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Texas teacher let go for giving mock 'terrorist' award to student, 13 2 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 4163
'All but impossible': Republican senator says Trump's education cuts would go too far 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 5302
Harvard Revokes Admission of Several Students for Posting 'Offensive' Memes 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4702
Texas teacher disciplined for 'terrorist' award for student 2 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 5235
Months in, Betsy DeVos still has no answers on major education issues 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 5195
Trump's first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 1556
Republicans in N.C. Senate cut education funding but only in Democratic districts. Really. 1 n2doc May 2017 May 2017 5 2537
U.S. Supreme Court rejects case involving burping teen 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 5545
Money to prep poor kids for college? Sorry, wrong size type 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 3495
Trump singles out historically black college funds in signing statement 4 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 3830
Penn State Fraternity Death: 18 Charged Over Pledge Timothy Piazza's Fatal Fall 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 1895
Florida lawmakers pass bill making it easier to challenge textbooks 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 4246
School districts, education groups sue Arizona over funding 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 4559
Trumps rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year 2 n2doc Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 6177
Former Chicago Public Schools chief sentenced for fraud 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3721
Purdue acquires for-profit Kaplan University 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4853
5 of the top 7 high schools in the nation are Arizona charter schools according to 1 lunasun Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5992
Kasich Budget Calls for Teachers To Intern with Local Businesses As License Renewal Criteria 12 QED Feb 2017 Apr 2017 4 3703
UC Berkeley dean in sexual harassment case keeps tenure and avoids charges 6 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 6811
Building Information Literacy Skills in the Era of Fake News 0 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 4731
Two more Illinois universities at risk of junk ratings from Moody's 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 6527
Amid police attacks and stalled wage talks, Argentine educators set up school in front of Congress 0 tenorly Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4789
'It is with great sadness that we share news that Gail Shandler, director of Lowell School 1 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 4 6573
This message was self-deleted by its author 16 ymetca Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 7430
Trump taps lawyer involved with Trump U case for federal job 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4597
Congress is now pushing the private choice agenda 2 Panich52 Mar 2017 Apr 2017 0 3720
A father's influence makes for better grades 9 FarCenter Nov 2016 Apr 2017 0 3956
'Last week the 7th graders visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum as the culmination 1 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5134
Anyone ever tried "relearning" math as an adult? 17 Bleacher Creature Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5684
Trump: Hungry students do OK 7 left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 Apr 2017 3 4570

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Despite massive teachers' union march in Argentina, Macri rejects collective bargaining talks 0 tenorly Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2001
The Four-Day School Week Is Becoming More Popular In Rural Districts 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2598
Why are vouchers such a scam? 15 QED Feb 2017 Mar 2017 12 4813
Palo Alto: Two schools named after eugenics advocates to get new names 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 2617
'Outrageous': expert slams White House for denying school meals' link to learning 3 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 11 2676
DOJ request for ADA compliance for MOOC Berkeley courses 2 exboyfil Sep 2016 Mar 2017 0 2296
LTE, Guardian (UK): "No evidence to back idea of learning styles" 1 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2054
Texas School Triples Recess Time, Solves Attention Deficit Disorder. 2 elleng Mar 2017 Mar 2017 7 2120
The Hard Right's Planning Document for Education 2 QED Feb 2017 Mar 2017 4 2115
DeVos sparks controversy with comments on black colleges 4 Starry Messenger Feb 2017 Feb 2017 3 2394
Princeton University President Defends His Immigrants Against the Illegal Ban. 3 NNadir Jan 2017 Feb 2017 4 2211
Iowa senator proposes bill decried as 'political litmus test for universities 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2144
A girl named Ehlena and a dog named Wonder win at U.S. Supreme Court 3 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 17 2687
Revised Chicago school budget approved, $111 million gap remains 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1983
Superintendent Luring Iowa Teachers With Minnesota Paycheck 1 n2doc Feb 2017 Feb 2017 4 2278
Toon for all Teachers on DU 1 n2doc Feb 2017 Feb 2017 10 2065
Yale renames residential Calhoun College for Grace Hopper 0 QED Feb 2017 Feb 2017 3 1639
Temple Grandin named to the National Womens Hall of Fame 3 elleng Feb 2017 Feb 2017 6 1845
51/50 Means We Have No Clue 5 ymetca Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2581
What If High School Were More Like Kindergarten? 4 elleng Sep 2016 Feb 2017 3 1936
Betsy DeVos nomination for Education secretary clears Senate committee vote 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1807
Virginia rejects bill to make schools warn parents of 'explicit' books 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1752
I find it peculiarly curious.. 5 YoungDemCA Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2716
Panel delays vote on DeVos nomination as education secretary 3 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 6 2434
Betsy DeVos, Trumps education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2606
Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food 1 elleng Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1759
The generous governor of Arizona proposed a pay hike for teachers 1 QED Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2424
Republicans condemn university's masculinity program as a 'war on men' 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2485
W&M professor wants to make the world better through childs play. 0 elleng Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2628
State of Michigan tells Detroit students 'Literacy is not a right' 4 workinclasszero Nov 2016 Jan 2017 3 2015

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The Fight For Free College Moves to the States 0 think Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2775
Betsy DeVos and the twilight of public education 5 n2doc Dec 2016 Dec 2016 10 2103
Good article (NYT) about Betsy DeVos' plans to destroy public education as we know it: 2 femmocrat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2822
Is listening to a book ‘cheating?’ 12 elleng Sep 2016 Dec 2016 2 2470
I had a Crohn's C-Diff accident in my classroom. Stupidly I fled. 3 demtenjeep Dec 2016 Dec 2016 7 3981
Stanford accused in lawsuit of ignoring complaints about serial sexual 'predator' 1 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1539
New House education chairwoman Virginia Foxx favors rolling back Obama regulations 9 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2294
Exclusive: U.S. standards council to investigate New Oriental after Reuters report 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1752
GAO: About $108 Billion in Student Loan Debt to Be Forgiven 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 1886
Don't go to college. Start web site to hound liberal teachers 11 suegeo Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 3844
The Shambhala School in Halifax, NS provides children with the abilities to navigate 0 elleng Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1412
Randi Weingarten's statement on Betsy DeVos: 8 femmocrat Nov 2016 Nov 2016 14 3630
Betsy DeVos in as Education Sec. 7 Starry Messenger Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 2807
Michelle Rhee takes herself out of the running for trump's education secretary. 4 femmocrat Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 2685
Collecting Strays at the Thanksgiving Table 2 elleng Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 1548
Congress could undo Obama-era student loan relief 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 1406
Trump's School Choice Expansion Plan May Face Uphill Battle 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1389
Penn: Oklahoma Man Who Sent Racist Texts Offered Admission 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1413
Columbia suspends wrestling team over lewd, racist texts: NYT 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1295
Proof You Shouldn’t Blame Teachers For The Achievement Gap 3 LWolf Nov 2016 Nov 2016 8 1926
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