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Parents are quickly learning how much work teachers do... 13 BigmanPigman Mar 2020 Jun 2020 21 4886
Florida Principal Removed After Refusing to Call Holocaust 'Factual' 4 Eugene Jul 2019 May 2020 10 2657
Amid coronavirus pandemic, a growing list of colleges in financial peril 3 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 8 2534
Michigan settles suit after landmark right to read ruling 2 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 3 1788
Cuomo Adds Another Billionaire to 'Reimagine' Public Ed, Post- Pandemic; Beware 2 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 3 1737
Unimpressed by online classes, college students seek refunds 10 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 7 2663
CDC and other documents related to K-12 school operations during Covid-19: 4 Alex4Martinez May 2020 May 2020 4 2049
Return to Normal Unlikely by September, Harvard President Bacow Tells Faculty 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 May 2020 5 1679
Alaska School District Votes Out 'Catch-22,' 'Gatsby' and Other Classics 5 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 2 1916
Detroit Students Have a Constitutional Right to Literacy, Court Rules. 1 elleng Apr 2020 Apr 2020 10 1491
'Homework gap' shows millions of kids lack home internet 11 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Apr 2020 6 3755
New York City mayor orders public schools shut for rest of school year; Cuomo says it's his call 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1600
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 913
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 916
Making Wonders: Art Projects that Engage Kids 1 elleng Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1405
US universities see decline in students from China 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Mar 2020 4 1770
Missouri Redesigns School Report Cards -- And It's A Lot To Digest 1 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 Mar 2020 3 1666
If schools are closed until Sept what grade will kids be in when they return? 13 BigmanPigman Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 2422
Vibes thread for educators who are scrambling to keep learning going during 2 GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 Mar 2020 8 1257
High school teachers, help me out here. 27 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 Mar 2020 2 8267
Are Any Colleges Insured Against Coronavirus Fallout? 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1540
Is there a comprehensive list of colleges/universities where classes are shut down? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1229
Are liberal arts colleges doomed? 11 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Mar 2020 9 2727
Teacher crisis is worse than we thought. And it's driven by low wages (DUH!) 8 OrlandoDem2 May 2019 Mar 2020 4 3512
The Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning 4 elleng Mar 2020 Mar 2020 7 1822
Ramapo, NY: Board accused of gutting public school funding in favor of private yeshivas 1 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 1258
South Carolina faces lawsuit over LGBTQ+ sex education ban 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1125
Calling all grammar geeks and word nerds 12 mfcorey1 Oct 2019 Feb 2020 6 2783
Charter School Mvmt. Implodes; WH Plan For 'School Choice' Leads To More Privatization of Public Ed 1 appalachiablue Feb 2020 Feb 2020 5 1677
After reaping attitude from an obnoxious 7th grade female student since September, 2 no_hypocrisy Feb 2020 Feb 2020 8 2200

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Homeless US student population 'highest in more than a decade' 3 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 6 2031
DeVos threatened with subpoena by House oversight panel 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 1584
'Who Will Protect My Right NOT To Pay For Your Child's Religious Education?' SCOTUS Case 0 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1629
Hidden Payments and Costly Plans Dent Teachers' Retirement Savings 1 question everything Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 1823
Tufts University to remove Sackler name from its buildings 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1514
A Harlem School That Former Students Say Is Run Like 'A Cult' Faces New Scrutiny 0 mfcorey1 Dec 2019 Dec 2019 7 1528
Parents Are Giving Up Custody of Their Kids to Get Need-Based College Financial Aid 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Nov 2019 9 2173
Well, this is discouraging... 1 Backseat Driver Nov 2019 Nov 2019 6 2669
Facing lawsuit, DeVos erases student loans for 1,500 3 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 11 2042
Secret Service study: School attackers showed warning signs 1 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 6 1432
The Missing "One-Offs": The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low Income Students 3 ArtTownsend Oct 2019 Nov 2019 2 1888
Trump administration let nearly $11 million in student aid go to unaccredited for-profit colleges 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1412
School suspends girls, says rape-awareness note was bullying 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 18 2022
Rural School Districts Look To After-School Programs And Teacher Training To Expand STEM Offerings 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1323
A professor spoke about whiteness at Georgia Southern University. Students burned her book. 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1539
Mississippi student scores 27 on ACT in sixth-grade 5 mfcorey1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 5 2135
Attention, parents and students! ACT announces big changes to testing policies 0 mfcorey1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1784
A once-acclaimed attorney who paid $75,000 to cheat on daughter's ACT sentenced to 1 month in prison 5 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 2176
DeVos violated a court order to stop collecting on the debts of Corinthian College students. Now, th 4 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1722
Betsy DeVos calls $5 billion school tax credit plan 'the conservative answer to what ails American e 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 5 1864
FINLAND'S School System Is The Envy Of The World, It's Easy To See Why 2 appalachiablue Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1589
CA issues subpoenas to doctors over vaccines. 0 BigmanPigman Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1565
Charter Schools Were Never A Good Idea, Corporate Plot To Privatize & Make Money 24 appalachiablue Sep 2019 Sep 2019 7 4847
Needing Help 19 littlemissmartypants Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 3712
Falwell blasted Liberty student as 'retarded,' police chief as 'half-wit' in emails 3 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 5 1864
When Students In India Can't Earn College Admission On Merit, They Buy Their Way In 5 Shrek Aug 2019 Sep 2019 0 1775
Study says non-mathematicians can see beauty in math 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1406
College admissions bribery scandal: Prosecutors call for Felicity Huffman to spend a month in jail 3 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 6 1792
Study finds carving up school districts worsens segregation 1 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1291
The University Of Alaska Avoids The Worst As Governor Shows How Not To Govern 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1488

Education Continued...

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The Humanities in the Age of Loneliness (Combating ecological and constitutional crises) 1 bronxiteforever Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 2048
The Hot New Gen-Z Trend Is Skipping College (For trade school) 6 Renew Deal Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 2050
Small colleges teetering as they fight for dollars, students 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 4 2109
Parents are warned their children could be put in foster care over lunch debt 8 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2360
FCC votes 3-2 to auction key 2.5 GHz spectrum band for 5G 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 5 1723
Florida principal to parent: 'Not everyone believes the Holocaust happened' 5 Cattledog Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 2081
Alaska fears 'brain drain' after 41 percent proposed cut to university system 2 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 5 1731
After lobbying by for-profit colleges, Trump administration scraps rule on 'gainful employment' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1604
More white supremacist propaganda showing up on US campuses 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1610
Raimondo: Providence Public Schools are in crisis 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1526
Are Republicans Punishing Striking Teachers? WV Teacher Jay O'Neal 0 appalachiablue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1451
Oxford to receive biggest single donation 'since the Renaissance' 1 nitpicker Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1775
"Today I resigned from the school district. I would like to share with you what I gave them." 6 demmiblue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 16 2708
Students in Rural America Ask, 'What Is a University Without a History Major?' 4 elleng Jan 2019 Jun 2019 12 3367
Supreme Court rejects appeal from DC prep school student 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1766
West Virginia House GOP education bill moving forward as teachers protest 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1388
How does a $50 million charter scam work? Here's what happened in California (before 11 people were 5 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 6 3320
DeVos' student aid chief quits foundation board following questions on conflict of interest 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 5 1480
California university says students tied to admissions scam could face expulsion 5 Eugene Mar 2019 Jun 2019 0 2073
Virginia College students sue DeVos for reinstating controversial for-profit college accreditor 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1493
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