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Governors push private vouchers; ignore majority opinion 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1755
Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 2243
The U.S. Shows Again That it Needs Age Appropriate, Comprehensive Sex-Ed 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1791
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1956
Wisconsin Wants You To Be Able To Quit High School To Teach High School 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1894
Senate approves bill for private school vouchers 5 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2524
Florida science teacher suspended for signal-jamming students’ cell phones 4 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2555
a recent essay 9 historian May 2015 Jun 2015 0 2791
'American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students' 5 eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2696
U.S. Colleges Expelled as Many as 8,000 Chinese Students in 3 Years 1 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1923
Teachers using pens and paper in the classroom “not fair” to students, Microsoft official says 9 MisterP May 2015 May 2015 1 2914
Christie flips on Common Core, leaves Jeb Bush by himself 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1839
The Cost of an Adjunct 5 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 10 2421
Award-Winning Teacher Fired for Reading an Allen Ginsberg Poem 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 7 2396
This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas. 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 19 2369
Superintendent voted out of Tampa district becomes NY's state education commissioner. 0 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 2 1779
*If Any Charter School Needs a Union, It’s Urban Prep* 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 10 1991
I posted Peter Greene's post about the stupidity of scripted test directions... 1 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 5 1982
Testing glitches aside, Stewart is praised for stabilizing Florida's education system 0 Sancho May 2015 May 2015 2 1648
Platinum Pay in Ivory Towers 1 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 5 1907
Supreme Court Punts On Special Ed, ADA Cases 0 Jefferson23 May 2015 May 2015 2 1662
Let the kids learn through play. 3 elleng May 2015 May 2015 4 2198
Message to My Freshman Students 4 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 1 2752
North Carolina To Teachers: No Free Speech For You! | Crooks and Liars 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 2024
Student Course Evaluations Get An 'F' 4 n2doc Oct 2014 May 2015 5 2933
Many states mislead the public about whether students are proficient 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1780
Canadian Teachers Union Leading the Way on LGBT Issues 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2015 May 2015 0 1818
What’s the Point of a Professor? 15 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 4 4364
An Adjunct’s Farewell 4 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 8 2605
Juan Gonzalez: Feds did not keep track of over 3 billion going to charter schools. 7 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 12 3010

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Why My Charter School Needs a Union 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 8 1787
Texas high school that doesn't teach sex ed surprised by chlamydia outbreak 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 5 2220
John Oliver perfectly sums up everything that’s wrong with standardized testing 5 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 16 2575
Building Hope$: Big charter, big money, big prizes, big hou$e$ 2 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 4 3091
Fraud, Waste, and Lies: Charter Schools Cheating Communities Out of Millions of Dollars 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 12 1956
How to Lose $1 Billion: Yeshiva University Blows Its Future on Loser Hedge Funds 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 0 1908
Arne has nerve to threaten fed intervention over opt outs. Blames parents for test anxiety. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 2268
NBC: Amid Funding Cuts, Will LSU Have to Declare 'Bankruptcy'? 0 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2307
So, the college search that began two years ago ended today 12 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 4253
Schools Warned On Pushing Families Into Due Process 2 Jefferson23 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2141
An Alternative To Failed Education ‘Reform’ (If We Want One) 0 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1854
America Is Criminalizing Black Teachers 3 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 10 2445
This Article May Be Illegal: Lifting the Veil of Silence on Standardized Testing 4 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 2387
Many U.S. schools still resist challenging all their students. 0 elleng Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1835
Big testing opt out in NY this week. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1829
My rant about what I think teachers might do in 2016. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2034
DeBlasio said they must stop enabling Moskowitz. But Cuomo to hold huge fundraiser for her. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2592
Eva Moskowitz Success Academy and the restroom usage rules. Unacceptable. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2304
Someone Calculated How Many Adjunct Professors Are on Public Assistance, and the Number Is Startling 5 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 21 3018
HEY HARRISON AND THE REST OF NEW YORK STATE IT'S TIME TO OPT OUT!!! 0 SoBronxSchool Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1909
7 N.Y. Teachers of the Year blast Cuomo 1 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 2742
Senate Proposal Cuts Off Duncan at the Knees 7 LWolf Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 3273
Children And Society As Fair Game | Emanuele Corso 4 Tace Apr 2015 Apr 2015 10 2492
Charter financing: Study finds too little accountability in California 0 alp227 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2038
Game on! Teaching science with games 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1822
For some opting out of testing is easy. Those in public schools must fight battles. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1957
Arkansas school privatization bill fails 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1957
Albany charter schools. The education model that fell apart. 2 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 18 2413
The R-Word and Teaching Kids about the Power of Language 2 elleng Mar 2015 Apr 2015 2 2068
Two more FL Republican state senators speak strongly against overtesting. Kudos to them. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2033

Education Continued...

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Learning Through Tinkering 3 elleng Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2148
Oregon's 2014 Teacher of Year fired today. Had been warned not to speak about being gay. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2432
My post with the video of Republican FL state senator putting down Americans for Prosperity rep. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2231
The Right’s Fear of Education: What I Learned As a (Former) Conservative Military Man 5 Panich52 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 16 2995
NY Dems pass Cuomo bill with "heavy hearts". One holds his nose. They hold a majority... 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1880
If you need proof standardized testing is setting students up for failure, just ask the students. 2 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 8 2245
Stunning revelation Bill Gates has spent $2.3 Billion on Common Core – #PARCC 5 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 15 2910
Conservatives, Please Stop Trashing the Liberal Arts 0 question everything Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2144
Former Dean is Victorious in Legal Fight with For-Profit College After Blowing the Whistle 0 swarmster Mar 2015 Mar 2015 6 1850
Nancy Atwell. 3 LWolf Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2091
9 Billionaires Are About to Remake New York’s Public Schools—Here’s Their Story 3 Starry Messenger Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 2164
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 2173
Kids have no idea what a VCR is. Nor VHS format. Makes me feel old. 5 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2441
Alan Singer: Teaching History the Pearson Way 2 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 2101
FL Republican House votes to cut back on testing. 0 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 1838
Miami Herald column: Florida flunked the test, failed the kids. 1 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1825
Caveon, Pearson's eye on internet...We "cast a really broad and deep net". 2 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 7 2438
PA Gov Tom Wolf spares York city schools from being handed over to FL charter school company. 0 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 17 2055
Creationism teaching ban to be considered (in Scotland) 0 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 2315
Bipartisan Bill to Repeal Common Core is Proposed in Washington State 4 eridani Feb 2015 Mar 2015 3 2641
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