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Just met a professor at a small MD college, 2 elleng Nov 2014 Nov 2014 6 2099
Students to Teach for America CEOs: You Are ‘Complicit’ in Attacks on Public Education 2 eridani Nov 2014 Nov 2014 20 2148
Looks like Arne phasing out local control in modifying test-taking for Special Education. 5 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 16 2522
It’s starve, test, and destroy. How hunger games are coming to NY schools. 1 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 8 1745
Robert Reich: Why College is Necessary, but Gets You Nowhere 0 eridani Nov 2014 Nov 2014 13 1757
toon- If testing is so great... 1 n2doc Nov 2014 Nov 2014 14 1877
Eva Moskowitz fundraiser brought almost 8 million to her Success Academy 1 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1890
Texas Approves Disputed History Texts for Schools 5 liberal N proud Nov 2014 Nov 2014 5 2742
Your children deserve better than this, first-grade teachers tell parents. 1 elleng Nov 2014 Nov 2014 26 2275
"They Spent 95 Million on that Thing and My Kids are in Trailers." 11 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 40 4382
Seven TX charter schools that lost charter are still open for business. 2 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 7 2057
How the U.S. Government Could End the Student Debt Crisis Today 10 eridani Nov 2014 Nov 2014 15 2957
Charter of Fools 3 n2doc Nov 2014 Nov 2014 8 2140
Running a school on $160 1 n2doc Nov 2014 Nov 2014 9 1901
States Listen as Parents Give Rampant Testing an F. 7 elleng Nov 2014 Nov 2014 12 2624
Corporate ED "Reformers" Crash and Burn in Cal. 5 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 7 2268
I'm beginning to understand why people hate Common Core. 13 RandySF Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 3707
This Is What Happens When You Criticize Teach for America 12 eridani Oct 2014 Nov 2014 27 3944
Race to the Top: "Not Long For this World"? 1 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1829
Tony Blair's back and working with Arne Duncan and ed "reformers". 2 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 7 1924
Saw a video on Twitter about callous way LA legislatures spoke of education and Katrina. 0 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1571
Submissiveness required by zero tolerance, no excuses. Loss of individuality by high stakes testing 5 madfloridian Oct 2014 Nov 2014 9 2885
Cuomo Calls Public Schools a "Monopoly." 23 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2014 Nov 2014 3 5209
Steep Drops Seen In Teacher-Prep Enrollment Numbers 3 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 5 4870
Florida school must now teach Algebra to those who are really in need of math life skills. 9 madfloridian Oct 2014 Nov 2014 20 3695
whoever may be suffering due to charter schools, here in chicago it is the pedophiles. 3 mopinko Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2198
Brian Jones on: Cuomo, Education, Teachout and the Democratic Party. 2 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2073
English-speaking students misidentified as 'English learners' 2 RandySF Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2408
The Big Problem With Time's Teacher-Bashing Cover Story 2 eridani Oct 2014 Oct 2014 14 2110
Special Ed teacher alarmed at amount of testing as she returns to public schools after 6 years. 7 madfloridian Oct 2014 Oct 2014 19 2844

