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I would never have expected this level of vitriol about a faulty test item. 16 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 3795
I just ran across this at Twitter. A rant from a father of a special education student. 20 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 18 5031
9 college freshmen dead in alcohol-related incidents in first weeks of new school year 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 2047
How The Koch Brothers Corrupted Florida State University (+163 Other Colleges) (Young Turks) 1 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 1973
Teacher tells of throwing students to the "testing wolves." 3 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 15 2061
cross posting because no one in GD seems to care about education. 7 liberal_at_heart Aug 2014 Sep 2014 11 2687
New York State Teacher Evaluations Are Rigged 4 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 2391
Spending cuts to education and nutrition will hurt kids 3 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 4 2437
State still owes city $2.5B for school funding 0 Sherman A1 Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1633
FL DOE stops K-2 testing for now. Thank a teacher who put her job on the line. 3 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 8 3978
26 school districts stock up on free military gear 3 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 9 2029
The 2 groups suing NY teachers are feuding with each other. 0 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 9 1665
David Boies has a plan. Go state by state stripping teachers of due process. 2 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 7 2168
Satanists plan to send materials to Orange County schools 4 teach1st Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2064
Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today 30 n2doc Jul 2014 Sep 2014 31 9501
Koch foundation proposal to college: Teach our curriculum, get millions 4 n2doc Sep 2014 Sep 2014 7 2189
The Conspiracy at PS 154 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1725
Interesting article at Alternet about homeschooling. 8 greatlaurel Sep 2014 Sep 2014 7 2491
Florida Charter schools continue to rip off taxpayers... 4 Sancho Sep 2014 Sep 2014 8 2095
I wonder if Arne Duncan is trying to end the category of special education? 35 madfloridian Aug 2014 Sep 2014 14 7229
I don't know how much more of this Common Core bullshit I can take. 17 AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 10229
The Battle for New York Schools: Eva Moskowitz vs. Mayor Bill de Blasio 2 elleng Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2114
New materials to explore, books to read, friendships to make. 2 elleng Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1754
On the First Day of Kindergarten 1 elleng Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1787
The unstoppable TI-84 Plus: How an outdated calculator still holds a monopoly on classrooms 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 7363
On the first day Primary School Science Teacher Kelly Hoffmaster wanted to get her students thinking 0 elleng Sep 2014 Sep 2014 5 1938
California schools chief to appeal ruling striking down teacher tenure 9 Starry Messenger Sep 2014 Sep 2014 15 2416
Louie Gohmert: Ban non-English speakers from schools because they ‘bring education down’ 4 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2259
Florida School District Opts out of Opting-Out 0 Ka hrnt Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1645
This Labor Day there was something missing. Respect for teachers and their unions. 0 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 4 1666

Education Continued...

