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Are IEP's Taken Seriously at PS 154 in the Bronx? 2 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2332
The Double Standard World of DR Alison Coviello at PS 154 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1980
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Gets Caught Again! 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 3156
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Bronx Has a Case of Truthiness 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 3161
Cute video by a Wisconsin teacher, former DUer. 0 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1811
Alaska Safe Children’s Act: education & bill on dating & sexual abuse 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1798
Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and into the Sandbox 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2123
Governors push private vouchers; ignore majority opinion 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1801
Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 2308
The U.S. Shows Again That it Needs Age Appropriate, Comprehensive Sex-Ed 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1834
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2002
Wisconsin Wants You To Be Able To Quit High School To Teach High School 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1928
Senate approves bill for private school vouchers 5 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2597
Florida science teacher suspended for signal-jamming students’ cell phones 4 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2632
a recent essay 9 historian May 2015 Jun 2015 0 2901
'American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students' 5 eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2772
U.S. Colleges Expelled as Many as 8,000 Chinese Students in 3 Years 1 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1961
Teachers using pens and paper in the classroom “not fair” to students, Microsoft official says 9 MisterP May 2015 May 2015 1 3075
Christie flips on Common Core, leaves Jeb Bush by himself 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1877
The Cost of an Adjunct 5 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 10 2480
Award-Winning Teacher Fired for Reading an Allen Ginsberg Poem 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 7 2451
This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas. 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 19 2432
Superintendent voted out of Tampa district becomes NY's state education commissioner. 0 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 2 1816
*If Any Charter School Needs a Union, It’s Urban Prep* 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 10 2029
I posted Peter Greene's post about the stupidity of scripted test directions... 1 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 5 2026
Testing glitches aside, Stewart is praised for stabilizing Florida's education system 0 Sancho May 2015 May 2015 2 1683
Platinum Pay in Ivory Towers 1 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 5 1958
Supreme Court Punts On Special Ed, ADA Cases 0 Jefferson23 May 2015 May 2015 2 1691
Let the kids learn through play. 3 elleng May 2015 May 2015 4 2253
Message to My Freshman Students 4 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 1 2841

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North Carolina To Teachers: No Free Speech For You! | Crooks and Liars 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 2076
Student Course Evaluations Get An 'F' 4 n2doc Oct 2014 May 2015 5 3007
Many states mislead the public about whether students are proficient 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1836
Canadian Teachers Union Leading the Way on LGBT Issues 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2015 May 2015 0 1867
What’s the Point of a Professor? 15 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 4 4589
An Adjunct’s Farewell 4 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 8 2673
Juan Gonzalez: Feds did not keep track of over 3 billion going to charter schools. 7 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 12 3092
Why My Charter School Needs a Union 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 8 1822
Texas high school that doesn't teach sex ed surprised by chlamydia outbreak 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 5 2277
John Oliver perfectly sums up everything that’s wrong with standardized testing 5 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 16 2659
Building Hope$: Big charter, big money, big prizes, big hou$e$ 2 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 4 3138
Fraud, Waste, and Lies: Charter Schools Cheating Communities Out of Millions of Dollars 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 12 1997
How to Lose $1 Billion: Yeshiva University Blows Its Future on Loser Hedge Funds 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 0 1943
Arne has nerve to threaten fed intervention over opt outs. Blames parents for test anxiety. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 2330
NBC: Amid Funding Cuts, Will LSU Have to Declare 'Bankruptcy'? 0 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2345
So, the college search that began two years ago ended today 12 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 4420
Schools Warned On Pushing Families Into Due Process 2 Jefferson23 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2186
An Alternative To Failed Education ‘Reform’ (If We Want One) 0 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1884
America Is Criminalizing Black Teachers 3 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 10 2498
This Article May Be Illegal: Lifting the Veil of Silence on Standardized Testing 4 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 2453
Many U.S. schools still resist challenging all their students. 0 elleng Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1867
Big testing opt out in NY this week. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1860
My rant about what I think teachers might do in 2016. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2062
DeBlasio said they must stop enabling Moskowitz. But Cuomo to hold huge fundraiser for her. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2647
Eva Moskowitz Success Academy and the restroom usage rules. Unacceptable. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2341
Someone Calculated How Many Adjunct Professors Are on Public Assistance, and the Number Is Startling 5 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 21 3086
HEY HARRISON AND THE REST OF NEW YORK STATE IT'S TIME TO OPT OUT!!! 0 SoBronxSchool Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1947
7 N.Y. Teachers of the Year blast Cuomo 1 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 2782
Senate Proposal Cuts Off Duncan at the Knees 7 LWolf Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 3388
Children And Society As Fair Game | Emanuele Corso 4 Tace Apr 2015 Apr 2015 10 2558

Education Continued...

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Charter financing: Study finds too little accountability in California 0 alp227 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2080
Game on! Teaching science with games 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1853
For some opting out of testing is easy. Those in public schools must fight battles. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1989
Arkansas school privatization bill fails 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1993
Albany charter schools. The education model that fell apart. 2 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 18 2460
The R-Word and Teaching Kids about the Power of Language 2 elleng Mar 2015 Apr 2015 2 2117
Two more FL Republican state senators speak strongly against overtesting. Kudos to them. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2072
Learning Through Tinkering 3 elleng Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2202
Oregon's 2014 Teacher of Year fired today. Had been warned not to speak about being gay. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2493
My post with the video of Republican FL state senator putting down Americans for Prosperity rep. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2273
The Right’s Fear of Education: What I Learned As a (Former) Conservative Military Man 5 Panich52 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 16 3079
NY Dems pass Cuomo bill with "heavy hearts". One holds his nose. They hold a majority... 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1918
If you need proof standardized testing is setting students up for failure, just ask the students. 2 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 8 2291
Stunning revelation Bill Gates has spent $2.3 Billion on Common Core – #PARCC 5 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 15 2993
Conservatives, Please Stop Trashing the Liberal Arts 0 question everything Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2183
Former Dean is Victorious in Legal Fight with For-Profit College After Blowing the Whistle 0 swarmster Mar 2015 Mar 2015 6 1889
Nancy Atwell. 3 LWolf Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2146
9 Billionaires Are About to Remake New York’s Public Schools—Here’s Their Story 3 Starry Messenger Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 2216
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 2223
Kids have no idea what a VCR is. Nor VHS format. Makes me feel old. 5 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2522
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