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How The Koch Brothers Are Buying Their Way Into The Minds Of Public School Students 3 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2346

Two of Jeb's Chiefs for Change have anti-teachers-union op ed in WP. 3 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2359

Spotlights and Solutions for College Rape 0 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1680

Her son has been suspended five times. He’s 3. 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2414

I posted more about Campbell Brown and Dan Senor and their attacks on teachers. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 14 2382

Here's why they REALLY want to end teacher tenure. 8 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2793

The principal who wrestles an F school to a C in one year gets demotion and pay cut 6 teach1st Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2897

Ravitch's very apt description of Arne Duncan. 10 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 31 3546

White House Adds New Disability Adviser 4 Jefferson23 Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2253

Gravy train charter schools and the EB-5 visa. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 7 2082

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION BLAMES TEACHERS FOR A FAILED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 13 newblewtoo Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 3216

MICHAEL GOVE IS OUT AS BRITISH EDUCATION SECRETARY!!! 9 LeftishBrit Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 2835

Great video compares charter school scandals to sub prime mortgages. Many similarities. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1911

New pro-public-school group. Democrats for Public Education. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2455

AFT joins NEA with conditions, asks Arne to resign. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 19 4211

Unreal! NYDOE gave principals 24 hour notice to clean, clear space for Success Charter Academies. 5 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2182

Can the teachers' unions come back? 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2318

Study: Kids Bullied in Gym, Sports Avoid Future Activity 12 radicalliberal Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 4000

Cuomo's GOP Foe Hopes to Unite Left and Right Vs. Common Core 7 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2452

School superintendent banned in NJ finds work in FL, brings banned colleagues with him. 2 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2225

New Orleans-area school district agrees to rules protecting Hispanics 0 Eugene Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1667

Centinela school board votes to fire high-paid superintendent 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2036

Another Teachers’ Union Could Call For Obama’s Education Secretary To Resign 10 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 10 3288

Is the Charter Movement Imploding? 11 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 18 3118

Good to see an administrator speak out at AJC about Arne's policies. 12 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jul 2014 15 2877

Ronald Reagan stuck it to millennials: A college debt history lesson no one tells 6 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 39 4216

NEA Calls for Secretary Duncan's Resignation 47 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 70 9908

Gotta love this Florida mom. Supports teachers, slams TPTB for testing extremism. 6 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2649

Good Riddance to Common Core Testing 2 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 16 2122

For-profit college to sell most campuses 4 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2165

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this is not my rant. this is the rant from a psyche worker in chicago public schools. karen lewis. 17 mopinko Jun 2014 Jul 2014 1 4019

Great post at Muckety on widespread influence of Campbell Brown, hubby Dan Senor. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 4282

I still post in GD in spite of posts dropping. Can't cross post here... 9 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2607

CALIFORNIA EDUCATORS CALL FOR DUNCAN RESIGNATION 13 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 55 3224

Gates' Excuse for Poor Results of Educational Technology: "Unmotivated Students" 9 tinymontgomery Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2795

Will Anyone Stop Charter School Corruption? 1 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 10 1914

Ravitch: Do Public School Teachers Have Any Friends in the Obama Administration? 2 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1871

The big money and profits behind the push for charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 13 2075

ASU English Professor Assaulted by Campus Police 1 NJCher Jul 2014 Jul 2014 4 2126

Just now saw this on Twitter. Makes me kind of proud. 14 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 35 3338

OK, Ed "Reformers"; You're ON! 7 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 3626

St. Paul schools looking to ease concerns about discipline, disorder 2 kickysnana Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 3109

Rush-hour protest by teachers to target the Gates Foundation 4 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 12 2153

Montclair NJ rejects corporate deformers! 2 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 2042

Daily Kos Labor digest: Teachers face firing for speaking out for their students 4 eridani Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2139

My economic life has become a sinking ship.... 30 citizen blues Jun 2014 Jun 2014 62 5587

Unbelievable use of surveillance tactics in Belleview NJ. 1 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1732

New Evidence of Mental Benefits From Music Training 5 antigop Jun 2014 Jun 2014 11 2246

Obama alums join anti teachers union case 2 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 2036

Detroit News: DPS plans bigger classes, but won't close schools amid $49M loss in revenue 1 theaocp Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1861

Why education become important in developing country? 0 petson Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2511

Teaching creationism as science now banned in all UK public schools. 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 21 2219

Linda Darling-Hammond on the common core standards 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1994

California judge rules teacher tenure unconstitutional 0 Starry Messenger Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1758

Tennessee Tied Teachers’ Jobs to Standardized Test Scores. Here’s How They Pushed Back—and Won 6 eridani Jun 2014 Jun 2014 19 2391

The Clever Stunt Four Professors Just Pulled 3 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 59 3199

Common Core, in 9-Year-Old Eyes 2 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2553

Detroit News: Head of EAA reportedly to resign 0 theaocp Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1812

Teachers Sound Alarm over 'Anti-Public Education' Ruling 3 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 2035

I just wonder if learning by reading from a book is different than from a tablet/computer 7 Leme Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 5768

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Student Debt: Blame Law-Makers, Tax-Shirking Rich, War on Drugs, not Universities 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 5 1862

Sen. Berger meets with North Carolina protesters 0 littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1687

Obama to take executive steps on student loans 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 8 1964

New (MASS.) Teachers Union Chief is Unapologetically Adversarial 7 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 9 4487

If you are/were a certified teacher, did you in any of your coursework 12 raccoon May 2014 Jun 2014 0 2759

The truth behind Arizona’s sudden withdrawal from PARCC 0 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1758

For Lessons About Class, a Field Trip Takes Students Home 2 elleng May 2014 May 2014 6 2023

The Newark School Reform Wars 2 eridani May 2014 May 2014 6 1821

Florida League of Women Voters Releases Bombshell Charter Study 16 QED May 2014 May 2014 72 4355

Ravitch Mulls Cuomo Challenge 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1688

Turning Holocaust Denial Into Homework 0 question everything May 2014 May 2014 2 1691

Teachers (and Parents) Hook-up with (Some) RWers to Battle Corporate ED "Reform" 2 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1927

Why Elizabeth Warren should run for president 3 MannyGoldstein May 2014 May 2014 9 2149

Education: Worse Than Ever in the US 3 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 2060

Here’s What Happens To Kids When They Get To Eat Before School Every Day 18 eridani Apr 2014 May 2014 31 16854

If you read one article about Common Core.... 6 QED May 2014 May 2014 10 2640

Toon- End of the Year! 1 n2doc May 2014 May 2014 8 2267

Crossing the Line: How the Academic Rat Race Is Making Our Kids Sick 10 antigop May 2014 May 2014 8 3639

A dozen problems with charter schools 2 Starry Messenger May 2014 May 2014 22 2539

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