Week of January 26, 2015 Archives

RealClearEducation Evening Edition

Monday, January 26
Schools Close As Blizzard Bears Down
Anna Sanders, SI Advance
How Much Snow It Takes to Cancel School in Each State
L. Nelson, Vox
Ed School Deans Join to Bolster Teacher Prep
Stephen Sawchuk, EdWeek
NEA: New NCLB Should Track Funding, Early Ed Access
A. Klein, PK12
Racial Profiling? Yale Police Aim Gun at Student
Scott Jaschik, IHE
Band Investigation Costs Ohio State Close to $1M
C. Binkley, Dispatch
K-12 Adv. Oppose Title I Portablity Lingo in NCLB Draft
A. Klein, PK12
Can Schools Create Gifted Students?
Emmanuel Felton, Hechinger Report
Parents Try Their Hand at Common Core Math
Laurie Udesky, EdSource
Commission Weighs Options for Common Core in NC
M. Roberts, JDN
Apple Ed Chief Sees Big Data for Education
Jonny Evans, Computerworld
Johns Hopkins Lacrosse Player Found Dead in Dorm
J. George, B. Sun
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Tuesday, January 27
Sen. Panel Unlikely to Require TVals in NCLB Rewrite
L. Camera, PK12
Walker Proposes $300M Cut to UW System
Scott Bauer, Associated Press
Turnover, Growing Duties Complicate Ed Chiefs' Roles
A. Ujifusa, EW
Key Dem. Committee Condemns Common Core
Leah Todd, Seattle Times
Lawmakers Talk Shifting Ritz Power to Board
S. Elliott, Chalkbeat IN
La. Higher Ed Budget Shortfall Will Worsen
J. O'Donoghue, Times-Pic.
A Brief Look at America’s Gifted Students
Mikhail Zinshteyn, EWA Blog
Va. Unis. Respond to Police Notification Bill
N. Anderson, Wash Post
Ed Chief: Opting Out Of State Tests Not an Option
J. O'Connor, SI
Does Ditching Annual Tests Hinder School Choice?
Alyson Klein, PK12
Calif. Preparing for Rise in New Teacher Jobs
A. Guzman-Lopez, KPCC
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Wednesday, January 28
Int'l Study Ranks Schools on Social Stress, Equity
S.D. Sparks, EdWeek
Bill Would Prevent Gov. From Incentivizing 'Core'
C. Marcos, The Hill
Boehner Supports Annual Tests in NCLB Renewal
A. Klein, Politics K-12
Wash. Bio Exam May Go, Tougher Standards Loom
C. Rowe, Seattle T.
Ann Clark Named Charlotte-Mecklenburg Supt.
A. Dunn, Charlotte Obs.
Using Google Glass, Students Learn How the Blind Live
Mary Pilon, FC
Chi. Closures Drove Kids to Better-Rated Schools
D.R. Superville, EW
Senate Ed Committee Clears Education Research Bill
L. Camera, PK12
Teachers Ask High Court to Hear Union Dues Case
John Fensterwald, ES
USED Guide: How to Spot, Prevent, Child Trafficking
Evie Blad, RFE
States Are Losing Power Over Classroom Materials
C. Gewertz, SEW
Kline: Annual State Tests Offer Transparency
Alyson Klein, Politics K-12
N.C. District Rebounds From Ed-Tech Meltdown
Benjamin Herold, EW
Fewer Want To Be Teachers, N.C. Seeks Solutions
Reema Khrais, WUNC
Activists Share Strategies for 'Opting Out' of Tests
Liana Heitin, EdWeek
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Thursday, January 29
Ind. Committee OKs Removing Ritz as Chair
Scott Elliott, Chalkbeat IN
House Will Vote on NCLB Rewrite Last Week in Feb.
L. Camera, PK12
Karen Lewis: 'We Have Other Places We Can Fight'
Juan Perez, Jr., Trib
Feds Threaten $1.2B Chicago Cut over Lack of Testing
Greg Hinz, Crain's
Union 'Emergency Meeting' Responds to Cuomo
Ben Chapman, NYDN
Obama Student-Data-Privacy Bill Draft Raises Questions
B. Herold, DE
Scott Walker Urges Professors to Work Harder
Lucy McCalmont, Politico
Rand Paul Lashes Out at Common Core
Ali Elkin, Bloomberg
Ind. Ed Chief to Lawmakers: 'Get Beyond Politics'
Kris Turner, IndyStar
Tenn. Lawmakers Ask Congress to Keep Feds Out of Ed
L.L. Johnson, AP
UVA Sorority Leaders Stand by Frat Party Decision
Susan Svrluga, WP
Union, Think Tank Propose Compromise on Testing
Emma Brown, WP
Can All Children Become Calculus Whizzes?
Sophie Quinton, The Atlantic
Special Needs Students Stay Longer at NYC Charters
Beth Fertig, WNYC
Dartmouth to Ban Hard Liquor
Richard Perez-Pena, The New York Times
Remembering Space Shuttle Challenger 29 Years Later
L. Heitin, CM
More Substitute Work for Retired Teachers?
Leah Todd, Seattle Times
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Friday, January 30
Obama Budget Includes $1B for Native American Ed
Emma Brown, WP
Ill.: No Funds for Schools that Skip 'Core' Test
Rado & Perez, Tribune
Va. Senate Votes to Ban Adoption of Common Core Standards
AP
Jeb Bush's Ed Bond with Obama a 2016 Challenge
Alex Leary, TBT
How the United States Spent $600B on Schools
M. Zinshteyn, Ed Beat
Starr's Future Uncertain, Montgomery Private Talks
D. St. George, WP
Ritz Weighs in on Education Controversy
Patsy Kelly, WTHI
Public College Not as Affordable as Before
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, WP
Jindal Asks BESE for Alternative to 'Core' Exam
J. O'Donoghue, Times-P.
Meza: End of an Era for Jefferson Supt.
J. Williams, Times-Picayune
Worried Common Core Is Pushing Fiction Out?
E. Felton, Hechinger
Jeb Bush Shaped by Troubled Phillips Academy Years
M. Kranesh, BG
Free And Reduced-Price Lunch = Poor?
Will Huntsberry, NPR
Ohio Colleges Help Launch Student Businesses
Mark Urycki, StateImpact
Texas Bill OKs Teachers to Use Deadly Force on Kids
L. McGaughy, TC
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