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Pew: Most Americans Say Higher Ed Is Heading in Wrong Direction, But Partisans Disagree on Why
AERA: Does Attendance in Private Schools Predict Student Outcomes at Age 15? Evidence from a Longitudinal Study
AEI: Low-Income Students at Selective Colleges: Disappearing or Holding Steady?
McGraw Hill: Men More Likely Than Women to Feel Prepared for College, Careers
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Omarosa: Devos Said Black College Students Lack ‘Capacity to Understand’
NY Times
Kavanaugh Could Unlock Funding for Religious Education, School Voucher Advocates Say
Reuters
New School Year, New Security at Site of Florida Massacre

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The Great Recession Never Ended for College Humanities
Noah Smith | BloombergView
Big Picture Education & Jobs Higher Ed
Why Won’t Betsy DeVos Defend Civil Rights?
Aba Blankson | Inside Higher Ed
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Charter Schools Want to Share How They Are Helping More Low-Income Students Finish College
Richard Whitmire | USA Today
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America’s Education ‘Deserts’ Show Limits of Relaxing Regulations on Colleges
Matthew Chingos | The New York Times
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Inside Higher Ed
Education Dept. to Repeal ‘Gainful’ Rules
Washington Post
Panicked Universities in Search of Students Are Adding Thousands of New Majors
ABC News
Petition Calling for LeBron James to Be Education Secretary Amasses Thousands of Supporters

Research & Reports

Pew: Most Americans Say Higher Ed Is Heading in Wrong Direction, But Partisans Disagree on Why
AERA: Does Attendance in Private Schools Predict Student Outcomes at Age 15? Evidence from a Longitudinal Study
AEI: Low-Income Students at Selective Colleges: Disappearing or Holding Steady?
McGraw Hill: Men More Likely Than Women to Feel Prepared for College, Careers
NBER: Heat and Learning

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Puerto Rico’s High Court Clears Way for Vouchers, Charter Schools
Andrew Ujifusa | Education Week
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White House, and Kushner, Dig Into Higher Ed
Andrew Kreighbaum | Inside Higher Ed
Higher Ed
Wonderschool Grabs $20 Million Series A
WSJ
Business of Ed
Democracy Prep Charter School Says This Will Be Its Last Year In Southeast D.C.
Perry Stein | The Washington Post
Charter Schools Washington D.C.
People Are Relating to This Man’s Viral Back-to-School Photo
RAISA BRUNER | TIME
School Safety
How Do You Improve Schools? Start By Coaching Principals, Says New Study
Marta W. Aldrich | Chalkbeat
Teachers
Enrollment Is Down at Teacher Colleges. So They’re Trying to Change
Madeline Will | Education Week
Teachers
What Is ESSA’s New School-Spending Transparency Requirement, and How Will It Work?
Daarel Burnette II | Education Week
ESSA

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Most European Students Are Learning A Foreign Language In School While Americans Lag
Kat Devlin | Pew Research Center
Big Picture global ed
It’s Time To Get Smart About Gifted Learning, And Who Gets Exposed To It
Jay Mathews | The Washington Post
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The U.S. Needs to Get Smart About College Outcomes
Editorial board | Bloomberg
Higher Ed

Wednesday:August 8, 2018

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The Wisconsin Governor’s Race Might Be Decided by Education
Adam Harris | The Atlantic
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Tokyo Medical School Apologizes for Test Scoring Practices to Keep Women Out
Vanessa Romo | NPR
Equity global ed Graduate School
U.S.C. President Resigns Amid Pressure to Exit Before School Year
Sarah Mervosh | The New York Times
California Higher Ed
‘Sex-Positive’ D.C. Briefly Promoted Trump’s Abstinence-Only Sex Education Policy
Fenit Nirappil | The Washington Post
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Google Adds Lots of New Tools to Its Education Suite
Katrina Filippidis | Engadget
Ed Tech
The U.S. Has More Job Openings Than Unemployed; Tariffs Take a Toll On Small Business
WSJ
Big Picture
Just One District Seeks ESSA’s Weighted Student Funding Pilot for 2019-20
Alyson Klein | Education Week
ESSA
Trump’s Move to Pull Obama-Era Diversity Guidance for Schools Angers Democrats
Andrew Ujifusa | Education Week
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Boats, Donkeys and Their Own Two Feet: How Kids Around the World Get to School
Jacqueline Howard | CNN
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Schools Need Advanced Placement Entrepreneurship Programs
Brandon Busteed | Gallup
Education & Jobs

