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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 1692
First Days of School, Decade by Decade 0 elleng Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 1694
One of nation’s largest school districts ditches high school final exams. 2 elleng Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 2186
The Neoliberal Arts How College sold its soul to the market (Harper's) 2 Democrats_win Aug 2015 Sep 2015 11 3225
Washington Supreme Court: Charter Schools are Unconstitutional. 1 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 2106
Latest SAT Scores Raise New Alarms Over 'Test-and-Punish' Education 3 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 27 2482
The MOOC revolution that wasn’t 8 n2doc Aug 2015 Sep 2015 5 2658
That “Volunteer Professor” Ad 3 n2doc Jul 2015 Sep 2015 5 2315
Teachers in This Broke School District Are Working for Free 2 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 2002
The enlightening legacy of the Rosenwald schools 1 mopinko Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 2037
10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans’ All-Charter School System Has Proven a Failure 4 eridani Aug 2015 Aug 2015 12 2273
Why Some Fear Political Correctness Is Ruining Education 5 libodem Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 3537
Flash Mob "One More Day" (Les Mis) - West Des Moines Schools - Welcome Back 2 LWolf Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 2011
Skip the Scantron: Americans Are Fed Up With Standardized Testing 3 eridani Aug 2015 Aug 2015 13 2108
WATCH: Duggar son-in-law tells black friend that believing in evolution is racist 5 unhappycamper Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 2491
Republicans' deep hatred for teachers can't be denied and they're not trying 4 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 2268
Four 529 college savings traps to avoid 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1833
Tips for back-to-school savings from a thrifty mom 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1739
North Carolina’s step-by-step war on public education 0 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1922
Educate me on your take on Common Core. 3 AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 3590
What If Teachers Were Treated Like Pro Athletes? 4 progressoid Aug 2015 Aug 2015 4 2366
O'Malley touts all-day preschool in Cedar Rapids stop. 0 elleng Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1770
S&P downgrades Chicago Public Schools credit to BB 1 Eugene Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1870
The Coddling of the American Mind 9 TexasTowelie Aug 2015 Aug 2015 9 3416
Good News: NY Times Acknowledges a Nat'l Teacher Shortage. Bad News: 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 2710
Major charter school expansion in the works for L.A. Unified students 2 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1889
"Changes to AP History make conservatives happy" 3 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 Aug 2015 10 3239
Can Jewish Educators Have Faith in UFT Solidarity? 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1779
The UFT Solidarity Circus Comes to Town 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1802
Toon: Welcome Back! 1 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 1852

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Georgia is Segregating Troublesome Kids in Schools Used During Jim Crow 1 n2doc Jul 2015 Aug 2015 7 1899
Just How Bad is Arne Duncan's Dept. of Ed Reform? BAD. Really, Really BAD. 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 19 2857
The Case for Federal Intervention in Math Education 15 ericson00 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 4 3661
Principal commits suicide amid Common Core test scandal 6 n2doc Jul 2015 Jul 2015 11 2885
At what age does hard work make lousy rewards appealing? 3 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2033
New Resources Addressing School Discipline Policies 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1666
An unwilling truant 9 alfie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 3066
Dr. Seuss and the book review remind us of the joys of childhood reading. 3 elleng Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2387
Kansas Mass Teacher Exodus: 3,720 and Counting Thanks to GOP 'Reform' 6 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 14 2704
Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters 5 Recursion Jul 2015 Jul 2015 8 2128
The strange politics of education... 0 madfloridian Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1793
These 20 schools are responsible for a fifth of all graduate school debt 6 geardaddy Jul 2015 Jul 2015 10 2737
Why I Can't Support UFT Solidarity 1 SoBronxSchool Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1879
Inside: Title IX Coordinator Pledge, 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1961
When Candidates Talk Education, Media Rarely Go Beyond Buzzwords 0 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1758
Houston Area: Free IT courses San Jacinto College CCNA A+ just a few 0 vinny9698 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1829
Ravitch: The Arne Duncan Era Has Not Been Good for Students 2 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 15 2064
Growing Evidence that Charter Schools Are Failing 5 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 18 2612
I have no idea where to post this? 1 kkilicer Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2286
The Educational Value of Field Trips 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jul 2015 2 2002
Reich: Ten Ideas to Save the Economy #5: How to Reinvent Education 2 eridani May 2015 Jul 2015 5 1990
FL charter principal smokes pot with students, her shirt unbuttoned....secretary fired when she 6 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jul 2015 12 3394
This Is How We Are Spending Billions On The Sexual Mis-Education Of America’s Youth 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 2116
Chicago Public Schools make full pension payment by deadline 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1667
Oregon Gov Kate Brown signs test opt out bill in spite of funding threats from Arne Duncan 2 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1910
“Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.” 1 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2401
Who'd a thunk it? Sweden teaches us about the perils of school privatization 5 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 25 2621
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 0 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1683
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 4 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2059
Nevada Will Pay Parents $5K Per Kid They Take Out of Public School 9 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2818

Education Continued...

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Sanders and O'Malley Court Teachers Unions. 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1824
What do you get with an "education" governor - like Jeb? What's happened with Rick Scott? 0 Sancho Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1534
Cancel All Corinthian Colleges Student Debt 0 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1748
Tell Waltons to stop privatizing education 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1669
Why teachers are fleeing Arizona in droves 6 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 15 2598
Higher Ed: Conquering Math 'Phobia' 9 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 3253
WSJ Article on Obama's Moves to Make Student Loan Default Easier 8 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2512
ATR HORRORS 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1801
Folks catching on to Charters' failed promise | Secret group wants control of schools (2 fm Alternet 2 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2156
Arne Duncan’s Patently False Promise to Forgive Student Debts at For-Profit Schools 1 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1926
11-year-old has criminal and felony charges against him for kicking trash can in school 16 eridani Apr 2015 Jun 2015 17 4550
Are IEP's Taken Seriously at PS 154 in the Bronx? 2 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2216
The Double Standard World of DR Alison Coviello at PS 154 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1905
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Gets Caught Again! 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 3045
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Bronx Has a Case of Truthiness 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 3089
Cute video by a Wisconsin teacher, former DUer. 0 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1748
Alaska Safe Children’s Act: education & bill on dating & sexual abuse 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1724
Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and into the Sandbox 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2026
Governors push private vouchers; ignore majority opinion 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1724
Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 2199
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