February 22, 2016 Archives

Week of February 22, 2016 Archives

RealClearEducation Evening Edition

Monday, February 22

Which Test Has the Toughest College-Ready Standards?

C. Gewertz, CM

How Meaty Are Pres. Candidates' Online K-12 Pos.?

A. Ujifusa, PK12

CLT Robotics Lab Opens Tech Door for Students

A.D. Helms, CO

Teaching Laquan McDonald

WBEZ

Grand Canyon For-Profit Plans to Go Nonprofit

M. hensley-Clancy, BF

Grad Numbers Inflated At Nearly All CPS HSs

Karp & Vevea, WBEZ

The Lessons of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Resonate

Torres & Blume, LAT

Got an A in Algebra? That’s Worth $120

Natasha Singer, NY Times

Tuesday, February 23

Will 'Core' Step Up Schools' Focus on Grammar?

Liana Heitin, EdWeek

Americans Moving to Europe for Free College

Katie Lobosco, CNN Money

Md. Students Performed Better on Paper Tests

Daarel Burnette II, SEW

Teacher-Peer Learning Can Boost Student Performance

S. Sawchuk, TB

L.A. County Spends $233K/Yr Per Locked Juvenile

Garrett Therolf, LAT

5 Ed Takeaways From the Presidential Candidates

Education Week

ED Proposes Rule for IDing Racial Bias in Special Ed

C.A. Samuels, OSE

Courts Push Lawmakers to the Wall on Funding

Daarel Burnette II, EW

Ed. Groups: 'Whole-Child' Approach Fights Poverty

D.R. Superville, EW

Despite Few Seat Belts, School Bus Fatalities Rare

M. Maciag, Governing

Pearson Business Strategy Assailed by Investors

Michele Molnar, EdWeek

Judge: N.J. Union Chief Can't Oversee School Budget

Dan Ivers, NJAM

Wednesday, February 24

Landmark Calif. Teacher Tenure Suit Resumes

Resmovits & Blume, LAT

John King Quizzed at House Budget Hearing

Andrew Ujifusa, Politics K-12

Why LAUSD Grad Rate Is Expected to Soar This Year

H. Blume, LAT

How One Rural District Is Changing with the Times

Erin Hinrichs, MP

How Loyola’s Meditating Med Students Transcend Stress

WBEZ

Does Coding Count as a Foreign Language?

Natalie Gross, The Atlantic

Thursday, February 25

King Pressed on Federal Control, Accountability

Andrew Ujifusa, PK12

How Easy Should It Be to Fire Bad Teachers?

Blume & Resmovits, LAT

What Does DoL's Overtime Rule Mean for Higher Ed?

E. Wexler, IHE

Mother Assails Success Academy's Response to Video

Kate Taylor, NYT

Faculty First on Completion

Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed

Poorest Areas Missed Out on Boons of Recovery

Nelson D. Schwartz, NYT

Textbook Diversity May Increase Under 'Core'

Liana Heitin, CM

Socializing Education for Home Schooled Students

Megan Mitchell, DP

Parents Object to Release of Private Student Data

Sarah Tully, K-12 P&P

2 Districts Teaching Through Virtual Reality

John Gaudiosi, Fortune

Friday, February 26

GI Bill Funds Still Flow to Troubled For-Profits

Kimberly Hefling, Politico

Trump Slams America's Schools in Rally

Abby Jackson, Business Insider

Trump University's Checkered Past Haunting Candidate

S. Saul, NYT

Global Warming Doubts Spur Science Standards Block

J. Mattise, AP

What's Wrong with the NCAA Today

WBEZ

Brooklyn Tech 'Ugly Stepchild' of Specialized Schools?

Y. Khan, WNYC

ED Has FAQ on Transition to ESSA

Alyson Klein, Politics K-12

Judge Dismisses DPS Sick-Out Lawsuit Against Union

A. Zaniewski, DFP