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(When there's a contract they) Call Me Maybe (Musical interlude from young chicago teachers) 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2212
Why Do People Hate Teachers Unions? Because They Hate Teachers. 17 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 4770
Please help me ask the NEA, and their state affiliates, to kick out all the administrators. 10 RobertAustin Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3210
CUNY Administration Declares War On Rebel English Department 6 xchrom Sep 2012 Sep 2012 13 3048
So, assuming this is a win for chicago teachers, what are the repercussions and developments? 8 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2440
Karen Lewis Rocks. 6 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2583
Toon - Rahm's Replacement Teachers 2 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 19 2804
Radio interview with CPS teacher on working conditions 4 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2168
a very different take on the education debate- this american life 11 mopinko Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 3238
SF school principal punishes teachers concerned about safety. 5 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2607
Chicago Teachers appear to be the winner 3 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 2066
Some elected reps actually DO get the ed "reform" scam. Video. 1 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 1724
How Chicago's teacher strike explains the education de-revolution 2 antigop Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2169
Chicago teachers are striking over salary because Illiniois made salary the only 'strikeable' issue. 3 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2659
In Chicago, Rahm Emanuel is in a showdown against teachers (how RE wants to restrict strikes) 3 alp227 Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2348
Advice to Chicago Teachers: Steer Clear of Weingarten 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1536
Song for Chicago teachers 2 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1792
Chicago teachers' strike opens up national conversation on education 'reform' 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 1621
Director of Private School Where Rahm Sends His Kids Opposes Using Testing for Teacher Evaluations 10 eridani Sep 2012 Sep 2012 9 3828
Central Falls RI bankruptcy deal gives bondholders 100%, cuts public pensions up to 55%. 6 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 3141
Howard Dean's son ex-TFA, now a charter school wonk. "Who on the national scene supports public ed?" 6 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 8804
A Teacher at Central Falls HS Will Not Vote for Obama [View all] 134 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 15 28174
Petition to Congress to CUT ADMINISTRATORS' PAY -- nationwide! 3 RobertAustin Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2276
Evaluating ELLs for Special Needs a Challenge 1 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2689
DU solidarity with Chicago teachers! 7 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 10 2369
School vouchers 7 SHRED Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 3005
A Sampling Of The Best Of #SaidNoTeacherEver 3 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 15 2498
Pyongyang in NYC: Wherein a blogger compares Bloomberg to Kim Jong Il & Mao 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 1440
Summary of research studies on Renaissance 2010 (Chicago) 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1449
"No Excuses" and the Culture of Shame: Why metrics don't matter 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 1843

Education Continued...

