Week of April 20, 2015 Archives

RealClearEducation Evening Edition

Monday, April 20
GOP Sens. in WH Race Could Complicate K-12 Debate
Alyson Klein, EW
Fla. Online Tests Disrupted Again, Vendor Apologizes
S. Cavanagh, DE
Teacher Evaluation Fight in Calif.
Maureen Magee, U-T San Diego
College 'Bait and Switch'
Timothy Pratt, Hechinger Report
Cruz Pushes for School Choice in NCLB Overhaul
J. Carney, The Hill
NYC Head Start Inspection Sparks Cong. Letter
C.A. Samuels, EdWeek
Community Colleges Raise Alarm on Grad Pledge
Matt Krupnick, HR
PARCC Opt-Outs Raise Question About Score Validity
A. Ujifusa, SEW
WATCH: How Class of 2015 Fared in College Admissions
TODAY
Bill Bennett Defends Common Core in Iowa TV Ad
Beth Reinhard, WSJ
Wash. Teachers Plan Strikes to Protest Funding Plans
A. Ujifusa, EW
Jeb Bush Talks Grandkids, Country's Future
James Hohmann, Politico
Ed at Heart of Ga.'s Change in Criminal Justice
Greg Bluestein, AJC
2nd-Chance NOLA School Tries Again
Eric Westervelt, NPR
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Tuesday, April 21
Testing Titans Pearson, ETS Battle Over Calif. Deal
S. Cavanagh, EdWeek
Sen. OK on Human Trafficking Bill Helps ESEA Path
L. Camera, PK12
Sen. Jon Tester Seeks End to Annual Std. Testing
Lyndsey Layton, WaPo
Review of Mo. K-12 Learning Goals Further Strained
S. Ballentine, AP
Why Workers with Litle Ed Are Being Hammered
Neil Irwin, Upshot
Snyder's Plan Would Split Detroit Schools in 2
I. Jacques, Detroit News
Jeb Bush's Shifting Words on Common Core
A. Leary, Tampa Bay Times
Court Dismisses Pa. School Funding Case
Dale Mezzacappa, The Notebook
A 'Bilingual' Stamp of Approval on HS Diplomas?
Jasmine Garsd, NPR
Adjuncts Rarely Protected From Last-Min. Job Losses
P. Schmidt, CHE
Common Core Tests: Big Success or Resounding Failure?
E. Felton, HR
Ind. District Delays Field Trips for Black 3rd Graders
K. Kilbride, SBT
What If Schools Made Learning Fun?
Nichole Dobo, Hechinger Report
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Wednesday, April 22
Reducing Testing Could Surface in Senate ESEA Debate
A. Klein, PK12
CPS Suspends SUPES Contract in Federal Probe
Juan Perez Jr., Tribune
Student Loan Forgiveness for Staff on Chopping Block
R. Gale, Roll Call
Ind. State Board of Ed Faces Major Changes
Claire McInerny, StateImpact
UVA Dean Assails Retracted Rolling Stone Story
T. Rees Shapiro, WaPost
When a School Must Move, and Move Again
M. Jewson, Hechinger Report
Cal State Helps Save Native American Languages
K. Davis-Young, KPCC
Bureau of Indian Ed Schools: Who's Liable for Fixes?
L. Camera, PK12
DPS Debt Relief Plan Would Cost Other Schools
Ann Zaniewski, DFP
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Thursday, April 23
Atlanta Judge to Reconsider 3 Sentences in Cheating Case
E. Brown, WP
Texas Sends Poor Teens to Jail for Truancy
Taggart & Campbell, BuzzFeed
Higher Ed Crowded Out by Medicaid
Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed
NYC Families Push for More Charters
Colangelo & Chapman, NYDN
Ariz. State U.'s New Freshman Year Comes at Cost
M. Hensley-Clancy, BF
Educators Report ISTEP Troubles
Megan Erbacher, Courier Press
Helping Schools From Losing Textbooks
M.E. McIntire, Governing
Ind. ELLs: Less Funding, More Testing
Colombo & Cavazos, Chalkbeat IN
Report: Low-Income Families Send Kids to Elite Schools
A. Short, NYP
ACLU: School Staff Harassed for Private Meeting
Melanie Balakit, Tennessean
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Friday, April 24
Insiders: Common Core Jeb Bush's 'No. 1 Problem'
J. Hohmann, Politico
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires Scholastic Ed-Tech Biz.
DBW
Cuomo: Tests Don't Count Against Students
Jessica Bakeman, Capital NY
Uncommon Costs
Claude Solnik, Long Island Business Journal
LAUSD Develops Next Steps After iPad Prog. Issues
A. Gilbertson, KPCC
Ga. Campus Closed in Debate over Racism, Terrorism
S. Svrluga, WP
Feds Urge Schools to Appoint Title IX Coordinators
Emma Brown, WP
What Made Loretta Lynch's Father See Red
Michael Hirsh, Politico
Va. Legs. Bash Efforts to Protect Transgender Students
T.R. Shapiro, WP
Snyder Delays Detroit Ed Overhaul Plan
Chad Livengood, Detroit News
Colo. Sen. Gives Prelim. OK to Testing Reduction Bill
Eric Gorski, DP
Haslam Touts Ed Gains, Dems Blast GOP Priorities
D. Boucher, Tenn.
Miss. Veto Shows States' Complex 'Core' Response
A. Ujifusa, EdWeek
NYC Ed Chief: Officials to Review State Exam Errors
B. Chapman, NYDN
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