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Any GED teachers here? I have a couple of questions. nt 2 ellenrr Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1993
Using Creativity to Boost Young Children’s Mathematical Thinking 3 elleng Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2203
A 4th Grade standardized test practice question from my 4th grade daughter 18 hughee99 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 4245
New report: Charter schools great at making money for private business, not much else 3 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 11 1982
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 3352
President Obama Signs Education Law, Leaving 'No Child' Behind 1 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1765
What can we learn from the spectacular failure of Obama-era school "reform"? 3 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 2031
Avoiding "Learned Helplessness" 5 elleng Nov 2015 Dec 2015 3 2324
Charter schools are a ‘gravy train,’ say researchers 3 n2doc Dec 2015 Dec 2015 14 2129
A Mother’s Touching Way of Teaching 0 Mary A. Osborne Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2106
A teacher gave her 8-year-old students iPads and discovered one huge drawback 34 n2doc Dec 2015 Dec 2015 43 8083
Supporting Young Children's Friendships 3 elleng Oct 2015 Dec 2015 0 2095
Macri nixes talk show producer as Secretary of University Policy nominee after political firestorm. 0 forest444 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1653
All Aboard the Kindergarten Express 1 elleng Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1841
His class attendance went from 40% to 93%. Because of a garden? 5 eridani Oct 2015 Dec 2015 37 2683
Learning Together and Giving Thanks 0 elleng Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1663
Google Pledges Funds For Special Education 5 Jefferson23 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2208
The Place Where Ranking Schools Proves They're Actually Equal 2 elleng Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 1883
PhDs need real jobs too 4 n2doc Nov 2015 Nov 2015 6 2163
Today's Doonesbury 3 n2doc Nov 2015 Nov 2015 20 2514
A shift toward private schools/colleges means a shift away from secular education. 2 eppur_se_muova Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2008
Montgomery County moves ahead with plans to scrap high school finals. 1 elleng Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 1823
After Video of Calif. Police Breaking Up Teachers Union Meeting Goes Viral, School Apologizes 2 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 34 2529
The Big Education Fight In The Democratic Party 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 7 1832
Got in trouble at work today over common core. 4 elephant hunter Nov 2015 Nov 2015 7 2172
So: Are There Any Actual Policy Distinctions Between Sanders and Clinton on Education? 3 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Nov 2015 1 1902
Texas abstinence-only high school struggling to deal with chlamydia epidemic 13 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 30 3914
TeachStrong 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2615
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 2223
Alabama Education Official Warns Of 'Homosexualist' Common Core Takeover 5 riversedge Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2195

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Counter-Insurgency in the Classroom 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 6 1633
Bike and read in the classroom! 4 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 2047
Contemplating Doing Something Radical For Myself 7 Duckfan Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2341
Poison pill in budget deal involving student debt robocalls 1 Democrats_win Nov 2015 Nov 2015 5 1969
Florida College Wants to Make Professors Underbid Each Other on Salary 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2278
Alabama Teacher Of The Year Resigns After State Calls Her Unqualified 3 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 2202
I wonder if Mr. Obama has any *real* idea.... 8 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 2582
White House looks to new rules to curb student debt 0 nitpicker Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1550
Special ed teacher quits: ‘I just cannot justify making students cry anymore’ 3 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 13 2244
Standardized Tests are a Form of Racial Profiling 1 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 2203
Jindal loses suit against Common Core 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1766
House Passes DC Private School Vouchers Program Reauthorization 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 2193
Obama Administration Calls for Limits on Testing in Schools. 3 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2052
Landmark Look at US Charter System Reveals Waste, Fraud, 'Ghost Schools' 8 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 27 2549
what happened to the $100 millions Zuckerberg gave to Newark schools? 1 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2058
Black Lives Matter, Teach for America, and Racial Justice in Education 2 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 2198
Oil collapse gives US colleges a test on backpedaling donors 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1760
Diane Ravitch on the East Ramapo School board, yeshivas and Orthodox Jews 3 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2633
Principal Doesn't Want Teachers Sitting , So...... 13 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 23 3531
They Put A Pre-School In A Nursing Home And It Changed Everyone’s Life. 4 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 7 2257
American Colleges Pay Agents to Woo Foreigners, Despite Fraud Risk 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2239
Tennessee official offers mind-blowing explanation for abruptly closing entire school district 1 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1826
A Florida style school board meeting. I wanted to laugh and cry...that bad. 7 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2918
L.A. school board votes to fire teacher Rafe Esquith, accused of misconduct 1 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1802
The Plot to Steal Millions From Chicago’s Schoolkids 0 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 8 1805
So Apparently This is How Ed Reform Really Works in Chicago. 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1672
 The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’ 0 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2202
from Mr. Rogers: 2 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 13 2327
October is LGBT History Month 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1600
Charter schools and EB-5 visas...bringing in big money. 0 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1814

Education Continued...

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UFT Solidarity Goes Blah, Blah, Blah 0 SoBronxSchool Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1805
Ravitch Challenges Charter Schools: Put up, or SHUT up. 4 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2199
The Ugly Charter School Scandal Arne Duncan Is Leaving Behind 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 10 2194
Ex school CEO in Chicago faces criminal charges for 23 million in no bid contracts. 0 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1772
Recess in Seattle: How We Won the Right to Play 0 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1741
If you thought Arne Duncan was controversial, meet his successor 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2111
‘The Teacher Shortage’ Is No Accident—It’s the Result of Corporate Education Reform Policies 7 eridani Aug 2015 Oct 2015 12 2812
Japan Dumbs Down Its Universities 6 n2doc Sep 2015 Oct 2015 6 2835
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down at end of year 7 Android3.14 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 9 3217
Teacher who told 4-year-old that being left-handed was evil and sinister resigns 6 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 17 2527
I would love to know the real truth about the NEA, Bernie, Hillary, and tele-town halls. 0 madfloridian Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1794
10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans’ All-Charter School System Has Proven a Failure 1 ellenrr Sep 2015 Sep 2015 7 2268
I'm Being Interviewed Live on Radio 9/29/15 0 SoBronxSchool Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1674
From NY Times: Room in Catholic High School for Gay-Straight Alliance 1 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1911
Charter School Staff urge public school students to walk out of school for 5 days 1 JPZenger Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1932
Charter School Network Challenges NLRB Ruling Allowing Teach for America Members To Unionize 0 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1899
Broad, others want half of LAUSD students in charter schools in eight years, report says 3 n2doc Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 2010
Parents who criticize "Common Core math" ... are actually showing that we NEED Common Core 2 Dr. Strange Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 2062
Higher Ed: Liberal Arts, Democracy, and the Media 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1636
Outraged Dad Wonders If a Public Speaking Class Is Only for Rich Kids 13 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 37 4157
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