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Skip the Scantron: Americans Are Fed Up With Standardized Testing 3 eridani Aug 2015 Aug 2015 13 1915
WATCH: Duggar son-in-law tells black friend that believing in evolution is racist 5 unhappycamper Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 2220
Republicans' deep hatred for teachers can't be denied and they're not trying 4 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 2074
Four 529 college savings traps to avoid 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1642
Tips for back-to-school savings from a thrifty mom 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1585
North Carolina’s step-by-step war on public education 0 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1756
Educate me on your take on Common Core. 3 AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 3169
What If Teachers Were Treated Like Pro Athletes? 4 progressoid Aug 2015 Aug 2015 4 2148
O'Malley touts all-day preschool in Cedar Rapids stop. 0 elleng Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1599
S&P downgrades Chicago Public Schools credit to BB 1 Eugene Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1609
The Coddling of the American Mind 9 TexasTowelie Aug 2015 Aug 2015 9 3074
Good News: NY Times Acknowledges a Nat'l Teacher Shortage. Bad News: 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 2378
Major charter school expansion in the works for L.A. Unified students 2 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1728
"Changes to AP History make conservatives happy" 3 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 Aug 2015 10 2962
Can Jewish Educators Have Faith in UFT Solidarity? 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1628
The UFT Solidarity Circus Comes to Town 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1571
Toon: Welcome Back! 1 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 1738
Georgia is Segregating Troublesome Kids in Schools Used During Jim Crow 1 n2doc Jul 2015 Aug 2015 7 1741
Just How Bad is Arne Duncan's Dept. of Ed Reform? BAD. Really, Really BAD. 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 19 2557
The Case for Federal Intervention in Math Education 15 ericson00 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 4 3110
Principal commits suicide amid Common Core test scandal 6 n2doc Jul 2015 Jul 2015 11 2569
At what age does hard work make lousy rewards appealing? 3 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1780
New Resources Addressing School Discipline Policies 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1543
An unwilling truant 9 alfie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2725
Dr. Seuss and the book review remind us of the joys of childhood reading. 3 elleng Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2089
Kansas Mass Teacher Exodus: 3,720 and Counting Thanks to GOP 'Reform' 6 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 14 2406
Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters 5 Recursion Jul 2015 Jul 2015 8 1911
The strange politics of education... 0 madfloridian Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1590
These 20 schools are responsible for a fifth of all graduate school debt 6 geardaddy Jul 2015 Jul 2015 10 2454
Why I Can't Support UFT Solidarity 1 SoBronxSchool Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1710

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Inside: Title IX Coordinator Pledge, 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1800
When Candidates Talk Education, Media Rarely Go Beyond Buzzwords 0 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1533
Houston Area: Free IT courses San Jacinto College CCNA A+ just a few 0 vinny9698 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1648
Ravitch: The Arne Duncan Era Has Not Been Good for Students 2 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 15 1878
Growing Evidence that Charter Schools Are Failing 5 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 18 2367
I have no idea where to post this? 1 kkilicer Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2054
The Educational Value of Field Trips 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jul 2015 2 1823
Reich: Ten Ideas to Save the Economy #5: How to Reinvent Education 2 eridani May 2015 Jul 2015 5 1828
FL charter principal smokes pot with students, her shirt unbuttoned....secretary fired when she 6 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jul 2015 12 3074
This Is How We Are Spending Billions On The Sexual Mis-Education Of America’s Youth 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 1941
Chicago Public Schools make full pension payment by deadline 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1495
Oregon Gov Kate Brown signs test opt out bill in spite of funding threats from Arne Duncan 2 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1716
“Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.” 1 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2245
Who'd a thunk it? Sweden teaches us about the perils of school privatization 5 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 25 2373
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 0 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1508
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 4 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1838
Nevada Will Pay Parents $5K Per Kid They Take Out of Public School 9 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2459
Sanders and O'Malley Court Teachers Unions. 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1655
What do you get with an "education" governor - like Jeb? What's happened with Rick Scott? 0 Sancho Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1405
Cancel All Corinthian Colleges Student Debt 0 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1535
Tell Waltons to stop privatizing education 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1502
Why teachers are fleeing Arizona in droves 6 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 15 2330
Higher Ed: Conquering Math 'Phobia' 9 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2834
WSJ Article on Obama's Moves to Make Student Loan Default Easier 8 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2180
ATR HORRORS 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1646
Folks catching on to Charters' failed promise | Secret group wants control of schools (2 fm Alternet 2 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 1964
Arne Duncan’s Patently False Promise to Forgive Student Debts at For-Profit Schools 1 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1736
11-year-old has criminal and felony charges against him for kicking trash can in school 16 eridani Apr 2015 Jun 2015 17 3818
Are IEP's Taken Seriously at PS 154 in the Bronx? 2 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1968
The Double Standard World of DR Alison Coviello at PS 154 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1724

Education Continued...

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DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Gets Caught Again! 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2722
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Bronx Has a Case of Truthiness 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2901
Cute video by a Wisconsin teacher, former DUer. 0 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1599
Alaska Safe Children’s Act: education & bill on dating & sexual abuse 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1549
Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and into the Sandbox 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1781
Governors push private vouchers; ignore majority opinion 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1559
Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 1992
The U.S. Shows Again That it Needs Age Appropriate, Comprehensive Sex-Ed 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1598
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1724
Wisconsin Wants You To Be Able To Quit High School To Teach High School 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1705
Senate approves bill for private school vouchers 5 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2166
Florida science teacher suspended for signal-jamming students’ cell phones 4 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2249
a recent essay 9 historian May 2015 Jun 2015 0 2310
'American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students' 5 eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2254
U.S. Colleges Expelled as Many as 8,000 Chinese Students in 3 Years 1 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1705
Teachers using pens and paper in the classroom “not fair” to students, Microsoft official says 9 MisterP May 2015 May 2015 1 2507
Christie flips on Common Core, leaves Jeb Bush by himself 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1585
The Cost of an Adjunct 5 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 10 2106
Award-Winning Teacher Fired for Reading an Allen Ginsberg Poem 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 7 2123
This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas. 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 19 2135
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