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Utility hikes of up to 327% threaten the University of Buenos Aires budget. 0 forest444 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1665

Arizona Republicans Want Funding for Koch-Backed Schools 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1924

The Philanthropic Hypocrisy of Eli Broad, Billionaire and Leading Education Reformer 1 eridani Mar 2016 Apr 2016 3 2220

Illinois Impasse Sparks Fears of the Unthinkable: No School 5 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 2415

Illinois governor signs higher education stopgap funding bill 6 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 2631

The Conservative Craving for Anti-Intellectual Stew 0 Jnew28 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 5 1799

Pepper spray university says sorry for search manipulation 6 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 2692

Sex Education And Contraception Reduces Teen Pregnancy In Colorado 4 votesparks Jul 2015 Apr 2016 2 2457

Question for those of you who currently teach at the University level. 9 redstatebluegirl Apr 2016 Apr 2016 6 3588

Student Group Wants UC Chancellor to Quit Over PR Spending 1 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 1882

It's Time to Get Cops Out of Schools 2 eridani Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 2050

Attorneys General Come Down on Accreditor of For-Profit Colleges 0 eridani Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1720

Not everyone's cheering as last textbooks leave Huntsville classrooms (al.com) 4 eppur_se_muova Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 2531

Kansas governor signs funding bill to keep schools open 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1805

Michigan governor faces yet another lawsuit � this time over Detroit schools 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1771

Disturbing details of sexual harassment scandal at UC Berkeley revealed in files 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1763

Illinois lawmaker seeks revamp of school funding formula 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1978

For cost efficiency for a top 10 university, Germany wins hands down with annual fees for both EU 1 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2569

Diane Ravitch: Education in Crisis and the Threat of Privatization 3 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 15 2516

Education in Crisis and the Threat of Privatization 3 n2doc Mar 2016 Mar 2016 6 2690

A college degree is worth less to poor kids 11 eridani Feb 2016 Mar 2016 5 4300

UNESCO: Trade in higher education: The role of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) 0 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1973

As SAT was hit by security breaches, College Board went ahead with tests that had leaked 3 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2506

Amazing video about the indian students fighting for public education to not be privatized 1 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2310

New York City Teachers Told to Keep Opt-Out Opinions to Themselves. 1 elleng Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 2263

So Many Children Left Behind: An Interview With Educational Reformer Diane Ravitch 1 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 7 2049

US Government Cuts Grants to Jewish College, Citing Fraud 3 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2760

Oklahoma City Public Schools District announces teacher layoffs 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2084

The Rise of Liberal Arts in Hong Kong 0 n2doc Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2576

What Will it Take for the Candidates to Talk About Public Education? 6 Jefferson23 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 3111

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TiSA Is a Threat to Quality Education! : European Trade Union Committee for Education 0 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2327

US to fire monitor overseeing formerly for-profit colleges 1 unhappycamper Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 2220

Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools? 5 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 11 3184

Son of maintenance worker gets perfect score on AP Calculus exam -- 1 of 12 in the world to do so 12 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 Mar 2016 17 5681

Tell Your Senator to Vote No on John King for Sec of Ed 1 Smarmie Doofus Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 2414

Is it Really A.D.H.D. or Just Immaturity? 1 elleng Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2146

Senate Committee Votes to Approve New Education Secretary 2 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2329

Missouri professor who sought 'muscle' at protest appeals firing 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2206

Is there a US "Lost Generation" who Cannot Afford A Globally Competitive Education? 6 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2950

Like US, Indian government has now sacrificed their students right to education to join the WTO 0 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 7 1837

Chicago teachers set April 1 for 'showdown' with schools 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2111

How Do You Fix Schools? Maybe Just Give Them More Money. 4 eridani Feb 2016 Mar 2016 3 2788

Bill on Sexually Explicit Books Gets Final OK in Virginia 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 1909

Chicago schools fast running out of cash as standoff with Illinois governor worsens 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 2030

("drown the bunnies") Mount St. Mary's University president Simon Newman resigns 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2466

Who Keeps Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Flowing to For-Profit Colleges? These Guys 0 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1898

Students Testify on Capitol Hill Against Predatory For-Profit Colleges 3 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 5 2409

850 College European University Assn. Status Reports on US-Europe Privatization/Liberalisation Deals 0 Baobab Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2036

How Finland broke every rule � and created a top school system 3 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 15 3107

A theory that may explain school privatization, charter schools, etc. 13 Baobab Feb 2016 Feb 2016 11 5696

Controversial Charter School May Be Pushing Out Students With Disabilities 0 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2161

Corporate reformers wreck public schools 3 n2doc Feb 2016 Feb 2016 12 2345

'Got to Go': high-performing charter schools shed students quickly 4 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 14 2605

University of Phoenix Owner, Apollo Education Group, Will Be Taken Private 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 2003

("drown the bunnies") The Latest: Faculty Asks University's President to Resign 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 5 2336

Illinois launches financial probe into Chicago Public Schools 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 6 1725

Reclaim Our Schools': Cities Rally Nationwide to Save Public Education 2 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 11 2178

Can you answer this math question from a practice test for the SAT? 8 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 3766

Charter school all-star teacher caught ripping up schoolwork, humiliating student 1 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 3106

Mizzou prof seen cursing at cop in new video 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1988

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Charter school of 11,000 students drops foreign language 5 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 8 2745

Getting Low-Income Kids Ready for College Means Skipping the Test Prep Status Quo 0 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1832

The controversy at Mount St. Mary�s goes national after professors are fired 4 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2971

Standardized Testing 2 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 3717

English Lit 2 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 3380

Arts Education 1 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2622

School Funding 1 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2836

Detroit school system's manager to step down this month 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1937

Chicago teachers' bargaining team rejects contract offer 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1833

This from a high school classmate of mine: 2 elleng Jan 2016 Feb 2016 8 2235

Alabama legislature is looking for an excuse to cut teachers' tenure (al.com) 2 eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2363

Transdisciplinarity: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box 1 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2106

College application questions about police contact under scrutiny 1 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2003

Alabama schools now allowed to use non-certified teachers 8 n2doc Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 3832

Teachers' union sues Detroit schools, demands removal of emergency manager 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1737

Educators Deserve A Raise, But The Proposed Merit Pay Bill Has Serious Flaws (al.com) 1 eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2067

RAISE Act Of 2016 Is Fatally Flawed (Larry Lee) 0 eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2084

My Young Son Should Dream, Not Have Testing Nightmares 2 eridani Jan 2016 Jan 2016 7 2523

So How Do You Know They Got It? Showing Evidence of Learning 2 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2027

Kommon Kore Krazies Drive Another All-Star Teacher Into Retirement 0 Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2582

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