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"Changes to AP History make conservatives happy" 3 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 Aug 2015 10 2878
Can Jewish Educators Have Faith in UFT Solidarity? 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1598
The UFT Solidarity Circus Comes to Town 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1517
Toon: Welcome Back! 1 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 1711
Georgia is Segregating Troublesome Kids in Schools Used During Jim Crow 1 n2doc Jul 2015 Aug 2015 7 1693
Just How Bad is Arne Duncan's Dept. of Ed Reform? BAD. Really, Really BAD. 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 19 2468
The Case for Federal Intervention in Math Education 15 ericson00 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 4 2975
Principal commits suicide amid Common Core test scandal 6 n2doc Jul 2015 Jul 2015 11 2486
At what age does hard work make lousy rewards appealing? 3 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1715
New Resources Addressing School Discipline Policies 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1518
An unwilling truant 9 alfie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2613
Dr. Seuss and the book review remind us of the joys of childhood reading. 3 elleng Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2018
Kansas Mass Teacher Exodus: 3,720 and Counting Thanks to GOP 'Reform' 6 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 14 2331
Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters 5 Recursion Jul 2015 Jul 2015 8 1856
The strange politics of education... 0 madfloridian Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1548
These 20 schools are responsible for a fifth of all graduate school debt 6 geardaddy Jul 2015 Jul 2015 10 2382
Why I Can't Support UFT Solidarity 1 SoBronxSchool Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1672
Inside: Title IX Coordinator Pledge, 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1757
When Candidates Talk Education, Media Rarely Go Beyond Buzzwords 0 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1482
Houston Area: Free IT courses San Jacinto College CCNA A+ just a few 0 vinny9698 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1611
Ravitch: The Arne Duncan Era Has Not Been Good for Students 2 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 15 1832
Growing Evidence that Charter Schools Are Failing 5 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 18 2289
I have no idea where to post this? 1 kkilicer Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1980
The Educational Value of Field Trips 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jul 2015 2 1784
Reich: Ten Ideas to Save the Economy #5: How to Reinvent Education 2 eridani May 2015 Jul 2015 5 1778
FL charter principal smokes pot with students, her shirt unbuttoned....secretary fired when she 6 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jul 2015 12 3001
This Is How We Are Spending Billions On The Sexual Mis-Education Of America’s Youth 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 1900
Chicago Public Schools make full pension payment by deadline 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1460
Oregon Gov Kate Brown signs test opt out bill in spite of funding threats from Arne Duncan 2 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1663
“Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.” 1 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2212

Education Continued...

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Who'd a thunk it? Sweden teaches us about the perils of school privatization 5 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 25 2287
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 0 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1471
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 4 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1779
Nevada Will Pay Parents $5K Per Kid They Take Out of Public School 9 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2367
Sanders and O'Malley Court Teachers Unions. 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1612
What do you get with an "education" governor - like Jeb? What's happened with Rick Scott? 0 Sancho Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1366
Cancel All Corinthian Colleges Student Debt 0 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1483
Tell Waltons to stop privatizing education 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1464
Why teachers are fleeing Arizona in droves 6 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 15 2271
Higher Ed: Conquering Math 'Phobia' 9 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2736
WSJ Article on Obama's Moves to Make Student Loan Default Easier 8 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2076
ATR HORRORS 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1619
Folks catching on to Charters' failed promise | Secret group wants control of schools (2 fm Alternet 2 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 1921
Arne Duncan’s Patently False Promise to Forgive Student Debts at For-Profit Schools 1 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1697
11-year-old has criminal and felony charges against him for kicking trash can in school 16 eridani Apr 2015 Jun 2015 17 3616
Are IEP's Taken Seriously at PS 154 in the Bronx? 2 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1907
The Double Standard World of DR Alison Coviello at PS 154 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1690
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Gets Caught Again! 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2652
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Bronx Has a Case of Truthiness 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2821
Cute video by a Wisconsin teacher, former DUer. 0 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1572
Alaska Safe Children’s Act: education & bill on dating & sexual abuse 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1486
Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and into the Sandbox 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1724
Governors push private vouchers; ignore majority opinion 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1523
Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 1951
The U.S. Shows Again That it Needs Age Appropriate, Comprehensive Sex-Ed 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1559
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1686
Wisconsin Wants You To Be Able To Quit High School To Teach High School 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1675
Senate approves bill for private school vouchers 5 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2090
Florida science teacher suspended for signal-jamming students’ cell phones 4 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2175
a recent essay 9 historian May 2015 Jun 2015 0 2191

Education Continued...

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'American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students' 5 eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2141
U.S. Colleges Expelled as Many as 8,000 Chinese Students in 3 Years 1 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1656
Teachers using pens and paper in the classroom “not fair” to students, Microsoft official says 9 MisterP May 2015 May 2015 1 2421
Christie flips on Common Core, leaves Jeb Bush by himself 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1546
The Cost of an Adjunct 5 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 10 2034
Award-Winning Teacher Fired for Reading an Allen Ginsberg Poem 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 7 2066
This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas. 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 19 2058
Superintendent voted out of Tampa district becomes NY's state education commissioner. 0 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 2 1582
*If Any Charter School Needs a Union, It’s Urban Prep* 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 10 1748
I posted Peter Greene's post about the stupidity of scripted test directions... 1 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 5 1630
Testing glitches aside, Stewart is praised for stabilizing Florida's education system 0 Sancho May 2015 May 2015 2 1427
Platinum Pay in Ivory Towers 1 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 5 1649
Supreme Court Punts On Special Ed, ADA Cases 0 Jefferson23 May 2015 May 2015 2 1472
Let the kids learn through play. 3 elleng May 2015 May 2015 4 1883
Message to My Freshman Students 4 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 1 2388
North Carolina To Teachers: No Free Speech For You! | Crooks and Liars 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1784
Student Course Evaluations Get An 'F' 4 n2doc Oct 2014 May 2015 5 2610
Many states mislead the public about whether students are proficient 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1550
Canadian Teachers Union Leading the Way on LGBT Issues 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2015 May 2015 0 1571
What’s the Point of a Professor? 15 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 4 3518
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