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These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternativ 0 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1688
First Days of School, Decade by Decade 0 elleng Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 1691
One of nation’s largest school districts ditches high school final exams. 2 elleng Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 2179
The Neoliberal Arts How College sold its soul to the market (Harper's) 2 Democrats_win Aug 2015 Sep 2015 11 3219
Washington Supreme Court: Charter Schools are Unconstitutional. 1 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 2101
Latest SAT Scores Raise New Alarms Over 'Test-and-Punish' Education 3 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 27 2477
The MOOC revolution that wasn’t 8 n2doc Aug 2015 Sep 2015 5 2647
That “Volunteer Professor” Ad 3 n2doc Jul 2015 Sep 2015 5 2309
Teachers in This Broke School District Are Working for Free 2 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1996
The enlightening legacy of the Rosenwald schools 1 mopinko Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 2032
10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans’ All-Charter School System Has Proven a Failure 4 eridani Aug 2015 Aug 2015 12 2268
Why Some Fear Political Correctness Is Ruining Education 5 libodem Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 3527
Flash Mob "One More Day" (Les Mis) - West Des Moines Schools - Welcome Back 2 LWolf Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 2005
Skip the Scantron: Americans Are Fed Up With Standardized Testing 3 eridani Aug 2015 Aug 2015 13 2103
WATCH: Duggar son-in-law tells black friend that believing in evolution is racist 5 unhappycamper Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 2483
Republicans' deep hatred for teachers can't be denied and they're not trying 4 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 2263
Four 529 college savings traps to avoid 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1828
Tips for back-to-school savings from a thrifty mom 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1735
North Carolina’s step-by-step war on public education 0 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1917
Educate me on your take on Common Core. 3 AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 3579
What If Teachers Were Treated Like Pro Athletes? 4 progressoid Aug 2015 Aug 2015 4 2358
O'Malley touts all-day preschool in Cedar Rapids stop. 0 elleng Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1765
S&P downgrades Chicago Public Schools credit to BB 1 Eugene Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1864
The Coddling of the American Mind 9 TexasTowelie Aug 2015 Aug 2015 9 3398
Good News: NY Times Acknowledges a Nat'l Teacher Shortage. Bad News: 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 2698
Major charter school expansion in the works for L.A. Unified students 2 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1884
"Changes to AP History make conservatives happy" 3 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 Aug 2015 10 3230
Can Jewish Educators Have Faith in UFT Solidarity? 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1776
The UFT Solidarity Circus Comes to Town 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1796
Toon: Welcome Back! 1 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 1848

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Georgia is Segregating Troublesome Kids in Schools Used During Jim Crow 1 n2doc Jul 2015 Aug 2015 7 1894
Just How Bad is Arne Duncan's Dept. of Ed Reform? BAD. Really, Really BAD. 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 19 2840
The Case for Federal Intervention in Math Education 15 ericson00 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 4 3634
Principal commits suicide amid Common Core test scandal 6 n2doc Jul 2015 Jul 2015 11 2875
At what age does hard work make lousy rewards appealing? 3 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2025
New Resources Addressing School Discipline Policies 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1663
An unwilling truant 9 alfie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 3051
Dr. Seuss and the book review remind us of the joys of childhood reading. 3 elleng Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2379
Kansas Mass Teacher Exodus: 3,720 and Counting Thanks to GOP 'Reform' 6 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 14 2690
Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters 5 Recursion Jul 2015 Jul 2015 8 2120
The strange politics of education... 0 madfloridian Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1789
These 20 schools are responsible for a fifth of all graduate school debt 6 geardaddy Jul 2015 Jul 2015 10 2725
Why I Can't Support UFT Solidarity 1 SoBronxSchool Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1872
Inside: Title IX Coordinator Pledge, 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1956
When Candidates Talk Education, Media Rarely Go Beyond Buzzwords 0 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1752
Houston Area: Free IT courses San Jacinto College CCNA A+ just a few 0 vinny9698 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1825
Ravitch: The Arne Duncan Era Has Not Been Good for Students 2 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 15 2057
Growing Evidence that Charter Schools Are Failing 5 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 18 2602
I have no idea where to post this? 1 kkilicer Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2280
The Educational Value of Field Trips 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jul 2015 2 1996
Reich: Ten Ideas to Save the Economy #5: How to Reinvent Education 2 eridani May 2015 Jul 2015 5 1985
FL charter principal smokes pot with students, her shirt unbuttoned....secretary fired when she 6 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jul 2015 12 3379
This Is How We Are Spending Billions On The Sexual Mis-Education Of America’s Youth 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 2111
Chicago Public Schools make full pension payment by deadline 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1664
Oregon Gov Kate Brown signs test opt out bill in spite of funding threats from Arne Duncan 2 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1903
“Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.” 1 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2397
Who'd a thunk it? Sweden teaches us about the perils of school privatization 5 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 25 2612
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 0 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1680
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 4 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2050
Nevada Will Pay Parents $5K Per Kid They Take Out of Public School 9 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2799

Education Continued...

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Sanders and O'Malley Court Teachers Unions. 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1816
What do you get with an "education" governor - like Jeb? What's happened with Rick Scott? 0 Sancho Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1530
Cancel All Corinthian Colleges Student Debt 0 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1742
Tell Waltons to stop privatizing education 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1666
Why teachers are fleeing Arizona in droves 6 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 15 2588
Higher Ed: Conquering Math 'Phobia' 9 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 3225
WSJ Article on Obama's Moves to Make Student Loan Default Easier 8 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2502
ATR HORRORS 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1798
Folks catching on to Charters' failed promise | Secret group wants control of schools (2 fm Alternet 2 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2150
Arne Duncan’s Patently False Promise to Forgive Student Debts at For-Profit Schools 1 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1921
11-year-old has criminal and felony charges against him for kicking trash can in school 16 eridani Apr 2015 Jun 2015 17 4512
Are IEP's Taken Seriously at PS 154 in the Bronx? 2 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2208
The Double Standard World of DR Alison Coviello at PS 154 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1901
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Gets Caught Again! 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 3039
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Bronx Has a Case of Truthiness 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 3085
Cute video by a Wisconsin teacher, former DUer. 0 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1745
Alaska Safe Children’s Act: education & bill on dating & sexual abuse 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1720
Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and into the Sandbox 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2020
Governors push private vouchers; ignore majority opinion 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1719
Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 2192
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