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Department of Sleeping with the Enemy 3 HiPointDem Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2360

Can Charlotte Danielson "cure" Down's Syndrome? (No.) 4 Smarmie Doofus Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 3210

Andrew Hacker: Is Algebra Necessary? (PUUUUUUUUKE) [View all] 67 alp227 Jul 2012 Mar 2013 13 30737

An Open Challenge to Michelle Rhee and the Corporate Education Zombies 10 proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 Mar 2013 16 3603

iCivics educational video games: 7 elleng Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 3020

Yesterday I substitute-taught a journalism class. 9 no_hypocrisy Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 3473

toon 0 n2doc Mar 2013 Mar 2013 22 2106

Video: NYC Union Faces Growing Insurgency: MORE 3 Smarmie Doofus Mar 2013 Mar 2013 7 2555

REAL education, history, geography, social studies all together now! 0 elleng Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1918

Grand Rapids teachers say paycheck cuts qualify them for food stamps 6 theaocp Mar 2013 Mar 2013 10 3186

Randi on Board of (Gates-funded) inBloom: AFT dues-paying members, how much will you stand for? 3 HiPointDem Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 3566

Mr. Teachbad evaluates Michelle Rhee's reform efforts in DC 3 Reader Rabbit Mar 2013 Mar 2013 12 2462

NYC Activist Mocks Randi's "Rosa Parks" Moment; Delivers a Punch in the Political Nose 8 Smarmie Doofus Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 3554

NM Could Become First State With Pre-School Funding Constitutionally Guaranteed 3 appleannie1 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 2377

WSJ: New Front in Charter Schools 6 antigop Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 3548

Adjuncts - a thought to possibly help each other 2 2Design Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2705

Parents, Teachers and Community Take Back Their Schools 0 proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 Mar 2013 6 2156

Strongsville teachers strike spurs talk of SB5 and subsequent repeal, but issue unlikely to resurfac 0 Klukie Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2078

23 Philly schools to close; some arrested at rally 2 Starry Messenger Mar 2013 Mar 2013 13 2455

Pinch Me: Ravitch, et al. Announce New National *REAL* Reform Org: 4 Smarmie Doofus Mar 2013 Mar 2013 14 2508

Student Debt Crisis play FOR PROFIT to be put on and livestreamed at College of Wooster 0 eridani Mar 2013 Mar 2013 6 2183

Link to vimeo: "NYC Teachers Hit Back" ( "Whistleblowers" Public Forum) 6 Smarmie Doofus Feb 2013 Mar 2013 5 3069

Video from the MORE "Protect Free Speech from School 'Reform'" Forum, Part Two 0 Smarmie Doofus Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 1922

Is anybody talking about the idea of "Guerrilla Education"? 5 Ken Burch Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2631

Occupy DOE 2.0: The Battle for Public Schools and March to the White House: April 4-7. 2013 3 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2601

Teacher pink slips claim by Duncan not backed by evidence 2 alp227 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2784

The World Bank as Prime Mover in the Global Privatization of Public Education: Mexico 0 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 6 2032

Mexico has just arrested the head of their teachers' union, in the wake of an education reform bill. 1 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2091

The lines of influence in education 'reform' 0 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 9 2795

Protecting White Kids From History. 6 HoosierRadical Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2920

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Union Rep to NYC Teacher: Leave me the fuck alone. 2 Smarmie Doofus Feb 2013 Feb 2013 6 2940

OccupyTeachForAmerica 10 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 3159

Wash Post: Five habits of great students: Lessons from top-ranked STEM school 19 n2doc Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 7998

Education Week: Leadership lessons from Donald Rumsfeld. Seriously. 2 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 2 2144

Feds to cut $1.3 billion in education funding, but the tests will survive 6 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 4 2648

NYC Teachers Hit Back... At Long *Friggin'* LAST. 8 Smarmie Doofus Feb 2013 Feb 2013 13 2965

There is no one in power who wants the populace to be better prepared to call bullshit 0 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 7 1960

Ohanian: AFT took 1 million from Gates to promote CC. 1 Smarmie Doofus Feb 2013 Feb 2013 2 2345