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Florida's Mavericks Charter School has problems. Over 1000 pages of them. 1 madfloridian Oct 2014 Oct 2014 11 1994
With the First Early Decision Deadline Rapidly Approaching 2 Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 Oct 2014 4 2328
Former Teacher Calls Parent Trigger School 'Law-Breakingly Unprofessional' 0 Starry Messenger Oct 2014 Oct 2014 13 1824
Recommendation for 2014: CA State Supt of Public Instruction 0 Triana Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1711
Outstanding article at Plunderbund: Kasich’s Mishandling Of Higher Ed Is A Problem For Everyone 1 greatlaurel Oct 2014 Oct 2014 7 1790
State OKs Christel House Academy appeal to boost grade (school tied to Tony Bennett) 1 AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 1899
This is cool... 5 YvonneCa May 2011 Oct 2014 1 3130
Toon: Happy Teachers Day 3 n2doc Sep 2014 Oct 2014 19 4419
Renton high school student sues over ‘F’ 4 QED Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 2629
K12 Online Charter Schools having lots of problems. 1 madfloridian Oct 2014 Oct 2014 14 1922
Study: Chicago charter schools lag traditional ones 4 n2doc Oct 2014 Oct 2014 15 2444
Bachelor of Arts degree now equivalent to a high school diploma 12 Thespian2 Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 4760
Karen Lewis has brain tumor, not running for mayor 9 Starry Messenger Oct 2014 Oct 2014 23 3757
(NC) Parent upset teacher not fired for attacking evolution, comparing public schools to Nazi death 4 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 2605
The right — and surprisingly wrong — ways to get kids to sit still in class. 9 elleng Oct 2014 Oct 2014 7 3143
Figuring out which "grassroots" education groups are fake. 0 madfloridian Oct 2014 Oct 2014 9 1790
A Musical Fix for American Schools 1 antigop Oct 2014 Oct 2014 16 2073
Lewis Black positive rant about teachers 0 knitter4democracy Oct 2014 Oct 2014 7 2414
"Good teachers are not good soldiers" Great post. 2 madfloridian Oct 2014 Oct 2014 11 2633
The Plot Against Public Education 2 Starry Messenger Oct 2014 Oct 2014 9 1930
Chomsky: Thinking Like Corporations Is Harming American Universities 1 eridani Oct 2014 Oct 2014 4 1819
Philly Students Walkout As City Cancels Teachers' Contract ( Video ) 0 Jefferson23 Oct 2014 Oct 2014 4 1673
The Games Charter Schools Play. 4 madfloridian Sep 2014 Oct 2014 18 2342
Let the Children Play: Schools Must Relearn Importance of Recess 6 Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 Oct 2014 12 2927
Charles P Pierce- Reading, Writing, Ransacking 1 n2doc Oct 2014 Oct 2014 18 1977
American Federation of Teachers Endorses Democratic Congressional Candidate Kelly Westlund 5 mopinko Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 2200
NYC ED Bureaucracy *STILL* Coming After Whistleblower Portelos 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1715
STEM is incredibly valuable, but if we want the best innovators we must teach the arts 7 antigop Oct 2014 Oct 2014 7 3073
School Reform Commission Imposes Work Rules on Philadelphia Teachers 1 YoungDemCA Oct 2014 Oct 2014 4 1824
New report on charter school industry...$100 million taken in 15 states from public education. 3 madfloridian Oct 2014 Oct 2014 18 2436

Education Continued...

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Lynda Barry and Matt Groening Talk Love, Hate & Comics (with an Alternative Education emphasis)... 0 adirondacker Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 2313
Second graders tackle ancient technology. Welcome to Pulleys 101! 2 elleng Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 2031
Race to Nowhere airs on local PBS stations Sept 25- Oct 5. About education reform's dark side. 5 madfloridian Sep 2014 Oct 2014 9 2482
Charter schools, civil rights and the theft of education funds 2 n2doc Oct 2014 Oct 2014 8 1992
Protesters pack meeting on education changes 1 lunasun Oct 2014 Oct 2014 10 1746
Harvard Students Ask University to Cut Ties with Teach for America 5 alp227 Oct 2014 Oct 2014 33 3002
Teacher fired protecting student from bullying - why due process is important. 9 QED Sep 2014 Sep 2014 15 3618
The "education market is ripe for disruption" Great article in The Nation. A must read. 4 greatlaurel Sep 2014 Sep 2014 15 2120
Are these the best and worst states for teachers? 1 QED Sep 2014 Sep 2014 4 1857
I missed this post in June from Peter Greene's blog. Anti-teacher trolls. 2 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 1892
Flipping the Classroom 8 TexasTowelie Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 2528
Making a Splash on Campus-College Recreation Now Includes Pool Parties and River Rides 2 antigop Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2868
Cuomo: Still won't cater to teachers' union. Says he doesn't need their endorsement. 1 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1764
UK community wins battle to prevent their school from becoming an academy 0 n2doc Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1648
A New Way to Pay for a Year of University? 2 xocet Jul 2014 Sep 2014 1 2498
Wesleyan, accused of harboring ‘Rape Factory,’ orders frats to admit women 9 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2420
Understanding Common Core is About Seeing a Much Larger Picture 4 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 2082
Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core - Mother Jones 13 Android3.14 Sep 2014 Sep 2014 4 3773
Center for Union Facts says Randi Weingarten is ruining nation’s schools 4 Starry Messenger Sep 2014 Sep 2014 8 2174
no, no, no, no, no 0 rogerashton Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1655
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