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"They can't punish without the data" (Opt out of high stakes testing) 4 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2143
Rhee tells it straight:“There's no longer sort of some assumed alliance between the Democratic Party 7 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 12 2555
High Performing Charter Schools: Beating The Odds, Or Beating The Test? 0 livvy Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 1793
"Go into teaching. They'll always need teachers," I told my students... 5 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2594
"Won't Back Down" draws controversy 17 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 4207
Obama appoints teacher-firer Javits to resolve disputes between rail carriers and union 8 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 9 2997
Largest Chicago Teachers Union Meeting of the Century Votes Unanimously to Strike 4 HiPointDem Aug 2012 Sep 2012 9 2132
Investors seek to profit from privatizing public schools 0 antigop Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 1898
RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms 5 mopinko Aug 2012 Sep 2012 2 5150
Teachers (and Friends): So who's running for Congress this year that "gets it"? 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Sep 2012 3 3361
'won't back down' sounds like it might be more effective than 'superman' 4 HiPointDem Aug 2012 Sep 2012 6 2379
Poverty Stressors Lead to Impaired Learning Ability in Children 7 Starry Messenger Aug 2012 Sep 2012 5 2687
Chicago Bd of Education Pleads Poverty but Budgets Millions for Strikebreaking & Union Busting 1 HiPointDem Aug 2012 Aug 2012 6 2211
Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 0 Starry Messenger Aug 2012 Aug 2012 10 3022
Mayor Emanuel announces free fare card pilot program for select 5 CPS schools 40 mopinko Aug 2012 Aug 2012 2 8767
The City, Standing Behind (SF) City College 1 Starry Messenger Aug 2012 Sep 2023 3 2327
Tea Party on Education 1 oldsarge54 Aug 2012 Aug 2012 2 1803
Big-City Districts Bail on Teacher-Incentive Grants 4 proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 Aug 2012 4 2054
The Big Business of Charter Schools 5 Starry Messenger Aug 2012 Sep 2012 5 2728
SF elementary school to native English speakers: You are on your own. 5 RandySF Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2703
Is Putting Boys and Girls in Separate Classrooms Legal? 22 redqueen Aug 2012 Sep 2012 1 5613
6 Reasons Teachers Unions Are Good for Kids 4 proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 Dec 2012 13 2991
Can someone defend or at least explain the "standards" movement? 20 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Sep 2012 5 5356
Today's Lead NY Times Editorial: Teachers Suck 12 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Sep 2012 5 3545
Plato's Cave: My friend's video re. her NYC college students.... 1 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Oct 2012 2 2039
School vouchers 14 LeftTurnOnly Aug 2012 Nov 2012 0 3482
It's A Far Cry 1 SoBronxSchool Jul 2012 Sep 2012 2 2022
Andrew Hacker: Is Algebra Necessary? (PUUUUUUUUKE) [View all] 67 alp227 Jul 2012 Mar 2013 13 23597
High school teachers, help me out here. 27 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 Mar 2020 2 6760
10 ways to oppose high-stakes standardized tests 3 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 Dec 2012 7 2314

Education Continued...

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Firing Day at the Charter School 12 Starry Messenger Jun 2012 Dec 2020 44 4733
Website ban lifted Tuesday (+TSTA EMAIL) Teacher union site blocked, unblocked by district 5 mbperrin May 2012 Jan 2013 4 3452
Did you know Obama had declared Teacher Appreciation Week "National Charter Schools Week"? 8 HiPointDem May 2012 May 2013 11 3335
The impact of last second studying on performance 6 exboyfil May 2012 Dec 2012 0 2581
Failing Schools? Record Number of Americans Have Bachelor's Degrees 15 Modern School Apr 2012 Dec 2012 2 4661
Suggestions for teaching geography to a kindergartner? 28 RandySF Feb 2012 Feb 2018 0 8026
Education Department’s obsession with test scores deepens 13 proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 Feb 2018 8 4017
Whoever has less math anxiety wins 6 Boojatta Feb 2012 Feb 2018 4 3533
Los Angeles Unified School District to eliminate ALL Adult Ed 3 radhika Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 3609
Publicly Funded Schools Becoming Things of the Past 1 Modern School Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 2214
California’s War on Public Education 3 Modern School Jan 2012 Feb 2018 4 2931
UC-Berkeley and other ‘public Ivies’ in fiscal peril 2 n2doc Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 2806
I received a mailer from "studentsFirst" 6 w8liftinglady Dec 2011 Feb 2018 4 2804
Alabama Students Limited In Teacher Gifting Under New Law 10 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 3702
Gates Foundation Grants ALEC A Hefty Sum For 'Education Reform' 5 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 Apr 2018 5 4393
Michigan legislators and our Governor, Snydly Whiplash are voting this week 3 erinlough Dec 2011 Apr 2018 3 2287
Good a group for this issue is paramount. 3 Rex Dec 2011 Feb 2018 1 2466
Glad to see this here! nt 2 patrice May 2011 Apr 2018 0 2217
This is cool... 5 YvonneCa May 2011 Oct 2014 1 2497
Thank you Thank you Thank you 6 proud2BlibKansan Apr 2011 Apr 2018 1 3047
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