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FCC to devote $2 billion toward pushing Wi-Fi Internet at schools, libraries 0 littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 1684
Arne Duncan may allow Rick Scott to look very good to teachers and parents. 1 madfloridian Aug 2014 Aug 2014 4 1922
ALEC And Jeb Bush Are Conspiring To Kill Off Public Schools For Good 6 unhappycamper Aug 2014 Aug 2014 16 2393
Tucson Weekly: Schools, Society And Snake Oil Salesmen 0 madfloridian Aug 2014 Aug 2014 7 1642
Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today. 15 elleng Aug 2014 Aug 2014 9 5056
D.C. Charter Leader Objects To Plan Setting Aside Seats For At-Risk Students 13 Jefferson23 Aug 2014 Aug 2014 5 2930
United States: Boy held for 'killing pet dinosaur' (BBC) {or, that's what he wrote ...} 2 eppur_se_muova Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1999
Inside LA’s ‘teacher jail’: Educators are ‘broken, depressed, suicidal’ 4 n2doc Aug 2014 Aug 2014 13 2249
Give a read to this post in GD about many reasons tenured NY teachers can be fired... 1 madfloridian Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 1625
What's wrong with "school reform"? 3 ellenrr Aug 2014 Aug 2014 8 2023
Education Secretary Allows Reprieve on Test-Based Teacher Ratings. 3 elleng Aug 2014 Aug 2014 5 1865
Fox Dem strategist Kirsten Powers at it again. Says teachers making "sexist" attacks.... 0 madfloridian Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 1810
I'm contemplating asking Skinner to start a "College Parents" group 8 Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 Aug 2014 3 2575
Union Trouble: NYC Teachers Clash w. Cops Over Planned Brutality March 0 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1646
Why Do Americans Stink at Math? 10 eridani Aug 2014 Aug 2014 4 3151
SF teachers union still counting strike authorization votes 0 RandySF Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1684
Rand Paul gets schooled: Libertarian fantasies don’t help kids learn — teachers do 7 n2doc Aug 2014 Aug 2014 9 2576
Test scores, rating plunged at top elementary after Dallas ISD determined teachers had been cheating 1 n2doc Aug 2014 Aug 2014 6 1947
Michelle Rhee drops out of school group 7 Starry Messenger Aug 2014 Aug 2014 5 2384
Charles P Pierce- Who the fck is Campbell Brown? 17 n2doc Aug 2014 Aug 2014 61 4938
Lunch lady rises to teachers union leader and takes on all comers, bluntly 2 n2doc Aug 2014 Aug 2014 20 2190
UFT's Mulgrew Ridicules Common Core Critics; Threatens to "Punch You in the Face..." 8 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 3096
My Own Story. Why Teachers So Desperately Need Tenure 7 SoBronxSchool Aug 2014 Aug 2014 21 2755
Keoni Wright, plaintiff in Campbell Brown's lawsuit, is a member of Michelle Rhee's Students First. 4 madfloridian Aug 2014 Aug 2014 7 1984
Toon: Back to testing 1 n2doc Aug 2014 Aug 2014 11 1944
Whoopi Goldberg taking up fight against teachers. Post in GD 1 madfloridian Aug 2014 Aug 2014 5 2009
Classic Math vs. Common Core 4 elleng Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 2635
Go Public: A day in the life of an american school district 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Aug 2014 7 2599
‘Education reform’ now a pejorative term to many progressive Democrats 6 n2doc Jul 2014 Aug 2014 10 2354
City Council Committee Puts the Brakes on Charter School Expansion 1 NJCher Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 1776

Education Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Why Do Americans Stink at Math? 5 elleng Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2547
Lively ( and funny) thread re. Campbell Brown in NY Forum 1 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 1870
How The Koch Brothers Are Buying Their Way Into The Minds Of Public School Students 3 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2242
Two of Jeb's Chiefs for Change have anti-teachers-union op ed in WP. 3 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2230
Spotlights and Solutions for College Rape 0 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1608
Her son has been suspended five times. He’s 3. 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2321
I posted more about Campbell Brown and Dan Senor and their attacks on teachers. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 14 2303
Here's why they REALLY want to end teacher tenure. 8 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2605
The principal who wrestles an F school to a C in one year gets demotion and pay cut 6 teach1st Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2758
Ravitch's very apt description of Arne Duncan. 10 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 31 3347
White House Adds New Disability Adviser 4 Jefferson23 Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2153
Gravy train charter schools and the EB-5 visa. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 7 1978
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION BLAMES TEACHERS FOR A FAILED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 13 newblewtoo Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 3009
MICHAEL GOVE IS OUT AS BRITISH EDUCATION SECRETARY!!! 9 LeftishBrit Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 2655
Great video compares charter school scandals to sub prime mortgages. Many similarities. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1822
New pro-public-school group. Democrats for Public Education. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2368
AFT joins NEA with conditions, asks Arne to resign. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 19 3962
Unreal! NYDOE gave principals 24 hour notice to clean, clear space for Success Charter Academies. 5 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2051
Can the teachers' unions come back? 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2205
Study: Kids Bullied in Gym, Sports Avoid Future Activity 12 radicalliberal Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 3798
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