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Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2110

Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2250

School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 2551

Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2586

Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2829

To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 7061

Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 4815

San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 4034

Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn�t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3309

Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 7507

Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3539

Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2287

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 10840

Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2471

Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2315

A teacher�s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 15010

Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 4190

(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 3101

Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 4584

Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 4125

School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 3459

New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 3554

Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2669

This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 4584

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 7021

More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 3698

22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 3763

Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 3529

Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 2394

Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 2110

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School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 2065

Teacher�s resignation letter: �My profession � no longer exists� 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 15699

Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 5542

Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 4169

Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 3506

Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 2018

Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1934

Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2862

How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico�s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2900

Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 3950

Hello Los Angeles. What's the story w. Eric Garcetti? 5 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 0 4191

Why a privatized GED will fail students 3 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 3046

AFP-Texas: Ending CSCOPE a tremendous victory for parents and students 0 mbperrin May 2013 May 2013 3 2585

American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality 1 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 3016

Steve Perry�s Dissertation: Heavy on Lit Review, Slight on Scholarship 0 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2270

A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform 3 Addison May 2013 May 2013 9 3602

Did you know Obama had declared Teacher Appreciation Week "National Charter Schools Week"? 8 HiPointDem May 2012 May 2013 11 4486

Rich Colleges, Poor Professors 3 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 11 2821

When scholars sell out, the consequences are grave 2 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6

Why Not Teacher Evaluations by Students? [View all] 82 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 32540

More Educational Ugliness in the Age of Obama 6 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 8 3676

My niece wants to opt-out ( from testing) her three ps kids. 18 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 2 7810

Oaxacan teachers challenge the test 1 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 5 2295

Concerns about the 'Common Core' 8 elleng May 2013 May 2013 2 4281

Teachers Embrace 'Deep Learning,' Translating Lessons Into Practical Skills. 6 elleng May 2013 May 2013 3 4040

BREAKING NEWS!! PRINCess PAL Misconduct at PS 154 in the Bronx!! 0 SoBronxSchool May 2013 May 2013 2 2305

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 0 femmocrat May 2013 May 2013 5

New technology allows professors to track whether students are reading their textbooks 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2013 May 2013 6 4121

Cathie Black Emails Shine a Light on Bloomberg and Education Reform 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 7 2415

Professors at San Jose State Criticize Online Courses 3 alp227 May 2013 May 2013 5 5022

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Principal fires security guards to hire art teachers � and transforms elementary school 15 antigop May 2013 May 2013 62 6098

Randi calls for moratorium on consequences of high-stakes testing associated with the Common Core 6 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 11 3497

UFT President's Kin Under Investigation by NYC DOE 0 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 3 2817

The Debunking of a Missouri Teacher/Principal 8 xocet Apr 2013 May 2013 1 4211

The ROI of college: Is going to an expensive school worth it? 3 n2doc May 2013 May 2013 0 4727

O my gosh, this guy is .... *smokin*! 12 Smarmie Doofus Apr 2013 May 2013 51 6479

I have never posted a thread before..so hope it's OK for me to post here... 11 nenagh Apr 2013 May 2013 17 4222

Is having no text books common in elementary schools now? 6 Nikia Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3642

New standardized tests feature plugs for commercial products 5 Tony_FLADEM Apr 2013 Apr 2013 10 3369

After weeks of studying author and illustrator Eric Carle 0 elleng Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2236

While cuts roll out of D.C., conservative Republicans across the country are demanding that state 2 midnight Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2660

California Democrats Blast Efforts to Reform Schools... 8 YvonneCa Apr 2013 Apr 2013 14 3831

Tests So New They Outpace Lesson Plan 10 elleng Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 5957

WSJ: When a teacher is 2 feet tall (robots in education) 4 antigop Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3937

Leaked Memo Shows Michelle Rhee Knew About Possible Teacher Cheating in D.C. Schools 5 alp227 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 10 3751

chicago sun-times "up to 47,500 students in shake-ups" 1 madrchsod Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2951

The Atlanta Teacher Aptitude Test (ATAT) 6 n2doc Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 3764

Texas Considers Backtracking on Testing. 2 elleng Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3061

Finally: UFT Debate: MORE vs. Unity; VIDEO 0 Smarmie Doofus Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2045

Music helps kids LEARN! 6 elleng Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 3364

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