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Whoopi Goldberg taking up fight against teachers. Post in GD 1 madfloridian Aug 2014 Aug 2014 5 2144
Classic Math vs. Common Core 4 elleng Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 2872
Go Public: A day in the life of an american school district 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Aug 2014 7 2782
‘Education reform’ now a pejorative term to many progressive Democrats 6 n2doc Jul 2014 Aug 2014 10 2572
City Council Committee Puts the Brakes on Charter School Expansion 1 NJCher Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 1923
Why Do Americans Stink at Math? 5 elleng Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2744
Lively ( and funny) thread re. Campbell Brown in NY Forum 1 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 1992
How The Koch Brothers Are Buying Their Way Into The Minds Of Public School Students 3 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2415
Two of Jeb's Chiefs for Change have anti-teachers-union op ed in WP. 3 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2425
Spotlights and Solutions for College Rape 0 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1723
Her son has been suspended five times. He’s 3. 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2471
I posted more about Campbell Brown and Dan Senor and their attacks on teachers. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 14 2430
Here's why they REALLY want to end teacher tenure. 8 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2911
The principal who wrestles an F school to a C in one year gets demotion and pay cut 6 teach1st Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2994
Ravitch's very apt description of Arne Duncan. 10 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 31 3686
White House Adds New Disability Adviser 4 Jefferson23 Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2334
Gravy train charter schools and the EB-5 visa. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 7 2121
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION BLAMES TEACHERS FOR A FAILED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 13 newblewtoo Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 3387
MICHAEL GOVE IS OUT AS BRITISH EDUCATION SECRETARY!!! 9 LeftishBrit Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 2993
Great video compares charter school scandals to sub prime mortgages. Many similarities. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1974
New pro-public-school group. Democrats for Public Education. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2509
AFT joins NEA with conditions, asks Arne to resign. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 19 4388
Unreal! NYDOE gave principals 24 hour notice to clean, clear space for Success Charter Academies. 5 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2273
Can the teachers' unions come back? 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2397
Study: Kids Bullied in Gym, Sports Avoid Future Activity 12 radicalliberal Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 4155
Cuomo's GOP Foe Hopes to Unite Left and Right Vs. Common Core 7 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2554
School superintendent banned in NJ finds work in FL, brings banned colleagues with him. 2 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2284
New Orleans-area school district agrees to rules protecting Hispanics 0 Eugene Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1707
Centinela school board votes to fire high-paid superintendent 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2089
Another Teachers’ Union Could Call For Obama’s Education Secretary To Resign 10 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 10 3435

Education Continued...

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Is the Charter Movement Imploding? 11 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 18 3269
Good to see an administrator speak out at AJC about Arne's policies. 12 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jul 2014 15 3034
Ronald Reagan stuck it to millennials: A college debt history lesson no one tells 6 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 39 4320
NEA Calls for Secretary Duncan's Resignation 47 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 70 10478
Gotta love this Florida mom. Supports teachers, slams TPTB for testing extremism. 6 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2754
Good Riddance to Common Core Testing 2 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 16 2176
For-profit college to sell most campuses 4 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2235
this is not my rant. this is the rant from a psyche worker in chicago public schools. karen lewis. 17 mopinko Jun 2014 Jul 2014 1 4250
Great post at Muckety on widespread influence of Campbell Brown, hubby Dan Senor. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 4493
I still post in GD in spite of posts dropping. Can't cross post here... 9 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2734
CALIFORNIA EDUCATORS CALL FOR DUNCAN RESIGNATION 13 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 55 3335
Gates' Excuse for Poor Results of Educational Technology: "Unmotivated Students" 9 tinymontgomery Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2937
Will Anyone Stop Charter School Corruption? 1 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 10 1992
Ravitch: Do Public School Teachers Have Any Friends in the Obama Administration? 2 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1932
The big money and profits behind the push for charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 13 2139
ASU English Professor Assaulted by Campus Police 1 NJCher Jul 2014 Jul 2014 4 2175
Just now saw this on Twitter. Makes me kind of proud. 14 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 35 3570
OK, Ed "Reformers"; You're ON! 7 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 3735
St. Paul schools looking to ease concerns about discipline, disorder 2 kickysnana Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 3182
Rush-hour protest by teachers to target the Gates Foundation 4 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 12 2241
Montclair NJ rejects corporate deformers! 2 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 2136
Daily Kos Labor digest: Teachers face firing for speaking out for their students 4 eridani Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2209
My economic life has become a sinking ship.... 30 citizen blues Jun 2014 Jun 2014 62 6016
Unbelievable use of surveillance tactics in Belleview NJ. 1 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1790
New Evidence of Mental Benefits From Music Training 5 antigop Jun 2014 Jun 2014 11 2341
Obama alums join anti teachers union case 2 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 2089
Detroit News: DPS plans bigger classes, but won't close schools amid $49M loss in revenue 1 theaocp Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1941
Why education become important in developing country? 0 petson Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2593
Teaching creationism as science now banned in all UK public schools. 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 21 2312
Linda Darling-Hammond on the common core standards 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2068

Education Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
California judge rules teacher tenure unconstitutional 0 Starry Messenger Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1801
Tennessee Tied Teachers’ Jobs to Standardized Test Scores. Here’s How They Pushed Back—and Won 6 eridani Jun 2014 Jun 2014 19 2485
The Clever Stunt Four Professors Just Pulled 3 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 59 3267
Common Core, in 9-Year-Old Eyes 2 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2617
Detroit News: Head of EAA reportedly to resign 0 theaocp Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1873
Teachers Sound Alarm over 'Anti-Public Education' Ruling 3 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 2111
I just wonder if learning by reading from a book is different than from a tablet/computer 7 Leme Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 5917
Student Debt: Blame Law-Makers, Tax-Shirking Rich, War on Drugs, not Universities 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 5 1926
Sen. Berger meets with North Carolina protesters 0 littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1728
Obama to take executive steps on student loans 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 8 2027
New (MASS.) Teachers Union Chief is Unapologetically Adversarial 7 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 9 4594
If you are/were a certified teacher, did you in any of your coursework 12 raccoon May 2014 Jun 2014 0 2895
The truth behind Arizona’s sudden withdrawal from PARCC 0 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1812
For Lessons About Class, a Field Trip Takes Students Home 2 elleng May 2014 May 2014 6 2088
The Newark School Reform Wars 2 eridani May 2014 May 2014 6 1879
Florida League of Women Voters Releases Bombshell Charter Study 16 QED May 2014 May 2014 72 4578
Ravitch Mulls Cuomo Challenge 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1742
Turning Holocaust Denial Into Homework 0 question everything May 2014 May 2014 2 1735
Teachers (and Parents) Hook-up with (Some) RWers to Battle Corporate ED "Reform" 2 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1990
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