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An unwilling truant 9 alfie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2537

Dr. Seuss and the book review remind us of the joys of childhood reading. 3 elleng Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1993

Kansas Mass Teacher Exodus: 3,720 and Counting Thanks to GOP 'Reform' 6 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 14 2293

Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters 5 Recursion Jul 2015 Jul 2015 8 1828

The strange politics of education... 0 madfloridian Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1535

These 20 schools are responsible for a fifth of all graduate school debt 6 geardaddy Jul 2015 Jul 2015 10 2349

Why I Can't Support UFT Solidarity 1 SoBronxSchool Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1655

Inside: Title IX Coordinator Pledge, 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1741

When Candidates Talk Education, Media Rarely Go Beyond Buzzwords 0 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1471

Houston Area: Free IT courses San Jacinto College CCNA A+ just a few 0 vinny9698 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1601

Ravitch: The Arne Duncan Era Has Not Been Good for Students 2 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 15 1806

Growing Evidence that Charter Schools Are Failing 5 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 18 2238

I have no idea where to post this? 1 kkilicer Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1954

The Educational Value of Field Trips 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jul 2015 2 1762

Reich: Ten Ideas to Save the Economy #5: How to Reinvent Education 2 eridani May 2015 Jul 2015 5 1759

FL charter principal smokes pot with students, her shirt unbuttoned....secretary fired when she 6 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jul 2015 12 2966

This Is How We Are Spending Billions On The Sexual Mis-Education Of America’s Youth 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 1884

Chicago Public Schools make full pension payment by deadline 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1445

Oregon Gov Kate Brown signs test opt out bill in spite of funding threats from Arne Duncan 2 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1636

“Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.” 1 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2189

Who'd a thunk it? Sweden teaches us about the perils of school privatization 5 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 25 2260

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 0 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1460

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 4 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1763

Nevada Will Pay Parents $5K Per Kid They Take Out of Public School 9 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2327

Sanders and O'Malley Court Teachers Unions. 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1588

What do you get with an "education" governor - like Jeb? What's happened with Rick Scott? 0 Sancho Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1353

Cancel All Corinthian Colleges Student Debt 0 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1461

Tell Waltons to stop privatizing education 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1452

Why teachers are fleeing Arizona in droves 6 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 15 2237

Higher Ed: Conquering Math 'Phobia' 9 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2678

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WSJ Article on Obama's Moves to Make Student Loan Default Easier 8 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2036

ATR HORRORS 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1607

Folks catching on to Charters' failed promise | Secret group wants control of schools (2 fm Alternet 2 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 1902

Arne Duncan’s Patently False Promise to Forgive Student Debts at For-Profit Schools 1 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1683

11-year-old has criminal and felony charges against him for kicking trash can in school 16 eridani Apr 2015 Jun 2015 17 3559

Are IEP's Taken Seriously at PS 154 in the Bronx? 2 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1892

The Double Standard World of DR Alison Coviello at PS 154 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1677

DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Gets Caught Again! 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2636

DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Bronx Has a Case of Truthiness 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2796

Cute video by a Wisconsin teacher, former DUer. 0 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1559

Alaska Safe Children’s Act: education & bill on dating & sexual abuse 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1467

Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and into the Sandbox 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1703

Governors push private vouchers; ignore majority opinion 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1507

Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 1931

The U.S. Shows Again That it Needs Age Appropriate, Comprehensive Sex-Ed 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1544

This message was self-deleted by its author 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1675

Wisconsin Wants You To Be Able To Quit High School To Teach High School 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1664

Senate approves bill for private school vouchers 5 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2061

Florida science teacher suspended for signal-jamming students’ cell phones 4 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2147

a recent essay 9 historian May 2015 Jun 2015 0 2133

'American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students' 5 eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2087

U.S. Colleges Expelled as Many as 8,000 Chinese Students in 3 Years 1 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1637

Teachers using pens and paper in the classroom “not fair” to students, Microsoft official says 9 MisterP May 2015 May 2015 1 2395

Christie flips on Common Core, leaves Jeb Bush by himself 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1534

The Cost of an Adjunct 5 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 10 1998

Award-Winning Teacher Fired for Reading an Allen Ginsberg Poem 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 7 2037

This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas. 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 19 2031

Superintendent voted out of Tampa district becomes NY's state education commissioner. 0 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 2 1567

*If Any Charter School Needs a Union, It’s Urban Prep* 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 10 1733

I posted Peter Greene's post about the stupidity of scripted test directions... 1 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 5 1613

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Testing glitches aside, Stewart is praised for stabilizing Florida's education system 0 Sancho May 2015 May 2015 2 1413

Platinum Pay in Ivory Towers 1 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 5 1632

Supreme Court Punts On Special Ed, ADA Cases 0 Jefferson23 May 2015 May 2015 2 1457

Let the kids learn through play. 3 elleng May 2015 May 2015 4 1851

Message to My Freshman Students 4 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 1 2366

North Carolina To Teachers: No Free Speech For You! | Crooks and Liars 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1766

Student Course Evaluations Get An 'F' 4 n2doc Oct 2014 May 2015 5 2578

Many states mislead the public about whether students are proficient 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1536

Canadian Teachers Union Leading the Way on LGBT Issues 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2015 May 2015 0 1556

What’s the Point of a Professor? 15 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 4 3461

An Adjunct’s Farewell 4 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 8 2239

Juan Gonzalez: Feds did not keep track of over 3 billion going to charter schools. 7 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 12 2555

Why My Charter School Needs a Union 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 8 1571

Texas high school that doesn't teach sex ed surprised by chlamydia outbreak 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 5 1808

John Oliver perfectly sums up everything that’s wrong with standardized testing 5 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 16 2055

Building Hope$: Big charter, big money, big prizes, big hou$e$ 2 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 4 2740

Fraud, Waste, and Lies: Charter Schools Cheating Communities Out of Millions of Dollars 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 12 1738

How to Lose $1 Billion: Yeshiva University Blows Its Future on Loser Hedge Funds 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 0 1633

Arne has nerve to threaten fed intervention over opt outs. Blames parents for test anxiety. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 1896

NBC: Amid Funding Cuts, Will LSU Have to Declare 'Bankruptcy'? 0 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1964

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