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WSJ Article on Obama's Moves to Make Student Loan Default Easier 8 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2848

ATR HORRORS 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1920

Folks catching on to Charters' failed promise | Secret group wants control of schools (2 fm Alternet 2 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2295

Arne Duncan�s Patently False Promise to Forgive Student Debts at For-Profit Schools 1 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 2068

11-year-old has criminal and felony charges against him for kicking trash can in school 16 eridani Apr 2015 Jun 2015 17 5265

Are IEP's Taken Seriously at PS 154 in the Bronx? 2 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2393

The Double Standard World of DR Alison Coviello at PS 154 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2021

DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Gets Caught Again! 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 3197

DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Bronx Has a Case of Truthiness 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 3195

Cute video by a Wisconsin teacher, former DUer. 0 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1845

Alaska Safe Children�s Act: education & bill on dating & sexual abuse 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1836

Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and into the Sandbox 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2178

Governors push private vouchers; ignore majority opinion 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1855

Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 2364

The U.S. Shows Again That it Needs Age Appropriate, Comprehensive Sex-Ed 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1886

This message was self-deleted by its author 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2062

Wisconsin Wants You To Be Able To Quit High School To Teach High School 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1977

Senate approves bill for private school vouchers 5 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2672

Florida science teacher suspended for signal-jamming students� cell phones 4 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2707

a recent essay 9 historian May 2015 Jun 2015 0 3023

'American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students' 5 eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2867

U.S. Colleges Expelled as Many as 8,000 Chinese Students in 3 Years 1 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2003

Teachers using pens and paper in the classroom �not fair� to students, Microsoft official says 9 MisterP May 2015 May 2015 1 3189

Christie flips on Common Core, leaves Jeb Bush by himself 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1909

The Cost of an Adjunct 5 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 10 2552

Award-Winning Teacher Fired for Reading an Allen Ginsberg Poem 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 7 2517

This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas. 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 19 2510

Superintendent voted out of Tampa district becomes NY's state education commissioner. 0 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 2 1847

*If Any Charter School Needs a Union, It�s Urban Prep* 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 10 2072

I posted Peter Greene's post about the stupidity of scripted test directions... 1 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 5 2072

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Testing glitches aside, Stewart is praised for stabilizing Florida's education system 0 Sancho May 2015 May 2015 2 1722

Platinum Pay in Ivory Towers 1 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 5 1994

Supreme Court Punts On Special Ed, ADA Cases 0 Jefferson23 May 2015 May 2015 2 1717

Let the kids learn through play. 3 elleng May 2015 May 2015 4 2329

Message to My Freshman Students 4 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 1 2911

North Carolina To Teachers: No Free Speech For You! | Crooks and Liars 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 2113

Student Course Evaluations Get An 'F' 4 n2doc Oct 2014 May 2015 5 3090

Many states mislead the public about whether students are proficient 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1883

Canadian Teachers Union Leading the Way on LGBT Issues 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2015 May 2015 0 1907

What�s the Point of a Professor? 15 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 4 4783

An Adjunct�s Farewell 4 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 8 2729

Juan Gonzalez: Feds did not keep track of over 3 billion going to charter schools. 7 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 12 3201

Why My Charter School Needs a Union 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 8 1857

Texas high school that doesn't teach sex ed surprised by chlamydia outbreak 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 5 2343

John Oliver perfectly sums up everything that�s wrong with standardized testing 5 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 16 2732

Building Hope$: Big charter, big money, big prizes, big hou$e$ 2 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 4 3196

Fraud, Waste, and Lies: Charter Schools Cheating Communities Out of Millions of Dollars 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 12 2044

How to Lose $1 Billion: Yeshiva University Blows Its Future on Loser Hedge Funds 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 0 1979

Arne has nerve to threaten fed intervention over opt outs. Blames parents for test anxiety. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 2391

NBC: Amid Funding Cuts, Will LSU Have to Declare 'Bankruptcy'? 0 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2389

So, the college search that began two years ago ended today 12 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 4589

Schools Warned On Pushing Families Into Due Process 2 Jefferson23 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2231

An Alternative To Failed Education �Reform� (If We Want One) 0 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1927

America Is Criminalizing Black Teachers 3 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 10 2568

This Article May Be Illegal: Lifting the Veil of Silence on Standardized Testing 4 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 2542

Many U.S. schools still resist challenging all their students. 0 elleng Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1912

Big testing opt out in NY this week. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1911

My rant about what I think teachers might do in 2016. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2089

DeBlasio said they must stop enabling Moskowitz. But Cuomo to hold huge fundraiser for her. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2702

Eva Moskowitz Success Academy and the restroom usage rules. Unacceptable. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2381

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Someone Calculated How Many Adjunct Professors Are on Public Assistance, and the Number Is Startling 5 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 21 3158

HEY HARRISON AND THE REST OF NEW YORK STATE IT'S TIME TO OPT OUT!!! 0 SoBronxSchool Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1981

7 N.Y. Teachers of the Year blast Cuomo 1 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 2859

Senate Proposal Cuts Off Duncan at the Knees 7 LWolf Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 3505

Children And Society As Fair Game | Emanuele Corso 4 Tace Apr 2015 Apr 2015 10 2623

Charter financing: Study finds too little accountability in California 0 alp227 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2139

Game on! Teaching science with games 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1893

For some opting out of testing is easy. Those in public schools must fight battles. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2019

Arkansas school privatization bill fails 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2030

Albany charter schools. The education model that fell apart. 2 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 18 2511

The R-Word and Teaching Kids about the Power of Language 2 elleng Mar 2015 Apr 2015 2 2177

Two more FL Republican state senators speak strongly against overtesting. Kudos to them. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2116

Learning Through Tinkering 3 elleng Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2267

Oregon's 2014 Teacher of Year fired today. Had been warned not to speak about being gay. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2549

My post with the video of Republican FL state senator putting down Americans for Prosperity rep. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2326

The Right�s Fear of Education: What I Learned As a (Former) Conservative Military Man 5 Panich52 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 16 3163

NY Dems pass Cuomo bill with "heavy hearts". One holds his nose. They hold a majority... 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1962

If you need proof standardized testing is setting students up for failure, just ask the students. 2 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 8 2339

Stunning revelation Bill Gates has spent $2.3 Billion on Common Core � #PARCC 5 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 15 3077

Conservatives, Please Stop Trashing the Liberal Arts 0 question everything Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2227

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