April 18, 2016 Archives

Week of April 18, 2016 Archives

RealClearEducation Evening Edition

Monday, April 18

Move Over 401(k)s

Luba Ostashevsky, The Hechinger Report

The New Push for Competency-Based Ed

Craig & Hernandez, TechCrunch

Apollo's Education Deal May Need Sweetening

Gillian Tan, Bloomberg

How 1 Miss. District Made Integration Work

Jackie Mader, Hechinger

Duncan: Rich, Poor Ed Spending Should Spur Action

A. Ujifusa, PK12

What Happens if ESSA Negotiated Rulemaking Fails?

Alyson Klein, PK12

Trump Foundation's Ed- & Child-Related Donations

A. Ujifusa, PK12

Kahoot App Brings Urgency of a Quiz Show to Class

Natasha Singer, NYT

Tuesday, April 19

The Research Missing From the L.A. Charter Debate

Matt Barnum, T74

The Search for Common-Core Curricula

Liana Heitin, Curriculum Matters

ESSA Rulemaking Committee Agrees on Testing Issues

A. Klein, PK12

N.C. Supreme Court Rejects Tenure Repeal

Craig Jarvis, News & Observer

Testing Proves Volatile Part of State Legislative Mix

D. Burnette, EdWeek

N.Y. Probes State Tests Tied to Teacher Evals

John Hildebrand, Newsday

Can Bernie Sanders's Tax Plan Fund Free College?

Bob Davis, WSJ

Wednesday, April 20

Viability of Personalized Learning Charters Unclear

Sean Cavanagh, EW

Admin. Grades Itself "Incomplete" on Higher Ed

L. Camera, USNWR

Republicans Want to Ax Mich. Board of Ed

Higgins & Gray, D. Free Press

N.Y. to Revisit Tougher Teacher Certification

Keshia Clukey, Capital NY

Ed Tech Financiers Beginning to Listen to Teachers?

Nichole Dobo, HR

Union Firebrand Speaks Out on Politics, Testing

Anya Kamenetz, NPR

States Weigh Undocumented Immigrant Parents

Tim Henderson, SL

Scholars Sue Amer. Studies Assoc. for Israel Boycott

A. Thomason, CHE

NCAA Blocks 23 Teams From Postseason Play

F. Zamudio-Suarez, CHE

College Board Attacks ACT Live Teaching Prep Service

C. Gewertz, HSB

Some Charters Help Alumni Stick With College

Arianna Prothero, EW

Thursday, April 21

9 of 10 Parents Think Their Kids Are on Grade Level

A. Kamenetz, NPR

What's in the New Testing Regulations?

Alyson Klein, Politics K-12

N.C. School Supts. Push Plan for Alternative Assessments

M. Batts, NCD

Teacher Grp. Sues Texas on Tying Evaluations to Tests

Kiah Col, Trib.

In N.Y. Opt-Out Hot Spots, Which Candidates Won?

A. Ujifusa, PK12

Friday, April 22

ED Warns of More Scrutiny for Accreditors

Eric Kelderman, CHE

Arne Duncan Joins Brookings

Brookings

Tenn. Expects More Testing Delays

Jason Gonzales, Tennessean

Katy Perry Spoke to Youth About Importance of Ed

J.P. Ogilvie, LA Mag

Del. Doles Out $400K to Boost Teacher Training

Avi Wolfman-Arent, NW

Cruz Trying to Revive Reagan's 1980 Campaign Pledge

A. Ujifusa, PK12

(The Latest) Corruption Charges in Detroit

Sarah Cwiek, NPR

i3 Grants to Focus on Diversity, Non-Cognitive Skills

Alyson Klein, PK12

Ex-NYC Mayor, Weingarten Support Sheldon Silver

J. Campbell, JN

Ala. Lawmakers OK Largest Ed Budget Since Recession

M. Cason, BN

Tenn. Cuts Funding for U. of Tenn. Diversity Office

Scott Jaschik, IHE

Pope Francis: Ensure the Poor Get School Choice

R. Stoeckle, redefinEd