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Here are news and opinion stories educators, advocates, policy wonks and makers are talking about today:
News and Analysis
Sara Goldrick-Rab, a professor of education policy and sociology at University of Wisconsin, last year surveyed 4,000 students at 10 community colleges across the country, including Delgado Community College in Louisiana, Essex County College in New Jersey, and Western Wyoming Community College. Her study, published in December, suggests that more than half of all community-college students struggle with food insecurity. (The Atlantic)
Government spending on education has surged over the last decade and a half, with money being funneled to federal programs for low-income students, students with disabilities and a slate of competitions that the Obama administration launched through the economic stimulus package. (US News)
Thought the Common Core was pretty much a dead issue in the presidential race? It’s still a thing. During Thursday’s GOP presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C., Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., accused Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey of being too much like President Barack Obama, in part because he supports Common Core. (Education Week)
Should Harvard be free? That is the provocative question posed by a slate of candidates running for the Board of Overseers at Harvard, which helps set strategy for the university. They say Harvard makes so much money from its $37.6 billion endowment that it should stop charging tuition to undergraduates. (New York Times)
Los Angeles’ beleaguered school system doesn’t need the aggressive shake-up some critics have called for so much as consistent, steady progress and collaboration, new schools Supt. Michelle King said in a meeting Thursday with The Times. (Los Angeles Times)
In the race among tech companies to attract top talent in artificial intelligence, Yahoo Inc. is making a dramatic move: giving away a huge amount of data about how users interact with its services. (The Wall Street Journals)