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Arizona teachers demand 20 percent raise at Capitol protest 2 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 8 1404
In Swedens Preschools, Boys Learn to dance and girls learn to yell. 2 elleng Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1474
Insurers' new business: "active shooter" policies for U.S. schools 0 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1117
Question for Parents and Educators... 2 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1247
Knucklehead alert 1 Ohiogal Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1502
Hey all you teachers out there 5 Ohiogal Mar 2018 Apr 2018 4 1652
School Walkouts March 14th 10:00 AM in all time zones. 2 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 8 1546
*The West Virginia Teachers Strike is Over. But Oklahoma and Arizona May Be Next* 0 appalachiablue Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1140
More Adventures in Substitute Teaching 13 no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 Mar 2018 12 1857
W Virginia GOP leaders accidentally vote to give teachers their raise! 1 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 6 1685
DeVos delays Obama-era rule on minority special-education students 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1384
KIPP co-founder Mike Feinberg fired over sexual misconduct allegations 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1234
Stoneman Douglas teacher Diane Wolk-Rogers - town hall tonight 3 Leghorn21 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 1562
As a former teacher I would 5 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 7 1497
Nationwide Walkout NO GUNS scheduled across the country. 2 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 5 1678
Talking to my second graders about shootings 12 teach1st Feb 2018 Feb 2018 13 1830
Will the NEA (not the NRA) have to deal with shootings now? 3 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1517
'Hurtful' Harper Lee and Mark Twain dropped from Minnesota curriculum 2 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1708
C. K. McClatchy High School Science Fair Project Tying Race, IQ Sparks Outcry 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Jul 2018 1 1393
Puerto Rico governor announces public education overhaul 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1189
New England colleges have one big worry: 2025 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2443
Do School Vouchers Work? Milwaukees Experiment Suggests an Answer (depends..) 1 question everything Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1504
We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, 10 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1854
US opts out of test designed to teach students to spot biased reporting 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1389
Education Dept. awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos 2 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1413
Can a No Excuses Charter Teach Students to Think for Themselves? 0 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1313
A School's Way To Fight Phones In Class: Lock 'Em Up 6 Cattledog Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1636
No College Kid Needs a Water Park to Study 7 exboyfil Jan 2018 Jan 2018 6 2743
I had an interesting day while teaching. 11 no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 Jan 2018 18 3446
Have you heard This American Life episode 550: Three Miles? 7 GaryM Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 2418

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ETS "offers" 27 percent pay cut to GRE raters (mostly adjuncts and grad students) 8 jayschool2013 Jan 2018 Apr 2018 5 5614
Ohio State wants white nationalist's lawsuit dismissed 1 Eugene Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1295
The French apprentices thriving on medieval roots 0 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1072
University presidents: We've been blindsided 2 ffr Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1544
Can Kindness Be Taught? 9 elleng Dec 2017 Jan 2018 5 1433
The government and education...one family's story... 1 Sancho Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 1136
'Derelict' school becomes national leader by making a surprising subject compulsory. 2 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 11 2856
Special Education 2 no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 Dec 2017 5 1095
Betsy DeVos warns teachers unions: 'I'm not going anywhere. In fact I'm just getting started.' 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1551
How Reading Rewires Your Brain for More Intelligence and Empathy. 6 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 14 2133
Some Schools Are Abolishing Homework In Favor Of Reading, And That's A Good Thing. 5 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 10 4887
Substitute Teaching 23 no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2129
(Austin) AISD moves to rename remaining schools with Confederate ties by August 1 Eugene Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1043
Swelling College Endowments Tempt Lawmakers Looking for Tax Dollars 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1579
Reading buddies are such a hit at Lowell School. 4 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2024
DeVos offers buyouts to shrink Education Department workforce 2 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1486
'To Kill a Mockingbird' Returns to Mississippi School's Reading List After Outcry 4 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 2027
Have you ever taken or given an IQ test? 14 BigmanPigman Oct 2017 Oct 2017 8 3684
DeVos calls for another delay of rule to protect students from predatory colleges 2 workinclasszero Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1093
Educating Future Voters in the Age of Social Media 1 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1306
Introverts and Schools 4 elleng Oct 2017 Jan 2018 3 2161
Campus Hate Lives on the Internet. Administrators Need to Catch Up. 0 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1822
I had a terrible day teaching today. 8 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 5661
U. of Southern California Removes Medical-School Dean as Newspaper Reports Sexual-Misconduct Claim 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2231
The Best Public Colleges in the U.S. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2404
Some FL colleges waive out-of-state tuition for PR and USVI students 2 Sancho Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 2904
School administrator who stole $75k gives up job certificate 2 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1896
Librarian faces backlash for rejecting book donation from Melania Trump 3 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2651
Education secretary faces largely silent protest at Harvard speech 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 1884
Suddenly, Trump wants to spend millions of dollars on STEM in public schools 5 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 3117

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Buenos Aires students and scientists stage sit-ins to protest unpaid internships, cutbacks 0 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1288
'Junk science': experts cast doubt on widely cited college free speech survey 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 1678
Why we will never start school at a decent time (and why our politics will always be fucked) 8 NCDem777 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 9 3182
Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos tears up Obama's rules on campus sex assault investigations 3 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2091
Why Kids Shouldnt Sit Still in Class 4 elleng Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 2906
I'm on our local school board! 5 Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 Aug 2017 11 3961
Illinois Senate overrides Rauner school funding veto, but House hurdle remains 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3017
A Stanford researchers 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As 3 QED Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3760
Justice Department denies 'personnel posting' reflects new policy on affirmative action 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3792
Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2010
Schools near state lines perform worse and rules discouraging teachers from moving may be to blame 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 6 2077
Money for Illinois schools in limbo amid political bickering 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1409
Black Girls Are Perceived As Less Innocent Than White Girls Starting at Age 5 4 DesertRat Jul 2017 Jul 2017 10 2472
27% proficient in English? 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2028
Building Information Literacy Skills in the Era of Fake News 2 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 1943
Florida's education system - the one Betsy DeVos cites as a model - is in chaos 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2152
Nearly half of all US high schoolers graduate with an "A" average 10 n2doc Jul 2017 Sep 2017 6 4464
Doing "Research" has radically changed in the modern world.. 5 Stuart G Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2409
As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away. 2 elleng Jul 2017 Nov 2017 10 2824
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