Education Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

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The False Promises of “School Choice” by Barbara Miner 2 xchrom Oct 2012 Oct 2012 9 2179

Check out this picture of Matt Damon 22 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 65 6900

Luckovich Toon: Hand us the keys 10 n2doc Oct 2012 Oct 2012 35 3979

Teachbad wrote a song! 0 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1802

The Real Audience for 'Won't Back Down' May Not Have Been Moviegoers 5 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 6 2202

"Race-based student goals prompt controversy in South Florida" 1 jody Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2093

20 school lunches from around the world. 12 RandySF Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 6274

Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard out by ‘mutual agreement’ 4 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 2457

Charter school: Enroll here, get a free Nintendo DSi 6 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2644

Many traditional public schools send special ed kids to continuation schools every day. 8 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2617

What do you think of Indistar? 1 RobertAustin Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2053

Got a question, 6 MadHound Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2409

Live From the Rubber Room! 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1864

How Gloria Romero (D-CA Ed Deformer) Became the Face of Proposition 32 3 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 3509

Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School 5 groovedaddy Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2444

Teaching jobs come back after four years of layoffs 0 FBaggins Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 1706

Education profiteering -Wall Street’s next big thing? 5 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 2489

Hey NYC-Skip What subjects do you teach? Grade level 6 demtenjeep Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2605

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] 105 NYC_SKP Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 25605

Please help... 17 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 3064

I teach 1 ashling Oct 2012 Oct 2012 13 2034

How a Teacher Made $1 Million Selling Lesson Plans 4 ErikJ Sep 2012 Oct 2012 4 2744

One of the best Education videos I've seen... 4 YvonneCa Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2203

Help Write a Letter to President Obama 11 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2678

AFT's endorsements for upcoming election 1 noamnety Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1956

Wendy Kopp (Teach For America) to Jonathan Kozol: Your book didn't mention me once! 3 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 8 2445

Imagine where there is no chess team and this is the school... 1 littlemissmartypants Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1958

"Imagine a school where the cool kids are the chess team" 21 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 32 8962

Today's lesson: charters do not outperform unionized schools 1 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 6 1855

Anti-teacher-union “Won’t Back Down” flunks at box office 19 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 21 4732

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Stuff (wealthy) white people like: Education reform. 6 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2865

Questions about "Won't Back Down" movie 3 spedtr90 Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2403

Michelle Rhee’s Plan to Destroy Public Education 4 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 13 2188

Seven Days that shook the Windy City: Reflections on a Chicago teachers strike 2 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 12 1894

Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Create Free Open Textbooks 12 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 3274

Don’t turn teachers into scapegoats 10 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Oct 2012 8 3008

Oh, DISGUSTING! Private Sector "Sponsors" of State Sanctioned "Partnership Academies"!!!!11!!11 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1667

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1472

Petition to Congress to Cut the Pay of Administrators -- two more signatures needed from Illinois... 0 RobertAustin Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1911

Tellin’ Ain’t Teachin’: The Need for Frequent Processing by Spencer Kagan 8 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 3026

Toon: Cheating Stops, Scores drop 0 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2146

Now We Know Our ABCs. And Charter Schools Get an F. 2 eridani Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 2101

Students, Experts Recoil at Alcohol Enema Case 1 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2107

Contextual Accountability by John Kuhn 3 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2453

Teachers (and Friends): So who's running for Congress this year that "gets it"? 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Sep 2012 3 3572

It occurs to me what American schools really need to do. 10 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 3057

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 silentwarrior Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2330

Toon- Any of you want to actually Teach? 4 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 20 2508

Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Concerning Evaluation of Teachers and Principals 0 elleng Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1793

These are the folks leading ed policy: Common Core model lesson doesn't fit guidelines 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2122

Democrats endorsing parent trigger 5 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2466

This year's Education Nation: teachers in a feisty mood 3 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 1921

The Ohio State University in the news and how public dollars are spent there. 0 kathman-duzi Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1724

National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1575

Student test scores waaay down in Philly. Tighter proctoring (less cheating) suspected as cause. 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2163

National annual mean income for teachers and other similar professions 2 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 2120

QUESTION: Property taxes for Education 10 Angry Dragon Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3326

The Endeavor flew over my school today! 6 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 9 4011

what the chicago teachers won (comparative chart from ctu) 9 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2704

Sigh...Union groups supporting an add on 2 the state constitution to bar 0 MichiganVote Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1775

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Part-time faculty pay reaching poverty level 15 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 17 4905

Heads up: Tony Danza is the lone guest tonight on Tavis' PBS show 5 Bozita Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2394

Went to my 25th Back-to-school night last night and heard something I haven't come across before. 26 FSogol Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 6531

Why Do People Hate Teachers Unions? Because They Hate Teachers. 17 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 4918

Bill Cosby signs on with 'students first' 28 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6676

Duke University "Talent Identification Program" 2 jody Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1950

Broward County, Fla. is First Major System to support Nat'l LGBT History Month. 0 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1837

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1666

School bullies beware: San Francisco won’t tolerate that behavior 1 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2060

a very different take on the education debate- this american life 11 mopinko Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 3500

Edmonton teacher fired for giving zeros gets new job 1 alp227 Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2490

Salon: Teaching ate me alive. 4 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 2492

Vouchers Unspoken, Romney Hails School Choice 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1814

One of the (many) ways "non-profit" charters are profit centers: REITs. 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3243

So, assuming this is a win for chicago teachers, what are the repercussions and developments? 8 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2546

Standing up for teachers--Eugene Robinson 7 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 3433

Is Putting Boys and Girls in Separate Classrooms Legal? 22 redqueen Aug 2012 Sep 2012 1 5797

Please help me ask the NEA, and their state affiliates, to kick out all the administrators. 10 RobertAustin Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3383

A Teacher at Central Falls HS Will Not Vote for Obama [View all] 134 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 15 32167

(When there's a contract they) Call Me Maybe (Musical interlude from young chicago teachers) 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2295

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