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AZ Republican:Teachers get second jobs to buy boats, enjoy finer things in life 8 n2doc Jun 2017 Jun 2017 6 5179

Education Department to scale back civil rights investigations at schools and universities 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 2881

Education Secretary seeks rule redo for defrauded college students 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3151

Schools That Work 2 elleng Nov 2016 Jun 2017 0 1940

Pay 25 mill fine for fake University, then pick Education Secretary 12 suegeo Nov 2016 Jun 2017 25 4320

Trump seeks to shrink federal role in education with new order 3 Eugene Apr 2017 Jun 2017 2 5163

U.S. justices reject Gorsuch in win for disabled student 4 Eugene Mar 2017 Jun 2017 4 3875

Oklahoma Lawmaker: Vet citizenship of non-English-speaking schoolkids 1 Eugene May 2017 Jun 2017 1 2876

Five startling things Betsy DeVos just told Congress 1 Eugene May 2017 Jun 2017 7 5161

An incredible advance in education and learning about past events...hit this link below, but.. 1 Stuart G Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 5357

Something Totally Unsurprising about DeVos 1 wcollar Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 3533

Mitch Daniels and Purdue University Tuition Freeze 1 exboyfil Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 5159

Texas teacher let go for giving mock 'terrorist' award to student, 13 2 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 4248

'All but impossible': Republican senator says Trump's education cuts would go too far 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 5403

Harvard Revokes Admission of Several Students for Posting 'Offensive' Memes 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4791

Texas teacher disciplined for 'terrorist' award for student 2 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 5323

Months in, Betsy DeVos still has no answers on major education issues 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 5276

Trump's first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 1636

Republicans in N.C. Senate cut education funding but only in Democratic districts. Really. 1 n2doc May 2017 May 2017 5 2610

U.S. Supreme Court rejects case involving burping teen 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 5608

Money to prep poor kids for college? Sorry, wrong size type 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 3571

Trump singles out historically black college funds in signing statement 4 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 3905

Penn State Fraternity Death: 18 Charged Over Pledge Timothy Piazza's Fatal Fall 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 1995

Florida lawmakers pass bill making it easier to challenge textbooks 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 4330

School districts, education groups sue Arizona over funding 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 4622

Trumps rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year 2 n2doc Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 6278

Former Chicago Public Schools chief sentenced for fraud 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3795

Purdue acquires for-profit Kaplan University 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4923

5 of the top 7 high schools in the nation are Arizona charter schools according to 1 lunasun Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6065

Kasich Budget Calls for Teachers To Intern with Local Businesses As License Renewal Criteria 12 QED Feb 2017 Apr 2017 4 3879

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UC Berkeley dean in sexual harassment case keeps tenure and avoids charges 6 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 6948

Building Information Literacy Skills in the Era of Fake News 0 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 4807

Two more Illinois universities at risk of junk ratings from Moody's 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 6624

Amid police attacks and stalled wage talks, Argentine educators set up school in front of Congress 0 tenorly Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4856

'It is with great sadness that we share news that Gail Shandler, director of Lowell School 1 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 4 6703

This message was self-deleted by its author 16 ymetca Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 7633

Trump taps lawyer involved with Trump U case for federal job 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4676

Congress is now pushing the private choice agenda 2 Panich52 Mar 2017 Apr 2017 0 3809

A father's influence makes for better grades 9 FarCenter Nov 2016 Apr 2017 0 4107

'Last week the 7th graders visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum as the culmination 1 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5233

Anyone ever tried "relearning" math as an adult? 17 Bleacher Creature Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5906

Trump: Hungry students do OK 7 left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 Apr 2017 3 4722

Despite massive teachers' union march in Argentina, Macri rejects collective bargaining talks 0 tenorly Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2079

The Four-Day School Week Is Becoming More Popular In Rural Districts 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2690

Why are vouchers such a scam? 15 QED Feb 2017 Mar 2017 12 5021

Palo Alto: Two schools named after eugenics advocates to get new names 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 2697

'Outrageous': expert slams White House for denying school meals' link to learning 3 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 11 2768

DOJ request for ADA compliance for MOOC Berkeley courses 2 exboyfil Sep 2016 Mar 2017 0 2391

LTE, Guardian (UK): "No evidence to back idea of learning styles" 1 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2129

Texas School Triples Recess Time, Solves Attention Deficit Disorder. 2 elleng Mar 2017 Mar 2017 7 2223

The Hard Right's Planning Document for Education 2 QED Feb 2017 Mar 2017 4 2194

DeVos sparks controversy with comments on black colleges 4 Starry Messenger Feb 2017 Feb 2017 3 2492

Princeton University President Defends His Immigrants Against the Illegal Ban. 3 NNadir Jan 2017 Feb 2017 4 2316

Iowa senator proposes bill decried as 'political litmus test for universities 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2225

A girl named Ehlena and a dog named Wonder win at U.S. Supreme Court 3 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 17 2779

Revised Chicago school budget approved, $111 million gap remains 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2069

Superintendent Luring Iowa Teachers With Minnesota Paycheck 1 n2doc Feb 2017 Feb 2017 4 2366

Toon for all Teachers on DU 1 n2doc Feb 2017 Feb 2017 10 2142

Yale renames residential Calhoun College for Grace Hopper 0 QED Feb 2017 Feb 2017 3 1776

Temple Grandin named to the National Womens Hall of Fame 3 elleng Feb 2017 Feb 2017 6 1949

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51/50 Means We Have No Clue 5 ymetca Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2710

What If High School Were More Like Kindergarten? 4 elleng Sep 2016 Feb 2017 3 2034

Betsy DeVos nomination for Education secretary clears Senate committee vote 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1878

Virginia rejects bill to make schools warn parents of 'explicit' books 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1816

I find it peculiarly curious.. 5 YoungDemCA Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2812

Panel delays vote on DeVos nomination as education secretary 3 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 6 2526

Betsy DeVos, Trumps education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2711

Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food 1 elleng Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1829

The generous governor of Arizona proposed a pay hike for teachers 1 QED Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2498

Republicans condemn university's masculinity program as a 'war on men' 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2552

W&M professor wants to make the world better through childs play. 0 elleng Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2704

State of Michigan tells Detroit students 'Literacy is not a right' 4 workinclasszero Nov 2016 Jan 2017 3 2116

The Fight For Free College Moves to the States 0 think Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2843

Betsy DeVos and the twilight of public education 5 n2doc Dec 2016 Dec 2016 10 2220

Good article (NYT) about Betsy DeVos' plans to destroy public education as we know it: 2 femmocrat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2903

Is listening to a book ‘cheating?’ 12 elleng Sep 2016 Dec 2016 2 2663

I had a Crohn's C-Diff accident in my classroom. Stupidly I fled. 3 demtenjeep Dec 2016 Dec 2016 7 4102

Stanford accused in lawsuit of ignoring complaints about serial sexual 'predator' 1 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1618

New House education chairwoman Virginia Foxx favors rolling back Obama regulations 9 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2415

Exclusive: U.S. standards council to investigate New Oriental after Reuters report 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1828

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