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Teaching in 2012 - Teachers...Is It Worth It? 21 NeedleCast Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 6442
10 ways to oppose high-stakes standardized tests 3 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 Dec 2012 7 3100
REAL education! 3 elleng Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2624
26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System 3 eridani Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 4302
New UN plan to get girls in school boosted by Malala's father 0 struggle4progress Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 2029
Parent participation by necessity: The secret to success? 1 RandySF Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2600
The Common Core Kool-Aid 3 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 2753
The New Rise of Segregated Schools 9 n2doc Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 5587
I heard a fellow teacher say- 24 digonswine Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 7514
"With Rumors That Arne Duncan May Step Down as Sec. Of Ed,"...... 5 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Dec 2012 7 4033
Online classes: The baby formula of higher education 7 bemildred Sep 2012 Dec 2012 7 3705
The impact of last second studying on performance 6 exboyfil May 2012 Dec 2012 0 3368
Free Online Education Is Now Illegal in Minnesota 5 alp227 Oct 2012 Dec 2012 2 3815
A ‘value-added’ travesty for an award-winning teacher 11 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 10 4463
I'm looking for recent special education cases in Michigan... 1 Fearless Sep 2012 Dec 2012 0 2064
"Homework: New Research Suggests It May Be an Unnecessary Evil" by Alfie Kohn 37 Goblinmonger Nov 2012 Dec 2012 8 17446
Hunger Strike for Education 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 1941
NEEDED: A Million Michigan Voices for Public Education 3 MichiganVote Nov 2012 Dec 2012 4 2385
School Districts in 5 States Will Lengthen Their Calendars 1 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2307
What Happened to Public Education on Election Night? 1 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2188
Another Florida Charter School scandal 1 JPK Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2430
In Denial in Indiana 4 caraher Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2995
From Robert Rendo: a short essay on profit and priorities 0 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2235
Parents and Students of District 7 in the Bronx Are About to be Screwed, Again 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2018
Education And The Politics Of Shaming 16 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Nov 2012 13 6046
Gov. Jindal's private school voucher program ruled unconstitutional. 3 madfloridian Nov 2012 Nov 2012 9 3460
Our Q&A with John Kuhn on school’s over-reliance on testing 3 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 2564
Daughters' former school wins award, 0 elleng Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2009
Ruling halts implementation of Louisiana voucher plan 2 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2370
School vouchers 14 LeftTurnOnly Aug 2012 Nov 2012 0 5368

Education Continued...

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NY Times Actually Published an OPED *Critical* of ED Reform Yesterday 8 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Nov 2012 12 3571
How grossly underfunded are public schools? 1 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 16 2793
The Real Reason So Many Teachers Quit Their Jobs 7 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 4284
What Obama’s debate performance says about his education policy 4 xchrom Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 3022
Science Grades Being Awarded On Student Report Cards Even When No Science Lessons Are Taught 6 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 10 3419
"I Helped College Kids Cheat" Inside the Academic Fraud Industry 5 xchrom Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 3915
Phony school “reform” agenda takes a beating 2 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 7 2311
Karen Lewis in the belly of the beast (Chicago Club) 0 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 1980
This message was self-deleted by its author 4 RandySF Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2419
I nominate NEWT to replace Arne as Sec of Ed. 10 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 3951
Children of the Storm: Education and Social Mobility 0 xchrom Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2054
Any Education Administrators or Policy Experts willing to Help Out on an 8th Grader's project? 4 piechartking Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2759
College of Future Could Be Come One, Come All 2 groovedaddy Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2918
Why is the Private Prison Industry in our Public Schools? 2 eridani Nov 2012 Nov 2012 9 3292
The Failure of Those in Charge Permeates District 7 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Nov 2012 Nov 2012 3 2047
An open letter to George Lucas - we need your independent vision--Anthony Cody 1 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 2203
Teachers union says San Francisco students shorted 1 RandySF Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 2384
Can someone please tell me what the hell Exxon Oil 8 Riley18 Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 3703
A call for President Obama to change course on education 16 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 13 5681
Stop the Race to the Top: Public Event 2 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2295
Newark approves merit pay contract 3 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2585
Shocker: Conservative Idaho Repeals Online Learning, Performance-Pay Measures 0 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 1869
Things educators could say but don’t 7 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Nov 2012 11 3514
Why Tony Bennett Lost 4 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3111
Education election news around the country: 4 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 7 2660
Firestorm Erupts Over Virginia's Education Goals (different goals by race and DISABILITY) 1 alp227 Nov 2012 Nov 2012 3 3006
Watched Detachment on Netflix. Wow. And so sad... 8 MichiganVote Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 5132
Going Down The Quality Review Tubes at PS 154x 0 SoBronxSchool Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2141
Is Maverick Education Partnership (CFN 407) Complicit in PS 154's Failing?? 3 SoBronxSchool Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 3295
(Not) Ending Bullying Through Exaggeration and Misinformation 0 Modern School Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2787

Education Continued...

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Look at the difference in funding for the WA state charter initiative. We're doomed. 15 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 5792
OK. Back to Reality. Is Obama a Union-Buster? Is Bill Gates A Democrat? 5 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Nov 2012 8 3428
Good luck to everyone tomorrow-- 5 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 8 4051
How Do You Raise a Prodigy? 7 groovedaddy Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 3770
Charlotte Danielson: For the LIFE of Me I Cannot Understand Why Her.... 9 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Nov 2012 3 16309
Mayor Bloomberg Is a Spiteful Little Man 8 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Nov 2012 7 4232
Hurricane Attention Whoring With Educators4Excellence 1 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 2317
Spelman College chooses fitness over athletics 1 brer cat Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 2304
Big Money Floods School Board Races in California 1 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 2467
It’s About Innovation, Not ‘Privatization’ 3 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2626
The Exhaustion of the American Teacher 11 Reader Rabbit Sep 2012 Oct 2012 11 6257
Uncle Mike and the DOE Celebrate Failure 0 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 2071
$500,000 payout to charter principal sparks outrage, call for probe 4 Doctor_J Oct 2012 Oct 2012 8 4291
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) hires Teach for America/Charter Shill as NY Education Deputy Secretary 5 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 3598
How Teachers Should Communicate 4 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Oct 2012 9 2892
NC Teacher: “I Quit” 18 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 37 8073
How Higher Education in the US Was Destroyed in 5 Basic Steps 7 xchrom Oct 2012 Oct 2012 18 4673
Los Angeles Times sues LAUSD over teacher performance data 14 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 4845
When will they close the "Brooklyn Castle" school? 2 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 2308
Randi Weingarten answers “anything” 0 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 2053
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