Week of April 13, 2015 Archives

RealClearEducation Evening Edition

Monday, April 13
Marco Rubio on Common Core and Education
Gary Fineout, AP
Q&A: Should Education Dept. Discharge Loans?
Hefling & Horwitz, AP
Is It a Civil Right to Take Federally Mandated Test?
Lyndsey Layton, WP
Sweet Briar Faculty Join Suit to Stop College Closing
Susan Svrluga, WP
Where Does the Edu-World Stand on NCLB Rewrite?
L. Camera, PK12
Are Master's Degrees on Their Way Out?
Jeffrey J. Selingo, Wash Post
Wash. Dist. Offers Wi-Fi to Students in Public Housing
M.R. Davis, EW
Teachers Unions on the Rise Again in NOLA
M. Jewson, Hechinger Report
Detroit Leaders: Monitor Homeschooled Students
Gus Burns, MLive
Blackboard Acquires U.K.-Based Education Company
J. Clabaugh, WBJ
K-12 Librarians' Roles Shift to Meet Digital Demands
C. Brzozowski, EW
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Tuesday, April 14
9 Atlanta Educators in Cheating Case Sentenced to Prison
E. Brown, WP
A Judge's Fury, Likely Appeals, Big-Picture Questions
M. Downey, AJC
The Long, Hot Summer H. Clinton Became a Politician
M. Kruse, Politico
Unions Critical of Poll on Teacher Tenure, Layoffs
Howard Blume, LAT
Lawsuit to Stop Sweet Briar Closing Allowed to Advance
S. Svrluga, WP
'Free Range' Parents Plan to File Lawsuit
St. George & Schulte, Wash Post
Fixing Failing Schools
Michael Jonas, CommonWealth
Last Days for Illinois K-12 Chief Koch
Andrew Ujifusa, State EdWatch
Calif. Multi-Million Online Ed Flop a MOOC Blow
Ryan Derousseau, HR
Sen. Comm. Marking Up ESEA Rewrite: Amendments
L. Camera, PK12
Impoverished U.S. Indian Tribe Faces Surge in Teen Suicides
AP
How Fair Is Proposed Texas School Funding Overhaul?
A. Ujifusa, SEW
PE Firm Launches $200M 'Education Opportunity Fund'
EdSurge
LAUSD Considers Starting All-Girls Science, Tech School
AP
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Wednesday, April 15
Atlanta Cheating Case Judge Says He Showed Mercy
Kate Brumback, AP
Bill de Blasio: I'm Not Ready to Endorse Hillary Clinton
N. Gass, Politico
WATCH: Changing Lanes & Bruni: The College Admissions Frenzy
RCP
Sen. Ed Comm. Keeps Beating Bipartisan ESEA Drum
L. Camera, PK12
Debt Collector Suit Fails
Michael Stratford, Inside Higher Ed
What Happens When a School Closes
Rachel Morello, StateImpact
How 1 College Was Cleared in Fed Assault Case
Nick Anderson, WaPost
How Global Rankings Create 'Perverse Incentives'
M.B. Marklein, CHE
Computer Glitch Halts Nev. Common Core Testing
Ian Whitaker, LV Sun
Taking a Deeper Look into Greek Life
Jake New, Inside Higher Ed
LAUSD Nixes Pearson iPad Software, Seeks Refund
A. Gilbertson, KPCC
Feds Investigating CPS
Juan Perez Jr. & Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune
Study Finds Genetic Link to Academic Indifference
R. Marie Garcia, IBT
Henderson Lewis on His Plans for NOLA Schools
D. Dreilinger, Times-P.
Unionization Pays Off for Comm.-College Instructors
P. Schmidt, CHE
Performing Math and Mime, for Fun and Profit
Robert Strauss, NY Times
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Thursday, April 16
Sen. Ed Comm. Passes Bipartisan ESEA Rewrite
L. Camera, Politics K-12
Colleges Grapple with Cheating in the Digital Age
Carla Rivera, LA Times
A Higher-Ed Guide to 4 Presidential Contenders
Kelly Field, CHE
400 Teachers Leave, Nashville Seeks Retention
J. Gonzales, Tennessean
HS, MS Kids Use More E-Cigs than Tobacco: CDC
Brady Dennis, WaPost
Duncan Talks K-12 Cuts, Early Ed at Senate Hearing
Alyson Klein, PK12
Yale Grad Leaves a Trail of Ventures and Debts
M. Goldstein, DealBook
4th Suicide at William & Mary Triggers Concern
Susan Svrluga, WaPost
Calif., N.Y. Thinking Big on Higher Ed. Will the Feds?
N. Anderson, WP
Jeb Bush in Miss. Supports New Ed Law
Ed O'Keefe, Washington Post
The New Orleans Model: Praised but Unproven
Caitlin Emma, Politico
Testing: Political Theater Meets Commercial Reality
Beth Hawkins, MP
New Ill. Ed Chief is Urban School Reform Leader
Kerry Lester, AP
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Friday, April 17
Fresh Battles Loom as Full Sen. Takes Up ESEA Rewrite
L. Camera, EW
CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Taking Leave Amid Probe
F. Spielman, et al., CST
Admissions Scandal Shows How Admin Ethics Fade
Peter Schmidt, CHE
Stiff Sentences for Atlanta Educators Shock Many
Corey Mitchell, EW
Sen. Bill Proposes New Ed Tech Prog. in NCLB
Nichole Dobo, Hechinger
Educators Go Silent on N.Y. State Tests
Willens & Fertig, WNYC
Poor Students Less Likely to Get Private Scholarships
Jon Marcus, HR
No Child Left Behind reborn as ‘Every Child Achieves’
C. Clough, LASR
LISTEN: NEA Pres. on No Child Left Behind, Ed Reform
MPR
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