Friday:August 3, 2018

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Malcolm Gladwell: Americans Spend Too Much on ‘Meaningless Education’
Abigail Hess | CNBC
global ed
Armed Staff Keep Rural Schools Safe When Police Are Far Away, Panel Hears
Evie Blad | Education Week
School Safety
Here’s One Way Racial Inequality Is Declining
Mark Whitehouse | Bloomberg
Education & Jobs
‘All I Did Was Be Black’: Police Are Called on College Student Eating Lunch
Daniel Victor | The New York Times
Higher Ed
Crossing Borders: How 10 Universities Are Forging New Ties in the Americas
Julio Frenk | The Washington Post
global ed Higher Ed
The July Jobs Report in 8 Charts
Josh Zumbrun & Jeffrey Sparshott | WSJ
Big Picture Education & Jobs
New York City Study Shows Literacy Coaches Had No Effect on Low-Income Second-Graders
Leslie Brody | WSJ
literacy new york
Parkland School Shooting Report Must Be Released to Public, Judge Rules
Paula McMahon & Brittany Wallman | Sun Sentinel
Florida school shootings
Japanese Medical School Accused of Rigging Admissions to Keep Women Out
Austin Ramzy and Hisako Ueno | The New York Times
global ed
The Information on School Websites Is Not as Safe as You Think
E.K. Moore | The New York Times
student data
Some College Students Choose a School Where They Don’t Fit, on Purpose
Kyle Spencer | The New York Times
Higher Ed Politics
Will Majoring in Psychology Make You Better Off? The Government Wants to Know
Michelle Hackman, Josh Mitchell and Douglas Belkin | WSJ
Education & Jobs Higher Ed

opinion

How to Save the Troubled American Heartland
Noah Smith | Bloomberg
Education & Jobs
Despite Strong Economy, Worrying Financial Signs for Higher Education
Jeffrey J. Selingo | The Washington Post
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Omarosa: Devos Said Black College Students Lack ‘Capacity to Understand’

Kavanaugh Could Unlock Funding for Religious Education, School Voucher Advocates Say

New School Year, New Security at Site of Florida Massacre

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STEM Majors Way Up, Humanities Down, Among Washington College Students, New Data Show

Wisconsin Democrats Will Run on Education Against Gov. Scott Walker

Florida Vouchers May Have Gone to Ineligible Students

New Topic on Campus: Civil Discourse 101

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Do Metal Detectors and X-Ray Machines Belong in Schools?

Colorado School District Switches to 4-Day Week to Save Money

Community Colleges Try New ‘Pathway’ to Student Success

opinion

The Great Recession Never Ended for College Humanities

Why Won’t Betsy DeVos Defend Civil Rights?

Charter Schools Want to Share How They Are Helping More Low-Income Students Finish College

America’s Education ‘Deserts’ Show Limits of Relaxing Regulations on Colleges

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Learn How Student-Ready Schools Help All Kids Succeed

Education Dept. to Repeal ‘Gainful’ Rules

Panicked Universities in Search of Students Are Adding Thousands of New Majors

Petition Calling for LeBron James to Be Education Secretary Amasses Thousands of Supporters

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news

Puerto Rico’s High Court Clears Way for Vouchers, Charter Schools

White House, and Kushner, Dig Into Higher Ed

Wonderschool Grabs $20 Million Series A

Democracy Prep Charter School Says This Will Be Its Last Year In Southeast D.C.

People Are Relating to This Man’s Viral Back-to-School Photo

How Do You Improve Schools? Start By Coaching Principals, Says New Study

Enrollment Is Down at Teacher Colleges. So They’re Trying to Change

What Is ESSA’s New School-Spending Transparency Requirement, and How Will It Work?

opinion

Most European Students Are Learning A Foreign Language In School While Americans Lag

It’s Time To Get Smart About Gifted Learning, And Who Gets Exposed To It

The U.S. Needs to Get Smart About College Outcomes

news

The Wisconsin Governor’s Race Might Be Decided by Education

Tokyo Medical School Apologizes for Test Scoring Practices to Keep Women Out

U.S.C. President Resigns Amid Pressure to Exit Before School Year

‘Sex-Positive’ D.C. Briefly Promoted Trump’s Abstinence-Only Sex Education Policy

Google Adds Lots of New Tools to Its Education Suite

The U.S. Has More Job Openings Than Unemployed; Tariffs Take a Toll On Small Business

Just One District Seeks ESSA’s Weighted Student Funding Pilot for 2019-20

Trump’s Move to Pull Obama-Era Diversity Guidance for Schools Angers Democrats

Boats, Donkeys and Their Own Two Feet: How Kids Around the World Get to School

opinion

Schools Need Advanced Placement Entrepreneurship Programs

news

Malcolm Gladwell: Americans Spend Too Much on ‘Meaningless Education’

Armed Staff Keep Rural Schools Safe When Police Are Far Away, Panel Hears

Here’s One Way Racial Inequality Is Declining

‘All I Did Was Be Black’: Police Are Called on College Student Eating Lunch

Crossing Borders: How 10 Universities Are Forging New Ties in the Americas

The July Jobs Report in 8 Charts

New York City Study Shows Literacy Coaches Had No Effect on Low-Income Second-Graders

Parkland School Shooting Report Must Be Released to Public, Judge Rules

Japanese Medical School Accused of Rigging Admissions to Keep Women Out

The Information on School Websites Is Not as Safe as You Think

Some College Students Choose a School Where They Don’t Fit, on Purpose

Will Majoring in Psychology Make You Better Off? The Government Wants to Know

opinion

How to Save the Troubled American Heartland

Despite Strong Economy, Worrying Financial Signs for Higher Education

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