S.-Cuba Policy Shift Expands Ed Group Access
P. Baker, NYT
Jeb Bush's Policy Minefields
David Nather, Politico
Some Waiver States Could Pause Accountability Systems
A. Klein, PK12
Sororities: UVA Greek Freeze Violates Student Rights
T.R. Shapiro, WP
Schools Weigh Impact of New Challenge to Health Law
S. Cavanagh, EW
Walker Says He Wants Schools to Have Common Core Choice
AP
Student Mistakenly Admitted to Hopkins: 2 Rejections
N. Anderson, WP
How Ed Could Factor Into A Pence WH Bid
C. McInerny, StateImpact
5 Million Kids Aren’t in School Because of Ebola
A. Sifferlin, TIME
Federal Agency Investigating OKC School District
T. Willert, Oklahoman
Thousands of American Schools Need Basic Materials
R. Klein, HuffPost
Alarm Raised on N.Y. Charter Schools Ignored
Marian Wang, ProPublica
Critics: College Grad Rates Don't Tell Whole Story
C. Rivera, LA Times
Demand for Ind. Pre-K Pilot Outweighs Supply
R. Morello, StateImpact
Why Did Miss. Lose Out on Preschool Funding Again?
J. Mader, HR
Making Pre-K Teachers Better through Coaching
Robin Shulman, WNYC
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Thursday, December 18
Cuomo Seeks King's 'Best Advice' on Ed Policy
G. Decker, Chalkbeat NY
Polling Says About 'Core' & Jeb Bush WH Run
J. O'Connor, StateImpact
GAO: 'Core,' Non-'Core' States Face Similar Challenges
A. Klein, PK12
Students Are Bankrolling Public Colleges
Z. Wener-Flegler, Atlantic
Cuomo Plans Legislation to Improve N.Y. Schools
Leslie Brody, WSJ
More N.Y. Students Graduate Despite Standards
C. Thompson, AP
Ind. Voucher Schools Were Overpaid Nearly $4M
Associated Press
Who's Biggest Victim of America's Prison Boom?
K. Reckdahl, Hechinger
Principals Hope Spending Bill Means More Funds
D.R. Superville, DD
N.C. Closer To Opening 1st Virtual Charter Schools
R. Khrais, WUNC
SpecEd Rates Vary Wildly by District, Income, Race
R. French, Bridge
Parents Launch New School to Give Kids Better Ed
Stephen Ceasar, LAT
New Tenn. Ed Chief Known as Common Core Booster
B. Farmer, WPLN
Early Admission Rates for Class of 2019
Nick Anderson, Washington Post
Once-Obama Prep Could Be Built on Riverfront
F. Spielman, Sun-Times
Report: Need to Fix Michigan Education Funding
Detroit News
Kids Tackle Higher-Level Math: New Strategies
S. Cavazos, Chalkbeat IN
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Friday, December 19
How the College-Ratings Plan Came About
Chronicle of Higher Ed
More Took AP CompSci Exams, Few Girls, Minorities
H. Yettick, EW
School Segregation, Ferguson Tragedy
N. Hannah-Jones, ProPublica
Why College Comparisons Might Not Help as Much
B. Supiano, CHE
USED: It's Hard to Rate Colleges
Karen Weise, Bloomberg Businessweek
Are We on the Verge of Mass Common Core Repeal?
E. Felton, HR
King Agrees with Cuomo on Need to Change Tvals
Beth Fertig, WNYC
K-12 Budget Crunch: Inslee Proposes Capital Gains Tax
A. Ujifsua, SEW
Cuomo Moves to Take Control of Ed Policy
J. Bakeman, Capital NY
Calif. to Fight Lawsuit by Low-Income Students
J.M. Adams, EdSource
The Challenge in Teaching at Community Colleges
G. Bellafante, NYT
Students: Pa. Treatment of Philly Schools Violent
P. Johnson, Notebook
Idaho Board Endorses Pay Ladder
Betsy Z. Russell, Spokesman-Review
Rep. Calls for Review of Wis. Voucher Program
J. Opoien, Capital Times
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