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Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 2218

The U.S. Shows Again That it Needs Age Appropriate, Comprehensive Sex-Ed 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1771

This message was self-deleted by its author 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1930

Wisconsin Wants You To Be Able To Quit High School To Teach High School 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1875

Senate approves bill for private school vouchers 5 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2483

Florida science teacher suspended for signal-jamming students� cell phones 4 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2516

a recent essay 9 historian May 2015 Jun 2015 0 2721

'American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students' 5 eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2648

U.S. Colleges Expelled as Many as 8,000 Chinese Students in 3 Years 1 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1905

Teachers using pens and paper in the classroom �not fair� to students, Microsoft official says 9 MisterP May 2015 May 2015 1 2848

Christie flips on Common Core, leaves Jeb Bush by himself 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1814

The Cost of an Adjunct 5 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 10 2382

Award-Winning Teacher Fired for Reading an Allen Ginsberg Poem 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 7 2361

This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas. 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 19 2347

Superintendent voted out of Tampa district becomes NY's state education commissioner. 0 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 2 1754

*If Any Charter School Needs a Union, It�s Urban Prep* 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 10 1968

I posted Peter Greene's post about the stupidity of scripted test directions... 1 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 5 1956

Testing glitches aside, Stewart is praised for stabilizing Florida's education system 0 Sancho May 2015 May 2015 2 1634

Platinum Pay in Ivory Towers 1 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 5 1890

Supreme Court Punts On Special Ed, ADA Cases 0 Jefferson23 May 2015 May 2015 2 1650

Let the kids learn through play. 3 elleng May 2015 May 2015 4 2173

Message to My Freshman Students 4 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 1 2721

North Carolina To Teachers: No Free Speech For You! | Crooks and Liars 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 2006

Student Course Evaluations Get An 'F' 4 n2doc Oct 2014 May 2015 5 2898

Many states mislead the public about whether students are proficient 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1765

Canadian Teachers Union Leading the Way on LGBT Issues 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2015 May 2015 0 1795

What�s the Point of a Professor? 15 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 4 4277

An Adjunct�s Farewell 4 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 8 2569

Juan Gonzalez: Feds did not keep track of over 3 billion going to charter schools. 7 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 12 2962

Why My Charter School Needs a Union 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 8 1768

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Texas high school that doesn't teach sex ed surprised by chlamydia outbreak 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 5 2193

John Oliver perfectly sums up everything that�s wrong with standardized testing 5 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 16 2539

Building Hope$: Big charter, big money, big prizes, big hou$e$ 2 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 4 3058

Fraud, Waste, and Lies: Charter Schools Cheating Communities Out of Millions of Dollars 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 12 1937

How to Lose $1 Billion: Yeshiva University Blows Its Future on Loser Hedge Funds 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 0 1886

Arne has nerve to threaten fed intervention over opt outs. Blames parents for test anxiety. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 2237

NBC: Amid Funding Cuts, Will LSU Have to Declare 'Bankruptcy'? 0 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2271

So, the college search that began two years ago ended today 12 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 4124

Schools Warned On Pushing Families Into Due Process 2 Jefferson23 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2119

An Alternative To Failed Education �Reform� (If We Want One) 0 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1830

America Is Criminalizing Black Teachers 3 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 10 2412

This Article May Be Illegal: Lifting the Veil of Silence on Standardized Testing 4 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 2344

Many U.S. schools still resist challenging all their students. 0 elleng Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1809

Big testing opt out in NY this week. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1808

My rant about what I think teachers might do in 2016. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2016

DeBlasio said they must stop enabling Moskowitz. But Cuomo to hold huge fundraiser for her. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2568

Eva Moskowitz Success Academy and the restroom usage rules. Unacceptable. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2287

Someone Calculated How Many Adjunct Professors Are on Public Assistance, and the Number Is Startling 5 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 21 2984

HEY HARRISON AND THE REST OF NEW YORK STATE IT'S TIME TO OPT OUT!!! 0 SoBronxSchool Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1891

7 N.Y. Teachers of the Year blast Cuomo 1 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 2720

Senate Proposal Cuts Off Duncan at the Knees 7 LWolf Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 3226

Children And Society As Fair Game | Emanuele Corso 4 Tace Apr 2015 Apr 2015 10 2447

Charter financing: Study finds too little accountability in California 0 alp227 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2012

Game on! Teaching science with games 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1802

For some opting out of testing is easy. Those in public schools must fight battles. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1938

Arkansas school privatization bill fails 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1938

Albany charter schools. The education model that fell apart. 2 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 18 2384

The R-Word and Teaching Kids about the Power of Language 2 elleng Mar 2015 Apr 2015 2 2043

Two more FL Republican state senators speak strongly against overtesting. Kudos to them. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2017

Learning Through Tinkering 3 elleng Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2121

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Oregon's 2014 Teacher of Year fired today. Had been warned not to speak about being gay. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2404

My post with the video of Republican FL state senator putting down Americans for Prosperity rep. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2213

The Right�s Fear of Education: What I Learned As a (Former) Conservative Military Man 5 Panich52 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 16 2952

NY Dems pass Cuomo bill with "heavy hearts". One holds his nose. They hold a majority... 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1862

If you need proof standardized testing is setting students up for failure, just ask the students. 2 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 8 2210

Stunning revelation Bill Gates has spent $2.3 Billion on Common Core � #PARCC 5 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 15 2875

Conservatives, Please Stop Trashing the Liberal Arts 0 question everything Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2126

Former Dean is Victorious in Legal Fight with For-Profit College After Blowing the Whistle 0 swarmster Mar 2015 Mar 2015 6 1833

Nancy Atwell. 3 LWolf Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2072

9 Billionaires Are About to Remake New York�s Public Schools�Here�s Their Story 3 Starry Messenger Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 2139

Oregon's 2014 Teacher of Year placed on leave. Had been warned not to speak about being gay... 3 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2149

Kids have no idea what a VCR is. Nor VHS format. Makes me feel old. 5 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2411

Alan Singer: Teaching History the Pearson Way 2 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 2074

FL Republican House votes to cut back on testing. 0 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 1822

Miami Herald column: Florida flunked the test, failed the kids. 1 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1807

Caveon, Pearson's eye on internet...We "cast a really broad and deep net". 2 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 7 2410

PA Gov Tom Wolf spares York city schools from being handed over to FL charter school company. 0 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 17 2041

Creationism teaching ban to be considered (in Scotland) 0 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 2293

Bipartisan Bill to Repeal Common Core is Proposed in Washington State 4 eridani Feb 2015 Mar 2015 3 2597

Bellevue College in WA is fast becoming my favorite school! 1 liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 Mar 2015 9 2145

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