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Test Prep/Diagnostics Gone Wild? 11 grntuscarora Nov 2013 Dec 2013 5 3834
Rhee backs out of debate with Ravitch 7 eridani Nov 2013 Dec 2013 14 3329
What’s Good For Bill Gates Turns Out To Be Bad For Public Schools 7 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 8 3550
What business is it of the government to fund high-quality preschool and child care? 1 Addison Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2517
How Poverty Impacts Students' Test Scores, In 4 Graphs 8 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Dec 2013 11 4609
Teaching While Black and Blue 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Dec 2013 6 2183
Is Education ‘Reform’ Wrecking the Common Core? 10 eridani Oct 2013 Nov 2013 9 4143
MO state senator asks education commissioner to step down 0 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1997
Do College Professors Deserve a Living Wage? 23 n2doc Sep 2013 Nov 2013 8 7527
Six Questions for Teach for America 0 Jefferson23 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 2016
Seattle judge to hear arguments on Washington charter schools 0 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1907
Populist school board candidate beats challenger's $250,000 worth of negative ads 4 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 10 2825
How to study in Germany (for a U.S. citizen)? 2 Tab Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2232
Education commissioner’s emails create flap in Missouri 0 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2018
I Never Thought I'd Want To High-Five A Teacher For Yelling At A Student, But I Was Wrong 5 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 17 4480
Stop This Train: The Common Core and the Uncommon Student 1 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 2193
How Our Public Schools Became a ‘Communist Threat’ 0 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 13 1990
Toon- When do we learn how to read? 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Nov 2013 13 2152
Common Core Protesters 4 LynnTTT Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2544
Arne Duncan: ‘White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’ 10 duffyduff Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 4636
Uh-oh. Suburbia seems to be turning on Common Core. Video. 2 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2543
NYC Parents to DOE : No, You Will *NOT* Test Our 4-Year Olds. 4 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 17 2975
Darien, Ct Board of Education found in violation of IDEA ( Heroic SLP's memo ) 2 Jefferson23 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 4705
Another day, another fishy charter school 6 n2doc Nov 2013 Nov 2013 31 3589
Mindup, Hawn Foundation, Goldie Hawn, Press Club links 0 kickysnana Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 2225
The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math' 12 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 7749
From my article, "Teaching is Not Rocket Science; it’s More Important" 2 texshelters Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 2266
Surprise state visit finds problems at Hope Academy charter school 1 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 11 2389
The Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is Poverty 2 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Nov 2013 9 2410
"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2540

Education Continued...

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"Children of the Core": The Final Sacrifice 4 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 3480
The charter-school lie: Market-based education gambles with our children 3 DonViejo Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2607
Shameful! Yes, Some New Jersey Students Have To Go To Schools That Look Like This 2 mfcorey1 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2604
FOUR IMPORTANT MYTHBUSTERS ABOUT THE COMMON CORE 2 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2013 Oct 2013 7 2475
Mayor Rahm to Prosser High: Beat it! 3 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2538
damn that rahm emanuel 0 mopinko Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2383
Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K. 2 elleng Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2567
Alan Grayson on Living Through NYC's Legendary Teachers Strikes. 1 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2160
Grambling football dispute draws attention to cuts 0 exboyfil Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2516
What poor children need in school 1 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2349
Favorite Teachers 13 jeffrey_pdx Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 4464
The Age of the Docile Educator 1 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 6 2396
Dear Michelle Rhee, Your School Privatization Schemes Were Hatched By Southern Segregationists 2 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 10 2600
Why I Stopped Writing Recommendation Letters for Teach for America 1 caraher Oct 2013 Oct 2013 12 2424
Cross posted from GD: 0 LWolf Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1900
Only 60 percent of students from Chicago's closed schools turn up at 'welcoming schools' 0 mopinko Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2198
Health insurance and math achievement... 4 Sancho Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2842
Philanthropy and Sycophancy 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 6 2013
Diane Ravitch television town hall 1 eridani Oct 2013 Oct 2013 8 2255
Creepy Stuff at NYC Whistleblower's Dismissal Hearing 2 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 6 3189
Non-cognitive Variables--their importance in future success 1 Celebration Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 3400
Caltech named best research university in the world -- again 3 struggle4progress Oct 2012 Oct 2013 2 2837
Georgia 2013 COLLEGE-BOUND SENIORS SAT SCORES 6 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 4443
Absolutely every teacher everywhere should play Bohemian Gravity for their students. UNBELIEVABLE 7 snagglepuss Sep 2013 Oct 2013 15 3658
Right-Wing Blog Pushes Private Schools Over Scandal, but Public Schools are More Accountable [VIDEO] 3 Counterpoint PA Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 2996
The Apostate: An Interview With Diane Ravitch 0 DonViejo Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2034
Oregon school district wants to require college or trade school admission for grads 4 alp227 Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 3289
Matt Damon visits CSUN to introduce NYU professor Diane Ravitch 1 Starry Messenger Oct 2013 Oct 2013 17 2491
How Test Obsession is Killing Education 1 eridani Oct 2013 Oct 2013 8 2262
Do You Know Where Your Ph.D.'s Are? 2 KansDem Sep 2013 Oct 2013 4 2383

Education Continued...

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On the lighter side... 2 progressoid Sep 2013 Oct 2013 6 2933
Giving kids iPads won't solve the education challenge 9 Renew Deal Aug 2013 Sep 2013 7 4207
Diane Ravitch: School privatization is a hoax, “reformers” aim to destroy public schools 19 Starry Messenger Sep 2013 Sep 2013 32 6702
New teacher ratings not dramatically different 3 mopinko Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2888
Why the hottest trend in online education already has a cheating problem 7 n2doc Sep 2013 Sep 2013 5 3401
Parent raises concerns about Killeen ISD students sitting in aisle of crowded school bus 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 3107
The hidden truth behind Teach for America’s political empire 2 n2doc Sep 2013 Sep 2013 8 2475
Problems that schools are expected to solve 1 n2doc Sep 2013 Sep 2013 8 2239
Tennessee's House DEM Leader Kicks ED 'Reform's ASS. 3 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2013 Sep 2013 6 2575
"Walking the Labyrinth of the Corporate-Owned Common Core" 2 Squinch Sep 2013 Sep 2013 6 3466
Missing homework, late assignments matter little as Oregon schools grade exclusively on academic... 24 alp227 Sep 2013 Sep 2013 5 14266
Growing Charter School Chain Suspends Special Needs Kids in Bid to Raise Test Scores 6 eridani Sep 2013 Sep 2013 17 3459
Guesses and Hype Give Way to Data in Study of Education 2 groovedaddy Sep 2013 Sep 2013 6 2414
Christian School That Gave Creationist Quiz Is Mercifully Euthanized 3 n2doc Sep 2013 Sep 2013 7 2970
A Star MOOC Professor Defects—at Least For Now 1 Starry Messenger Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 2164
It's Time To Fire "Bad" Union Leaders Like Randi Weingarten 20 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Sep 2013 4 7849
At Charter Schools, Short Careers by Choice 9 groovedaddy Aug 2013 Sep 2013 3 5192
Obama Proposes Linking Federal Aid to New College Ranking 1 eridani Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 2119
Worst governor ever! Calls for an education conference...then... 8 Sancho Aug 2013 Aug 2013 25 4785
Cost Of College Eclipses Inflation By 27 Percent in Last Five Years 3 votesparks Aug 2013 Aug 2013 5 2448
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