Michael Gove: This Year's Academy (cross-posted from the UK forum) 0 LeftishBrit Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 1962

Support the Garfield teachers (Seattle) 0 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 6 1747

Ed deformers running stooge against Karen Lewis in next election? 0 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 2 2152

How charter schools choose desirable students 18 proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 Feb 2013 12 4917

California School District Sued Over Yoga Program. 7 elleng Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 3585

Teachers' evaluations on steroids. 15 no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 3887

An MBA: The founder’s recipe for failure 2 Renew Deal Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 2738

Farm Theme Boosts Enrollment in Rural Kansas School. 8 elleng Feb 2013 Feb 2013 4 3296

Has anyone here gone to EdCamp before? 0 knitter4democracy Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1801

Obama Goes With Science On Education and School Violence 3 toddmiller Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2581

Michelle Rhee: My Break With the Democrats 33 n2doc Feb 2013 Feb 2013 7 7731

The emotional violence of the accountability regime 2 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 9 2476

Let’s measure love (just like we measure teachers) 1 proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 Feb 2013 4 2022

The disease is spreading to Canada ... 6 eppur_se_muova Feb 2013 Feb 2013 4 2979

The Loveliest Child 3 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 16 2506

Simple spectrometer (cross-posted from Science) 1 caraher Feb 2013 Feb 2013 2 2148

OECD: Reading performance inequality is high in the USA, but decreasing 2 muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2211

The back of the class kid 8 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 4 2985

An Open Letter to Bill Gates: Why Not Measure This? 8 Coyotl Feb 2013 Feb 2013 14 3215

Pearson testing: no comment 2 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 6 2018

Chicago heating up again 0 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 9 1949

NY will share your child's private info with private companies w/o your permission. 7 madfloridian Jan 2013 Feb 2013 11 3813

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Portelos: Value-Added for *Everyone* ! 3 Smarmie Doofus Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2437

Story Time’s Over Kindergartners—Time To Write Expository Essays! 10 Modern School Feb 2013 Feb 2013 4 4967

Corruption at CTC Placed Kids at Risk, Denied Teachers Credentials 1 Modern School Feb 2013 Feb 2013 8 4469

Who’s Hurting NY’s Kids? Cuomo's Attack on Collective Bargaining 3 Modern School Feb 2013 Feb 2013 6 3486

Skyrocketing Executive Pay and the Educational Salary Gap 2 Modern School Feb 2013 Feb 2013 7 3173

Deasy Sued in Miramonte Molestation Scandal 1 Modern School Feb 2013 Feb 2013 4 3167

Misguided Moralism From Both Sides of the Gun Debate 0 Modern School Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2883

California Flunks Rhee’s Reform Ratings—Badge of Honor? 8 Modern School Jan 2013 Feb 2013 7 4852

Another Domino Falls--UTLA Rolls Over and Accepts Student Test Data to Evaluate Teachers 0 Modern School Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 2564

To teach 2 ashling Feb 2013 Feb 2013 13 2347

Deb Gist threatens sanctions for Rhode Island districts using seniority as a factor in layoffs 3 HiPointDem Feb 2013 Feb 2013 7 3006

xpost: books on math for grade school children 5 phantom power Jan 2013 Feb 2013 1 2611

In a Memphis Cheating Ring, the Teachers Are the Accused 18 alp227 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 4 6386

I think we just found out what "value added" means: 7 Smarmie Doofus Feb 2013 Feb 2013 11 2933

ATTENTION NYC TEACHERS: YOU HAVE BEEN HAD BY YOUR UNION 3 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Feb 2013 16 2543

Sequestration and Head Start 6 Sadiedog Oct 2012 Jan 2013 1 3387

Question about financing college for a kid who's now in kindergarten. 6 Nay Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 3177

Powerful video in video section shows Chicago lawyer/parent in brilliant speech. 0 madfloridian Jan 2013 Jan 2013 4 1914

Anger at UFT Building (Significant because NYC's UFT is the linchpin of control for AFT) 6 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 4 3397

Video from Democracy Now on Seattle teachers and MAP 0 madfloridian Jan 2013 Jan 2013 3 1950

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