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Higher Ed: Liberal Arts, Democracy, and the Media 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1265
Outraged Dad Wonders If a Public Speaking Class Is Only for Rich Kids 13 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 37 2779
How Common Core Hurts English Language Learners 1 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1611
These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternativ 0 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1295
First Days of School, Decade by Decade 0 elleng Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 1381
One of nation’s largest school districts ditches high school final exams. 2 elleng Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1705
Washington Supreme Court: Charter Schools are Unconstitutional. 1 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1649
Latest SAT Scores Raise New Alarms Over 'Test-and-Punish' Education 3 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 27 1954
Teachers in This Broke School District Are Working for Free 2 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1545
The enlightening legacy of the Rosenwald schools 1 mopinko Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1592
10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans’ All-Charter School System Has Proven a Failure 4 eridani Aug 2015 Aug 2015 12 1740
‘The Teacher Shortage’ Is No Accident—It’s the Result of Corporate Education Reform Policies 7 eridani Aug 2015 Oct 2015 12 2073
Why Some Fear Political Correctness Is Ruining Education 5 libodem Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 2659
The Neoliberal Arts How College sold its soul to the market (Harper's) 2 Democrats_win Aug 2015 Sep 2015 11 2710
Flash Mob "One More Day" (Les Mis) - West Des Moines Schools - Welcome Back 2 LWolf Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1608
Skip the Scantron: Americans Are Fed Up With Standardized Testing 3 eridani Aug 2015 Aug 2015 13 1590
The MOOC revolution that wasn’t 8 n2doc Aug 2015 Sep 2015 5 1808
Republicans' deep hatred for teachers can't be denied and they're not trying 4 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1755
Four 529 college savings traps to avoid 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1424
Tips for back-to-school savings from a thrifty mom 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1352
North Carolina’s step-by-step war on public education 0 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1552
O'Malley touts all-day preschool in Cedar Rapids stop. 0 elleng Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1309
S&P downgrades Chicago Public Schools credit to BB 1 Eugene Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1310
The Coddling of the American Mind 9 TexasTowelie Aug 2015 Aug 2015 9 2495
WATCH: Duggar son-in-law tells black friend that believing in evolution is racist 5 unhappycamper Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1824
Good News: NY Times Acknowledges a Nat'l Teacher Shortage. Bad News: 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 1948
"Changes to AP History make conservatives happy" 3 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 Aug 2015 10 2291
Major charter school expansion in the works for L.A. Unified students 2 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1441
Can Jewish Educators Have Faith in UFT Solidarity? 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1430
The UFT Solidarity Circus Comes to Town 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1334

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Toon: Welcome Back! 1 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 1567
Educate me on your take on Common Core. 3 AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 2496
Just How Bad is Arne Duncan's Dept. of Ed Reform? BAD. Really, Really BAD. 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 19 2033
What If Teachers Were Treated Like Pro Athletes? 4 progressoid Aug 2015 Aug 2015 4 1825
Georgia is Segregating Troublesome Kids in Schools Used During Jim Crow 1 n2doc Jul 2015 Aug 2015 7 1508
At what age does hard work make lousy rewards appealing? 3 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1482
Principal commits suicide amid Common Core test scandal 6 n2doc Jul 2015 Jul 2015 11 2119
New Resources Addressing School Discipline Policies 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1379
The Case for Federal Intervention in Math Education 15 ericson00 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 4 2261
Dr. Seuss and the book review remind us of the joys of childhood reading. 3 elleng Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1784
An unwilling truant 9 alfie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2013
The strange politics of education... 0 madfloridian Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1399
Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters 5 Recursion Jul 2015 Jul 2015 8 1615
That “Volunteer Professor” Ad 3 n2doc Jul 2015 Sep 2015 5 1777
Kansas Mass Teacher Exodus: 3,720 and Counting Thanks to GOP 'Reform' 6 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 14 1991
These 20 schools are responsible for a fifth of all graduate school debt 6 geardaddy Jul 2015 Jul 2015 10 1987
Why I Can't Support UFT Solidarity 1 SoBronxSchool Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1484
Inside: Title IX Coordinator Pledge, 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1566
When Candidates Talk Education, Media Rarely Go Beyond Buzzwords 0 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1337
Houston Area: Free IT courses San Jacinto College CCNA A+ just a few 0 vinny9698 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1435
Ravitch: The Arne Duncan Era Has Not Been Good for Students 2 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 15 1609
Sex Education And Contraception Reduces Teen Pregnancy In Colorado 4 votesparks Jul 2015 Apr 2016 2 1731
Growing Evidence that Charter Schools Are Failing 5 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 18 1932
I have no idea where to post this? 1 kkilicer Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1723
This Is How We Are Spending Billions On The Sexual Mis-Education Of America’s Youth 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 1683
Chicago Public Schools make full pension payment by deadline 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1304
The Educational Value of Field Trips 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jul 2015 2 1554
Oregon Gov Kate Brown signs test opt out bill in spite of funding threats from Arne Duncan 2 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1450
FL charter principal smokes pot with students, her shirt unbuttoned....secretary fired when she 6 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jul 2015 12 2640
“Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.” 1 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1976

Education Continued...

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Who'd a thunk it? Sweden teaches us about the perils of school privatization 5 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 25 1995
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 0 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1304
Nevada Will Pay Parents $5K Per Kid They Take Out of Public School 9 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1965
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 4 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1572
What do you get with an "education" governor - like Jeb? What's happened with Rick Scott? 0 Sancho Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1228
Cancel All Corinthian Colleges Student Debt 0 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1315
Tell Waltons to stop privatizing education 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1335
Sanders and O'Malley Court Teachers Unions. 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1376
Why teachers are fleeing Arizona in droves 6 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 15 1947
Higher Ed: Conquering Math 'Phobia' 9 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2204
WSJ Article on Obama's Moves to Make Student Loan Default Easier 8 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1676
ATR HORRORS 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1467
Folks catching on to Charters' failed promise | Secret group wants control of schools (2 fm Alternet 2 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 1706
Arne Duncan’s Patently False Promise to Forgive Student Debts at For-Profit Schools 1 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1501
Are IEP's Taken Seriously at PS 154 in the Bronx? 2 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1718
The Double Standard World of DR Alison Coviello at PS 154 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1551
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Gets Caught Again! 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2405
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Bronx Has a Case of Truthiness 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2520
Cute video by a Wisconsin teacher, former DUer. 0 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1428
Alaska Safe Children’s Act: education & bill on dating & sexual abuse 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1311
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