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To all teachers at any level, K- Ph.D: 8 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2291
A summer joke for teachers... 0 1monster Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 3791
CTU President Lewis Blames "Elites" For Public Education Inequality 1 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1746
X-POST from GD: Impromptu graduation ceremony is lesson in kindness 4 OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2122
Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas. 3 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2505
NSBA: Dems Support Federal Control of Education 1 duffyduff Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1757
Badass Teachers Association Shows a New Spirit of Defiance 8 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 18 2935
A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench 12 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3463
A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 8738
Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1610
Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1741
School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 1744
Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1931
Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2249
To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 5113
Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3407
San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3256
Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn’t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2548
Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 4919
Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2664
Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1681
Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 6888
Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1865
Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1724
A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 9520
Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3480
(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2117
Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 3167
Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2790
School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 2640

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New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2447
Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1975
This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 3367
Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 4249
More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 2783
22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 2617
Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 2760
Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 1801
Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 1661
School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 1622
Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 10873
Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 3530
Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 2926
Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2427
Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 1446
Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1516
Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2138
How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico’s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2113
Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 2783
Hello Los Angeles. What's the story w. Eric Garcetti? 5 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 0 3235
Why a privatized GED will fail students 3 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2168
AFP-Texas: Ending CSCOPE a tremendous victory for parents and students 0 mbperrin May 2013 May 2013 3 1973
American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality 1 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 2193
Steve Perry’s Dissertation: Heavy on Lit Review, Slight on Scholarship 0 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 1793
A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform 3 Addison May 2013 May 2013 9 2524
Did you know Obama had declared Teacher Appreciation Week "National Charter Schools Week"? 8 HiPointDem May 2012 May 2013 11 3332
Rich Colleges, Poor Professors 3 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 11 2164
When scholars sell out, the consequences are grave 2 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6
Why Not Teacher Evaluations by Students? [View all] 82 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 16904
More Educational Ugliness in the Age of Obama 6 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 8 2742

Education Continued...

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My niece wants to opt-out ( from testing) her three ps kids. 18 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 2 4739
Oaxacan teachers challenge the test 1 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 5 1818
Concerns about the 'Common Core' 8 elleng May 2013 May 2013 2 3199
Teachers Embrace 'Deep Learning,' Translating Lessons Into Practical Skills. 6 elleng May 2013 May 2013 3 3018
BREAKING NEWS!! PRINCess PAL Misconduct at PS 154 in the Bronx!! 0 SoBronxSchool May 2013 May 2013 2 1842
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 0 femmocrat May 2013 May 2013 5
New technology allows professors to track whether students are reading their textbooks 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2013 May 2013 6 2954
Cathie Black Emails Shine a Light on Bloomberg and Education Reform 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 7 1857
Professors at San Jose State Criticize Online Courses 3 alp227 May 2013 May 2013 5 3962
Principal fires security guards to hire art teachers — and transforms elementary school 15 antigop May 2013 May 2013 62 3942
Randi calls for moratorium on consequences of high-stakes testing associated with the Common Core 6 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 11 2553
UFT President's Kin Under Investigation by NYC DOE 0 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 3 2280
The Debunking of a Missouri Teacher/Principal 8 xocet Apr 2013 May 2013 1 2924
The ROI of college: Is going to an expensive school worth it? 3 n2doc May 2013 May 2013 0 3933
O my gosh, this guy is .... *smokin*! 12 Smarmie Doofus Apr 2013 May 2013 51 5041
I have never posted a thread before..so hope it's OK for me to post here... 11 nenagh Apr 2013 May 2013 17 2947
Is having no text books common in elementary schools now? 6 Nikia Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2787
New standardized tests feature plugs for commercial products 5 Tony_FLADEM Apr 2013 Apr 2013 10 2580
After weeks of studying author and illustrator Eric Carle 0 elleng Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1771
While cuts roll out of D.C., conservative Republicans across the country are demanding that state 2 midnight Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2071
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