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Mayor de Blasio has GOT to read this article. 1 Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 Feb 2014 1 1900

Republicans blitz four states with five creationism bills so far this year 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1851

Texas board changes textbook review rules after years of cultural battles 2 Eugene Jan 2014 Feb 2014 10 2346

Toon- Merit Pay 5 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 21 3043

What the PS 154 Bronx Community Needs to Know About the Common Core, And Now! 0 SoBronxSchool Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1674

Oh great. Developers starting to cash in on relaxed charter school limits 5 lutefisk Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 2291

An Unsafe Environment at PS 154 in the Bronx as Students Run Amok,Yet Again 2 SoBronxSchool Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2105

DR Alison Coviello; EdD and Principal Misplaces The Flash at PS 154 in the Bronx 2 SoBronxSchool Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2625

I'm wondering what unionized teachers and others think of the following arrangement: 2 Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2000

Cuomo Sweetens Pre-K Deal: ‘Whatever’ Mayor Needs 1 elleng Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2026

Why Don't Republicans Want School Vouchers in Places Republicans Actually Live? 1 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2047

Admins harangue student journalist over editorial critical of school's naming policy 0 UrbScotty Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 1931

Teachers Fight Over Loss Of Tenure, New Contracts (NC) 1 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 1839

A U.S. Teacher in Finland: Teaching Less, Collaborating More 1 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 2073

Tuition-Free Public College Education Is Possible. Demand It. 2 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 2006

Truly learning math makes wise thinkers 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2230

Houston school board bars race-based team names, mascots 0 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1711

Birmingham, AL seeks authority to void tenure for teachers working in 'innovation zone' 0 Redfairen Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1691

City College of San Francisco wins round in accreditation battle 5 Starry Messenger Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2791

Record year for Ohio charter school failures is unnerving proponents 7 DonViejo Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 2665

Why I Defend Randi by Diane Ravitch 7 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2014 Jan 2014 8 2660

Banner Ad that summarizes why I dislike Business Schools 3 ThoughtCriminal Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2337

Nine students sue state of California for 'ineffective' teachers (Al Jazeera) 2 alp227 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2417

A poverty, not education, crisis in U.S. 2 elleng Dec 2013 Jan 2014 7 2036

A Ghost Town With a Quad 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Jan 2014 8 2097

Charter school con man admits to $7.2 million fraud 7 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 22 2850

Who are the Power Brokers behind the Common Core State Standards? 7 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 11 2805

So I am considering starting a website 0 blur256 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 10 1755

U.S. acts to keep minority, disabled students out of jail 1 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1674

Clinton Pitches KKR-Backed College Chain Amid Controversy 0 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1759

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Education, wealth and school quality 17 NewJeffCT Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 3816

Dial back group work 4 jeffrey_pdx Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2079

Downingtown (PA) school ranks first in state performance scores 1 modrepub Dec 2013 Jan 2014 1 1826

Librarian: With Emanuel’s pension plan “...I got two feet in the grave” 8 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Jan 2014 7 2833

An *Educator* for Chancellor! "As absurd as that sounds." 11 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Jan 2014 9 3972

Students Of New York City Tell Their New Mayor How Standardized Testing Squashes The Learning Bug 1 eridani Dec 2013 Dec 2013 10 1831

Is Bloomberg's DOE Destroying Evidence of Possible Criminality? 0 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1620

"china teaches its kids to sit exams,sweden its kids to think"... 1 madrchsod Dec 2013 Dec 2013 7 3118

North Carolina Home Schools To Get Public School Money 5 n2doc Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2369

Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils: Math of Today’s Jammed Schools 1 n2doc Dec 2013 Dec 2013 9 1985

Agree or disagree: Kids from poor and working-class families do not have the opportunities... 11 YoungDemCA Nov 2013 Dec 2013 6 4420

UFT REP, Whistleblower, "Celebrates" 600 Days in Rubber Room 0 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1777

University of Utah explores using free, online, open-source textbooks 2 Redfairen Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2046

Sentence Cut in Texas for School Official Jailed in Test Scandal 0 n2doc Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1680

The assault on Indiana schools proceeds 1 caraher Dec 2013 Dec 2013 7 1831

The renewed war on the veteran teacher 20 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2013 Dec 2013 17 5478

Ponder This: Privately-Paid Advisors Embedded in NYS Dept of Ed..... 4 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Dec 2013 9 2176

The PISA 2012 scores show the failure of 'market based' education reform 0 Redfairen Dec 2013 Dec 2013 6 1702

Test Prep/Diagnostics Gone Wild? 11 grntuscarora Nov 2013 Dec 2013 5 2979

Rhee backs out of debate with Ravitch 7 eridani Nov 2013 Dec 2013 14 2751

What’s Good For Bill Gates Turns Out To Be Bad For Public Schools 7 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 8 2948

What business is it of the government to fund high-quality preschool and child care? 1 Addison Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2096

How Poverty Impacts Students' Test Scores, In 4 Graphs 8 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Dec 2013 11 4004

Teaching While Black and Blue 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Dec 2013 6 1917

Is Education ‘Reform’ Wrecking the Common Core? 10 eridani Oct 2013 Nov 2013 9 3396

MO state senator asks education commissioner to step down 0 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1768

Do College Professors Deserve a Living Wage? 23 n2doc Sep 2013 Nov 2013 8 5733

Six Questions for Teach for America 0 Jefferson23 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1791

Seattle judge to hear arguments on Washington charter schools 0 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1607

Populist school board candidate beats challenger's $250,000 worth of negative ads 4 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 10 2372

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How to study in Germany (for a U.S. citizen)? 2 Tab Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1953

Education commissioner’s emails create flap in Missouri 0 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1762

I Never Thought I'd Want To High-Five A Teacher For Yelling At A Student, But I Was Wrong 5 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 17 3870

Stop This Train: The Common Core and the Uncommon Student 1 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1930

How Our Public Schools Became a ‘Communist Threat’ 0 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 13 1704

Toon- When do we learn how to read? 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Nov 2013 13 1858

Common Core Protesters 4 LynnTTT Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2130

Arne Duncan: ‘White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’ 10 duffyduff Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 3618

Uh-oh. Suburbia seems to be turning on Common Core. Video. 2 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2184

NYC Parents to DOE : No, You Will *NOT* Test Our 4-Year Olds. 4 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 17 2494

Darien, Ct Board of Education found in violation of IDEA ( Heroic SLP's memo ) 2 Jefferson23 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 4323

Another day, another fishy charter school 6 n2doc Nov 2013 Nov 2013 31 3034

Mindup, Hawn Foundation, Goldie Hawn, Press Club links 0 kickysnana Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1958

The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math' 12 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 6837

From my article, "Teaching is Not Rocket Science; it’s More Important" 2 texshelters Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1997

Surprise state visit finds problems at Hope Academy charter school 1 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 11 2091

The Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is Poverty 2 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Nov 2013 9 2066

"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2197

"Children of the Core": The Final Sacrifice 4 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2933

The charter-school lie: Market-based education gambles with our children 3 DonViejo Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2208

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