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Montgomery County moves ahead with plans to scrap high school finals. 1 elleng Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 1616
After Video of Calif. Police Breaking Up Teachers Union Meeting Goes Viral, School Apologizes 2 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 34 2258
The Big Education Fight In The Democratic Party 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 7 1542
Got in trouble at work today over common core. 4 elephant hunter Nov 2015 Nov 2015 7 1899
So: Are There Any Actual Policy Distinctions Between Sanders and Clinton on Education? 3 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Nov 2015 1 1648
Texas abstinence-only high school struggling to deal with chlamydia epidemic 13 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 30 3315
TeachStrong 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2221
Court hears case of home-schoolers who didn't teach their kids because they expected to be raptured 3 Panich52 Nov 2015 Nov 2015 8 1868
Alabama Education Official Warns Of 'Homosexualist' Common Core Takeover 5 riversedge Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 1879
Counter-Insurgency in the Classroom 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 6 1407
Bike and read in the classroom! 4 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 1732
Contemplating Doing Something Radical For Myself 7 Duckfan Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 1999
Poison pill in budget deal involving student debt robocalls 1 Democrats_win Nov 2015 Nov 2015 5 1758
Florida College Wants to Make Professors Underbid Each Other on Salary 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 1974
Alabama Teacher Of The Year Resigns After State Calls Her Unqualified 3 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 1930
I wonder if Mr. Obama has any *real* idea.... 8 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 2208
White House looks to new rules to curb student debt 0 nitpicker Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1380
Special ed teacher quits: ‘I just cannot justify making students cry anymore’ 3 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 13 1981
Standardized Tests are a Form of Racial Profiling 1 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 2001
Jindal loses suit against Common Core 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1506
House Passes DC Private School Vouchers Program Reauthorization 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1942
Obama Administration Calls for Limits on Testing in Schools. 3 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1770
Landmark Look at US Charter System Reveals Waste, Fraud, 'Ghost Schools' 8 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 27 2166
what happened to the $100 millions Zuckerberg gave to Newark schools? 1 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1714
Black Lives Matter, Teach for America, and Racial Justice in Education 2 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1926
Oil collapse gives US colleges a test on backpedaling donors 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1503
Diane Ravitch on the East Ramapo School board, yeshivas and Orthodox Jews 3 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2183
Principal Doesn't Want Teachers Sitting , So...... 13 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 23 2954
They Put A Pre-School In A Nursing Home And It Changed Everyone’s Life. 4 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 7 1915
American Colleges Pay Agents to Woo Foreigners, Despite Fraud Risk 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2012

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Tennessee official offers mind-blowing explanation for abruptly closing entire school district 1 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1591
A Florida style school board meeting. I wanted to laugh and cry...that bad. 7 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2294
L.A. school board votes to fire teacher Rafe Esquith, accused of misconduct 1 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1611
The Plot to Steal Millions From Chicago’s Schoolkids 0 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 8 1562
So Apparently This is How Ed Reform Really Works in Chicago. 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1450
 The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’ 0 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 1920
from Mr. Rogers: 2 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 13 1996
October is LGBT History Month 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1375
Charter schools and EB-5 visas...bringing in big money. 0 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1558
UFT Solidarity Goes Blah, Blah, Blah 0 SoBronxSchool Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1583
Ravitch Challenges Charter Schools: Put up, or SHUT up. 4 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 1902
The Ugly Charter School Scandal Arne Duncan Is Leaving Behind 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 10 1799
Ex school CEO in Chicago faces criminal charges for 23 million in no bid contracts. 0 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1539
Recess in Seattle: How We Won the Right to Play 0 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1505
If you thought Arne Duncan was controversial, meet his successor 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 1823
‘The Teacher Shortage’ Is No Accident—It’s the Result of Corporate Education Reform Policies 7 eridani Aug 2015 Oct 2015 12 2465
Japan Dumbs Down Its Universities 6 n2doc Sep 2015 Oct 2015 6 2475
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down at end of year 7 Android3.14 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 9 2722
Teacher who told 4-year-old that being left-handed was evil and sinister resigns 6 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 17 2238
I would love to know the real truth about the NEA, Bernie, Hillary, and tele-town halls. 0 madfloridian Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1578
10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans’ All-Charter School System Has Proven a Failure 1 ellenrr Sep 2015 Sep 2015 7 1929
I'm Being Interviewed Live on Radio 9/29/15 0 SoBronxSchool Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1494
From NY Times: Room in Catholic High School for Gay-Straight Alliance 1 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1649
Charter School Staff urge public school students to walk out of school for 5 days 1 JPZenger Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1668
Charter School Network Challenges NLRB Ruling Allowing Teach for America Members To Unionize 0 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1571
Broad, others want half of LAUSD students in charter schools in eight years, report says 3 n2doc Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1755
Parents who criticize "Common Core math" ... are actually showing that we NEED Common Core 2 Dr. Strange Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1764
Higher Ed: Liberal Arts, Democracy, and the Media 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1453
Outraged Dad Wonders If a Public Speaking Class Is Only for Rich Kids 13 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 37 3461
How Common Core Hurts English Language Learners 1 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1871

Education Continued...

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These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternativ 0 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1458
First Days of School, Decade by Decade 0 elleng Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 1542
One of nation’s largest school districts ditches high school final exams. 2 elleng Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1955
The Neoliberal Arts How College sold its soul to the market (Harper's) 2 Democrats_win Aug 2015 Sep 2015 11 2992
Washington Supreme Court: Charter Schools are Unconstitutional. 1 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1836
Latest SAT Scores Raise New Alarms Over 'Test-and-Punish' Education 3 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 27 2240
The MOOC revolution that wasn’t 8 n2doc Aug 2015 Sep 2015 5 2278
That “Volunteer Professor” Ad 3 n2doc Jul 2015 Sep 2015 5 2084
Teachers in This Broke School District Are Working for Free 2 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1795
The enlightening legacy of the Rosenwald schools 1 mopinko Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1817
10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans’ All-Charter School System Has Proven a Failure 4 eridani Aug 2015 Aug 2015 12 2021
Why Some Fear Political Correctness Is Ruining Education 5 libodem Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 3202
Flash Mob "One More Day" (Les Mis) - West Des Moines Schools - Welcome Back 2 LWolf Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1819
Skip the Scantron: Americans Are Fed Up With Standardized Testing 3 eridani Aug 2015 Aug 2015 13 1887
WATCH: Duggar son-in-law tells black friend that believing in evolution is racist 5 unhappycamper Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 2182
Republicans' deep hatred for teachers can't be denied and they're not trying 4 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 2048
Four 529 college savings traps to avoid 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1615
Tips for back-to-school savings from a thrifty mom 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1567
North Carolina’s step-by-step war on public education 0 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1734
Educate me on your take on Common Core. 3 AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 3095
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