Ed Forum Weekend Edition (12/15)
Yesterday I spent the day in Pittsburgh at the ed forum, then decorating at my in-laws, then banging out a summary. But I still have a few things for you to read from the week. Remember to share!
Common Core: The Rest of the Story
Blogger and ed historian Adam Laats fills in some gaps in the NYT history of everyone's favorite standards.
GRE Fails To Identify Successful PhD Students
Shocked. I am shocked. But the GRE isn't a great predictor of grad school success.
New Filipino Grad Requirement
Well, here's an actual cool idea. Filipino students now need to plant trees in order to graduate.
I Taught At a For-Profit College. They're Predatory Disasters.
From the Guardian, a look inside the world of for-profit higher ed. It is not pretty.
No New Charter Applications In Chicago
If you had any doubts that the charter boom is over, here's a look from Chalkbeat Chicago at a new development-- a year without any charter applications.
An Outright Lie
Remember that Ohio law that says students can't be dinged for getting facts wrong? Turns out that's part of the infamous Project Blitz, as is the legislator who proposed it. The Guardian has the story.
Mayor Pete and Charter Backers
Not from an education site, but Vice. Here's how charter money is bolstering Buttigieg.
Kentucky Ed Commissioner Resigns
Kentucky governor-elect promised to clean house in th education department and replace the old charter-loving crew. He's done it. It's a new day in Kentucky.
DeVos Defends Restricting Debt Relief
Erica Green at NYT with some great coverage of DeVos's latest visit to Congress, and her deep desire not to actually do debt relief.
The $191 Million Settlement with University of Phoenix
Who finally nailed these bunco artists? Not the ed department-- the FCC.
Word Pedometers
From the not-the-onion terrible idea file.
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