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Connecticut Bars Felony Arrests for School Zip Code Fraud 1 alp227 Jul 2013 Jul 2013 10 2272

Federal court rules that schools are not liable for bullying. 10 femmocrat Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3622

My former high school is hiring a security officer 3 no_hypocrisy Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2293

CAUGHT ON AUDIO! PRINCIPAL DR ALISON COVIELLO DEMANDS PERFECTION OR YOU WILL BE RATED UNSATISFACTORY 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 2217

Wow. Check out the NEA Facebook page 3 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 30 2601

Has Bill Gates Purchased the Teachers Unions? 24 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 5231

These are the new business items NEA passed at this convention. 1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 2365

What Have The Common Core Bundles Wrought? 5 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2207

Newark & DC unions have both elected reform slates. 0 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1755

NEA wants teachers to pay a surcharge to support Common Core/call for Van Roekel's resignation 10 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 6 3090

DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1844

A Love Letter to PS 154 in the Bronx Principal DR Alison Coviello 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3603

Stormy Atlanta outside. Anger and common sense from the delegates inside. 8 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 3800

On the lighter side of education... 1 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2029

NEA President says NEA will deemphasize collective bargaining & concentrate on 'teaching quality' 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2328

Your kids' test scores tracked online (VIDEO) 3 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2771

I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? 18 Iris Jun 2013 Jun 2013 8 5317

I'm sort of famous, not really. My blog post was re-blogged. 3 knitter4democracy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 2204

Maybe it isn’t just the teachers in Finland 17 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 43 4187

Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? 8 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 3969

To all teachers at any level, K- Ph.D: 8 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2515

A summer joke for teachers... 0 1monster Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 4040

CTU President Lewis Blames "Elites" For Public Education Inequality 1 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1926

X-POST from GD: Impromptu graduation ceremony is lesson in kindness 4 OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2303

Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas. 3 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2698

NSBA: Dems Support Federal Control of Education 1 duffyduff Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1915

Badass Teachers Association Shows a New Spirit of Defiance 8 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 18 3205

A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench 12 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3757

A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 9573

Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1726

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Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1905

School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 1923

Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2066

Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2389

To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 5695

Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3728

San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3440

Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn’t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2776

Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 5528

Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2843

Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1850

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 7979

Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1981

Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1847

A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 11010

Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3640

(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2387

Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 3510

Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3020

School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 2817

New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2695

Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2131

This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 3588

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 5049

More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 2984

22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 2864

Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 2955

Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 1975

Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 1784

School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 1741

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Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 11888

Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 3979

Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 3221

Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2641

Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 1591

Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1631

Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2373

How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico’s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2337

Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 3096

Hello Los Angeles. What's the story w. Eric Garcetti? 5 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 0 3416

Why a privatized GED will fail students 3 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2404

AFP-Texas: Ending CSCOPE a tremendous victory for parents and students 0 mbperrin May 2013 May 2013 3 2215

American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality 1 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 2478

Steve Perry’s Dissertation: Heavy on Lit Review, Slight on Scholarship 0 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 1929

A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform 3 Addison May 2013 May 2013 9 2894

Did you know Obama had declared Teacher Appreciation Week "National Charter Schools Week"? 8 HiPointDem May 2012 May 2013 11 3574

Rich Colleges, Poor Professors 3 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 11 2336

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 21554

More Educational Ugliness in the Age of Obama 6 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 8 2973

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