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Bernie: “I’m not in favor of privately run charter schools." 7 madfloridian Jan 2016 Jan 2016 20 3497
Cities look at subsidized housing to stem teacher shortages 10 nitpicker Jan 2016 Jan 2016 11 2985
The Responsive Classroom: "Why Is Everyone So Nice Here?" 3 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 12 2336
6 Reasons Your Kid Could Have Less Standardized Testing in 2016 2 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 2098
Obama to cancel millions in student loans swindled by Rubio-supported Corinthian Colleges 1 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 12 1929
Another school educator scandal 5 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 11 3039
Arne's leaving. More charter school scandals coming out. 3 madfloridian Dec 2015 Dec 2015 17 2378
Study Finds Unions Improve Teacher Quality, Lead To Lower Dropout Rates 1 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 1750
Any GED teachers here? I have a couple of questions. nt 2 ellenrr Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2078
Using Creativity to Boost Young Children’s Mathematical Thinking 3 elleng Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2300
A 4th Grade standardized test practice question from my 4th grade daughter 18 hughee99 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 4614
New report: Charter schools great at making money for private business, not much else 3 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 11 2065
A boy told his teacher she can't understand him because she's white. Her response is on point. 3 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 20 3452
President Obama Signs Education Law, Leaving 'No Child' Behind 1 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1819
What can we learn from the spectacular failure of Obama-era school "reform"? 3 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 2125
Avoiding "Learned Helplessness" 5 elleng Nov 2015 Dec 2015 3 2442
Charter schools are a ‘gravy train,’ say researchers 3 n2doc Dec 2015 Dec 2015 14 2218
A Mother’s Touching Way of Teaching 0 Mary A. Osborne Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2154
A teacher gave her 8-year-old students iPads and discovered one huge drawback 34 n2doc Dec 2015 Dec 2015 43 8679
Supporting Young Children's Friendships 3 elleng Oct 2015 Dec 2015 0 2174
Macri nixes talk show producer as Secretary of University Policy nominee after political firestorm. 0 forest444 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1703
All Aboard the Kindergarten Express 1 elleng Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1912
His class attendance went from 40% to 93%. Because of a garden? 5 eridani Oct 2015 Dec 2015 37 2816
Learning Together and Giving Thanks 0 elleng Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1711
Google Pledges Funds For Special Education 5 Jefferson23 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2323
The Place Where Ranking Schools Proves They're Actually Equal 2 elleng Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 1948
PhDs need real jobs too 4 n2doc Nov 2015 Nov 2015 6 2281
Today's Doonesbury 3 n2doc Nov 2015 Nov 2015 20 2603
A shift toward private schools/colleges means a shift away from secular education. 2 eppur_se_muova Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2071
Montgomery County moves ahead with plans to scrap high school finals. 1 elleng Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 1885

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After Video of Calif. Police Breaking Up Teachers Union Meeting Goes Viral, School Apologizes 2 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 34 2602
The Big Education Fight In The Democratic Party 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 7 1899
Got in trouble at work today over common core. 4 elephant hunter Nov 2015 Nov 2015 7 2263
So: Are There Any Actual Policy Distinctions Between Sanders and Clinton on Education? 3 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Nov 2015 1 2012
Texas abstinence-only high school struggling to deal with chlamydia epidemic 13 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 30 4107
TeachStrong 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2741
Court hears case of home-schoolers who didn't teach their kids because they expected to be raptured 3 Panich52 Nov 2015 Nov 2015 8 2317
Alabama Education Official Warns Of 'Homosexualist' Common Core Takeover 5 riversedge Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2295
Counter-Insurgency in the Classroom 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 6 1696
Bike and read in the classroom! 4 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 2170
Contemplating Doing Something Radical For Myself 7 Duckfan Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2480
Poison pill in budget deal involving student debt robocalls 1 Democrats_win Nov 2015 Nov 2015 5 2023
Florida College Wants to Make Professors Underbid Each Other on Salary 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2363
Alabama Teacher Of The Year Resigns After State Calls Her Unqualified 3 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 2305
I wonder if Mr. Obama has any *real* idea.... 8 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 2778
White House looks to new rules to curb student debt 0 nitpicker Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1599
Special ed teacher quits: ‘I just cannot justify making students cry anymore’ 3 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 13 2333
Standardized Tests are a Form of Racial Profiling 1 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 2261
Jindal loses suit against Common Core 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1827
House Passes DC Private School Vouchers Program Reauthorization 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 2256
Obama Administration Calls for Limits on Testing in Schools. 3 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2141
Landmark Look at US Charter System Reveals Waste, Fraud, 'Ghost Schools' 8 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 27 2735
what happened to the $100 millions Zuckerberg gave to Newark schools? 1 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2122
Black Lives Matter, Teach for America, and Racial Justice in Education 2 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 2280
Oil collapse gives US colleges a test on backpedaling donors 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1834
Diane Ravitch on the East Ramapo School board, yeshivas and Orthodox Jews 3 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2742
Principal Doesn't Want Teachers Sitting , So...... 13 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 23 3785
They Put A Pre-School In A Nursing Home And It Changed Everyone’s Life. 4 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 7 2375
American Colleges Pay Agents to Woo Foreigners, Despite Fraud Risk 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2310
Tennessee official offers mind-blowing explanation for abruptly closing entire school district 1 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1895

Education Continued...

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A Florida style school board meeting. I wanted to laugh and cry...that bad. 7 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 3084
L.A. school board votes to fire teacher Rafe Esquith, accused of misconduct 1 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1857
The Plot to Steal Millions From Chicago’s Schoolkids 0 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 8 1870
So Apparently This is How Ed Reform Really Works in Chicago. 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1722
 The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’ 0 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2272
from Mr. Rogers: 2 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 13 2405
October is LGBT History Month 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1645
Charter schools and EB-5 visas...bringing in big money. 0 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1870
UFT Solidarity Goes Blah, Blah, Blah 0 SoBronxSchool Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1865
Ravitch Challenges Charter Schools: Put up, or SHUT up. 4 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2303
The Ugly Charter School Scandal Arne Duncan Is Leaving Behind 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 10 2309
Ex school CEO in Chicago faces criminal charges for 23 million in no bid contracts. 0 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1828
Recess in Seattle: How We Won the Right to Play 0 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1798
If you thought Arne Duncan was controversial, meet his successor 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2201
‘The Teacher Shortage’ Is No Accident—It’s the Result of Corporate Education Reform Policies 7 eridani Aug 2015 Oct 2015 12 2966
Japan Dumbs Down Its Universities 6 n2doc Sep 2015 Oct 2015 6 2959
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down at end of year 7 Android3.14 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 9 3364
Teacher who told 4-year-old that being left-handed was evil and sinister resigns 6 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 17 2661
I would love to know the real truth about the NEA, Bernie, Hillary, and tele-town halls. 0 madfloridian Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1865
10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans’ All-Charter School System Has Proven a Failure 1 ellenrr Sep 2015 Sep 2015 7 2346
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