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learning to read in the 1950s and 1960s 4 rampartc Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 3659
Betsy DeVos was asked whether U.S. schools are teaching kids to be socialists. Her answer was rich. 4 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 2197
DeVos will not seek further delay of Obama for-profits rule 1 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1786
Betsy DeVos's security detail could cost $7.7 million 0 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1593
Three intrepid academics perpetrate a giant version of the Sokal Hoax, placing scores of fake papers 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 2269
Real education: Lowell School 4 elleng Oct 2018 Oct 2018 5 1822
For critics of DeVos, sale of DeVry chain raises red flags 0 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 7 1761
Rethinking What Gifted Education Means, and Whom It Should Serve 0 elleng Sep 2018 Sep 2018 5 1830
Education Dept. Reopens Rutgers Case Charging Discrimination Against Jewish Students 0 Eugene Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1382
The Most Contrarian College in America 1 elleng Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1667
University faculty on strike in Argentina 1 sandensea Aug 2018 Sep 2018 0 1522
National Red for Ed Day - September 4, 2018 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1857
Buenos Aires Province School Infrastructure head fired on padded contract allegations, two deaths 0 sandensea Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1460
Money magazine: These Are the 727 Best Colleges in America 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 3 2338
Purdue University removes John Schnatter name from building, offers to return $8 million donation 3 Eugene Aug 2018 Aug 2018 13 2042
5 best & worst states for school systems 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 Jul 2018 5 1930
C. K. McClatchy High School Science Fair Project Tying Race, IQ Sparks Outcry 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Jul 2018 1 1598
The first year of teaching is notoriously tough. Denver is experimenting with a new approach 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 1788
Trump administration rolls back racial diversity guidelines for colleges 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1517
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos under fire for saying schools can report undocumented students 2 Eugene May 2018 Jul 2018 2 1669
Oklahoma teachers' salary raise in limbo following historic win 0 Eugene Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1557
In the Age of Trump, Civics Courses Make a Comeback. 6 elleng Jun 2018 Jun 2018 10 2710
Caught on tape: Georgia lieutenant governor says he backed 'bad' school bill to hurt governor's race 0 Eugene Jun 2018 Jun 2018 9 1671
As kindergarten ratchets up academics, parents feel the stress. 3 elleng Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1805
Meet the Teacher of the Year the White House doesn't want you to hear 6 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 10 2267
Is there something going on that I should know about? 0 no_hypocrisy May 2018 May 2018 2 1855
Truth 3 n2doc Apr 2018 May 2018 16 2010
Glad to see this here! nt 2 patrice May 2011 Apr 2018 0 2619
Well my alma mater has finally done it 3 exboyfil Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 3659
Michigan legislators and our Governor, Snydly Whiplash are voting this week 3 erinlough Dec 2011 Apr 2018 3 2564

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Gates Foundation Grants ALEC A Hefty Sum For 'Education Reform' 5 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 Apr 2018 5 4923
Thank you Thank you Thank you 6 proud2BlibKansan Apr 2011 Apr 2018 1 4206
Hey all you teachers out there 5 Ohiogal Mar 2018 Apr 2018 4 1961
Kansas officials find $80M error in school funding measure 3 Eugene Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1932
ETS "offers" 27 percent pay cut to GRE raters (mostly adjuncts and grad students) 8 jayschool2013 Jan 2018 Apr 2018 5 6379
A little bit o'history... 2 TreasonousBastard Apr 2018 Apr 2018 4 1722
Teachers screwed again... 8 TreasonousBastard Apr 2018 Apr 2018 24 3626
Arizona teachers demand 20 percent raise at Capitol protest 2 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 8 1654
In Swedens Preschools, Boys Learn to dance and girls learn to yell. 2 elleng Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1733
Question for Parents and Educators... 2 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1505
Insurers' new business: "active shooter" policies for U.S. schools 0 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1295
Knucklehead alert 1 Ohiogal Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1741
School Walkouts March 14th 10:00 AM in all time zones. 2 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 8 1840
*The West Virginia Teachers Strike is Over. But Oklahoma and Arizona May Be Next* 0 appalachiablue Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1328
More Adventures in Substitute Teaching 13 no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 Mar 2018 12 2357
W Virginia GOP leaders accidentally vote to give teachers their raise! 1 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 6 1977
DeVos delays Obama-era rule on minority special-education students 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1590
Nationwide Walkout NO GUNS scheduled across the country. 2 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 5 2025
KIPP co-founder Mike Feinberg fired over sexual misconduct allegations 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1418
Stoneman Douglas teacher Diane Wolk-Rogers - town hall tonight 3 Leghorn21 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 1801
As a former teacher I would 5 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 7 1854
Talking to my second graders about shootings 12 teach1st Feb 2018 Feb 2018 13 2297
California’s War on Public Education 3 Modern School Jan 2012 Feb 2018 4 3250
Publicly Funded Schools Becoming Things of the Past 1 Modern School Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 2505
Los Angeles Unified School District to eliminate ALL Adult Ed 3 radhika Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 3972
Whoever has less math anxiety wins 6 Boojatta Feb 2012 Feb 2018 4 3991
Suggestions for teaching geography to a kindergartner? 28 RandySF Feb 2012 Feb 2018 0 9170
Education Department’s obsession with test scores deepens 13 proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 Feb 2018 8 4517
UC-Berkeley and other ‘public Ivies’ in fiscal peril 2 n2doc Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 3044
Alabama Students Limited In Teacher Gifting Under New Law 10 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 4203

Education Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
I received a mailer from "studentsFirst" 6 w8liftinglady Dec 2011 Feb 2018 4 3091
Good a group for this issue is paramount. 3 Rex Dec 2011 Feb 2018 1 2950
New England colleges have one big worry: 2025 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2685
Will the NEA (not the NRA) have to deal with shootings now? 3 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1735
'Hurtful' Harper Lee and Mark Twain dropped from Minnesota curriculum 2 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1997
Puerto Rico governor announces public education overhaul 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1453
Do School Vouchers Work? Milwaukees Experiment Suggests an Answer (depends..) 1 question everything Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1724
We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, 10 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 2247
US opts out of test designed to teach students to spot biased reporting 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1600
Education Dept. awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos 2 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1640
Can a No Excuses Charter Teach Students to Think for Themselves? 0 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1557
A School's Way To Fight Phones In Class: Lock 'Em Up 6 Cattledog Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 2023
No College Kid Needs a Water Park to Study 7 exboyfil Jan 2018 Jan 2018 6 3352
I had an interesting day while teaching. 11 no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 Jan 2018 18 4320
Have you heard This American Life episode 550: Three Miles? 7 GaryM Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 3037
Introverts and Schools 4 elleng Oct 2017 Jan 2018 3 2427
Can Kindness Be Taught? 9 elleng Dec 2017 Jan 2018 5 1777
Ohio State wants white nationalist's lawsuit dismissed 1 Eugene Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1492
The French apprentices thriving on medieval roots 0 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1260
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