January 5, 2015 Archives

Week of January 5, 2015 Archives

RealClearEducation Evening Edition

Monday, January 5

Arne Duncan Brings in Key Senior Advisers

Alyson Klein, EdWeek

$500K Overhaul Grant for Flint School District

Dominic Adams, MLive

Campus Sexual Assault Reporting Complicated

D. Quizon, Daily Progress

HarperCollins Pulls Atlases That Omit Israel

Liana Heitin, EdWeek

Sen. Harkin Left Imprint on Federal Ed. Policy

Lauren Camera, EdWeek

America's Only Winter-Sports Public School

Heather Hansman, Outside

Offering Courses on Sale of Marijuana

Katherine Landergan, Boston Globe

Women in Charge: Washington, D.C

Meet The Press

Tuesday, January 6

Jeb Bush Ed Foundation Mixed Politics, Policy

Lyndsey Layton, WaPo

Ducey Promises Ed Reform in Inaugural Speech

Pitzl, Arizona Republic

PA Gov. Criticizes Report on Ed Funding Gap

Donald Gilliland, TribLive

Atlanta Principal to Teachers: Walmart’s Hiring

Atlanta J-C

Districts Respond to Shootings, Achievement Gap

L. Willen, Hechinger

Education Company Settles with Justice Department

NJ Will See Consequences of Policy Decisions

John Mooney, NJ Spotlight

E-Rate Upgrade and K-12 Modernization

Herold and Cavanagh, EdWeek

Rhode Island Chief's Fate Uncertain

Andrew Ujifusa, EdWeek

MO Bill Would Incentivize School-Based Clinics

Evie Blad, EdWeek

The Real Bank of America

Michael Grunwald, Politico

South Korean Celebrity Teachers Earn Millions

Jordan Moeny, EdWeek

Wednesday, January 7

Parents Ask Judge: Dismiss FL Scholarship Lawsuit

T. Pillow, redefinEd

Calif. District Sues City for School Shooting

D. Superville, EdWeek

Michigan H.S. students to take SAT instead of ACT

Kyle Feldscher, MLive

Lawmakers Criticize Newark Schools Chief Over Her Management

Bills Target Gun Rights Education in S.C.

N. Cary, Greenville Online

Governors Laud 'Higher Standards,' NCLB Renewal

A. Ujifusa, EdWeek

Labor Deal for New York Principal Retirees

Geoff Decker, Chalkbeat NY

New La. Official Opposes Common Core

D. Dreilinger, Times Picayune

Student Group Lawsuit Moves to Fed. Court

B. Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel

Arizona District Fights to Keep Ethnic Studies Classes

Mitchell, EdWeek

2014 Brought College Sexual Assault To the Forefront

Libby Nelson, Vox

Florida Senators Raise Testing Questions

John O'Connor, StateImpact

Fla. Governor Sworn In, Ed is a Priority

K. Etters, Tallahassee Democrat

Experts Recommend Teaching Nanoscience in STEM

S. Sparks, EdWeek

Thursday, January 8

Will GOP Rewrite NCLB, Roll Back Obama Priorities?

A. Klein, EdWeek

Lawsuit Filed Against FSU by Rape Accuser

B. Sonnone, Orlando Sentinel

Seattle Schools Signs 5th Chief in 10 Years

Leah Todd, Seattle Times

Ed Policy, Teachers Hot Issues in NY Leg. Session

Bolt & Dewitt, WAER

Ed Changes Favored by Ohio GOP

Jackie Borchardt, NE Ohio Media Group

Testing, K-12 Funding Top Ed Issues for Colo.

T. Engdahl, Chalkbeat CO

Florida Senators Raise Testing Questions

John O'Connor, StateImpact

Gov. LePage Inaugural: Maine's Education System "Upside Down"

Michigan Principals Wary of Switch to SAT

S. Lewis, The Detroit News

Appeals Court Upholds N.Y. Vaccination Req's

Mark Walsh, EdWeek

House Bill on Full-time Work Has Ed Opponents

M. Groppe, USA Today

Special Education Groups on Annual NCLB Tests

Alyson Klein, EdWeek

Industry Vanishes as NYC Cellphone Ban Ends

Harris and Schweber, NYT

Ore. Biz Leaders Warn Against Lack of Tech Ed

R. Read, The Oregonian

Friday, January 9

Fact Sheet: America's College Promise Proposal

White House

Rep. Kline Statement on President's Higher Ed Proposal

House Of Reps

NCLB Rewrite Could Target Annual Testing

A. Klein & L. Camera, EdWeek

Chiefs to Congress: Keep Annual Tests in NCLB

Alyson Klein, EdWeek

The Biggest Winners in Obama's Free College Plan

Libby Nelson, Vox

Some Higher Ed Advocates Wary of Obama's Plan

C. Adams, EdWeek

Free Community College, but Where's the Money?

F. Johnson, Atlantic

Obama's Community College Plan: 4 Questions

Nick Anderson, WaPo

Facing Lawsuits, NYC Says Meetings Not Public

P. Wall, Chalkbeat

Ill. Falls Short in $20m Teacher Dev Effort

D. Rado & J. Perez, Jr., Tribune

Unveiling Budget, Cali. Gov Criticizes DC Reforms

A. Ujifusa, EdWeek

Brown's Budget Holds Higher Ed Spending

J. Miller & D. Siders, Sac Bee

Why Some Schools Worry More About Snow Days

S. Wang, IndyStar

Idaho Senator: Fix Education or No Tax Cuts

Bryan Clark, Statesman

NJ Releases Data Linking Exams, Tchr Ratings

J. Mooney, NJ Spotlight

Colorado Offers More Support to Rural Schools

Jackie Mader, EdWeek

More Students Wear Their School Logo After a Win

C. Binkley, Dispatch