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In Denial in Indiana 4 caraher Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2605
From Robert Rendo: a short essay on profit and priorities 0 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2085
Parents and Students of District 7 in the Bronx Are About to be Screwed, Again 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1851
Education And The Politics Of Shaming 16 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Nov 2012 13 4884
Gov. Jindal's private school voucher program ruled unconstitutional. 3 madfloridian Nov 2012 Nov 2012 9 3065
Our Q&A with John Kuhn on school’s over-reliance on testing 3 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 2258
Daughters' former school wins award, 0 elleng Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1799
Ruling halts implementation of Louisiana voucher plan 2 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2096
School vouchers 14 LeftTurnOnly Aug 2012 Nov 2012 0 4371
NY Times Actually Published an OPED *Critical* of ED Reform Yesterday 8 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Nov 2012 12 3024
How grossly underfunded are public schools? 1 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 16 2597
The Real Reason So Many Teachers Quit Their Jobs 7 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 3730
What Obama’s debate performance says about his education policy 4 xchrom Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2660
Science Grades Being Awarded On Student Report Cards Even When No Science Lessons Are Taught 6 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 10 2931
"I Helped College Kids Cheat" Inside the Academic Fraud Industry 5 xchrom Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 3463
Phony school “reform” agenda takes a beating 2 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 7 2006
Karen Lewis in the belly of the beast (Chicago Club) 0 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 1834
This message was self-deleted by its author 4 RandySF Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2027
I nominate NEWT to replace Arne as Sec of Ed. 10 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 3275
Children of the Storm: Education and Social Mobility 0 xchrom Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 1888
Any Education Administrators or Policy Experts willing to Help Out on an 8th Grader's project? 4 piechartking Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2403
College of Future Could Be Come One, Come All 2 groovedaddy Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2668
Why is the Private Prison Industry in our Public Schools? 2 eridani Nov 2012 Nov 2012 9 3022
The Failure of Those in Charge Permeates District 7 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Nov 2012 Nov 2012 3 1879
An open letter to George Lucas - we need your independent vision--Anthony Cody 1 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 1990
Teachers union says San Francisco students shorted 1 RandySF Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 2180
Can someone please tell me what the hell Exxon Oil 8 Riley18 Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2996
A call for President Obama to change course on education 16 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 13 4376
Stop the Race to the Top: Public Event 2 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2027
Newark approves merit pay contract 3 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2224

Education Continued...

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Shocker: Conservative Idaho Repeals Online Learning, Performance-Pay Measures 0 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 1718
Things educators could say but don’t 7 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Nov 2012 11 2961
Why Tony Bennett Lost 4 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2688
Education election news around the country: 4 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 7 2262
Firestorm Erupts Over Virginia's Education Goals (different goals by race and DISABILITY) 1 alp227 Nov 2012 Nov 2012 3 2737
Watched Detachment on Netflix. Wow. And so sad... 8 MichiganVote Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 4542
Going Down The Quality Review Tubes at PS 154x 0 SoBronxSchool Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1994
Is Maverick Education Partnership (CFN 407) Complicit in PS 154's Failing?? 3 SoBronxSchool Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 2949
(Not) Ending Bullying Through Exaggeration and Misinformation 0 Modern School Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2535
Look at the difference in funding for the WA state charter initiative. We're doomed. 15 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 4767
OK. Back to Reality. Is Obama a Union-Buster? Is Bill Gates A Democrat? 5 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Nov 2012 8 2979
Good luck to everyone tomorrow-- 5 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 8 3519
How Do You Raise a Prodigy? 7 groovedaddy Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 3215
Charlotte Danielson: For the LIFE of Me I Cannot Understand Why Her.... 9 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Nov 2012 3 15626
Mayor Bloomberg Is a Spiteful Little Man 8 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Nov 2012 7 3496
Hurricane Attention Whoring With Educators4Excellence 1 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 2120
Spelman College chooses fitness over athletics 1 brer cat Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 2084
Big Money Floods School Board Races in California 1 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 2234
It’s About Innovation, Not ‘Privatization’ 3 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2312
The Exhaustion of the American Teacher 11 Reader Rabbit Sep 2012 Oct 2012 11 5435
Uncle Mike and the DOE Celebrate Failure 0 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 1903
$500,000 payout to charter principal sparks outrage, call for probe 4 Doctor_J Oct 2012 Oct 2012 8 3834
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) hires Teach for America/Charter Shill as NY Education Deputy Secretary 5 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 3094
How Teachers Should Communicate 4 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Oct 2012 9 2523
NC Teacher: “I Quit” 18 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 37 6838
How Higher Education in the US Was Destroyed in 5 Basic Steps 7 xchrom Oct 2012 Oct 2012 18 4108
Los Angeles Times sues LAUSD over teacher performance data 14 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 3857
When will they close the "Brooklyn Castle" school? 2 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 2034
Randi Weingarten answers “anything” 0 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1882
LAUSD loses appeal in settlement of teacher-layoff lawsuit (Unions 1 Ed Deformers 0) 0 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 1897

Education Continued...

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Weingarten Praises Newark Merit Pay Scheme: "win-win-win" NEW Caucus calls for "No" vote 4 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 2968
My son was bullied today, but here is the difference. 9 RandySF Oct 2012 Oct 2012 26 3666
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1699
Goodbye to PS 154 in The Bronx? 1 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 2156
VAM a Disaster... 4 YvonneCa Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 2698
Plato's Cave: My friend's video re. her NYC college students.... 1 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Oct 2012 2 2337
NY DOE seeking permission to certify teachers (v. academic certification) 0 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 1915
Colman Chadam, California Boy, Ordered To Transfer Schools For Carrying Cystic Fibrosis Gene 1 eridani Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 2357
SF Special ed teachers say administrator's e-mail broke law 10 RandySF Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 3357
Hey, charterheads: let's make love, not war! (Chicago) 0 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 1842
Diane Ravitch is encouraging everyone with an interest in education to write a letter 5 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2626
University of Phoenix closing 115 locations (AP/BloomburgBusinessWeek) 5 eppur_se_muova Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 3470
Former NYC School Chancellor Joel Klein Is Not Telling the Whole Truth About His Personal History [View all] 50 xchrom Oct 2012 Oct 2012 12 26879
KUHN: The Exhaustion of the American Teacher... 3 YvonneCa Oct 2012 Oct 2012 6 2699
NYC: Ground Zero for Edu-Hucksterism 0 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 1847
St. Louis public school district sheds 'unaccredited' label 0 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 6 1901
Do you want Rupert Murdoch to have your child's personal & educational data? 2 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2120
Cohen firings draw ire 1 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 6 2210
Want to Ruin Teaching? Give Ratings 5 groovedaddy Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 3012
The False Promises of “School Choice” by Barbara Miner 2 xchrom Oct 2012 Oct 2012 9 2506
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