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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Teachers screwed again... 8 TreasonousBastard Apr 2018 Apr 2018 24 4444
Arizona teachers demand 20 percent raise at Capitol protest 2 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 8 2041
In Swedens Preschools, Boys Learn to dance and girls learn to yell. 2 elleng Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 2184
Question for Parents and Educators... 2 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1825
Insurers' new business: "active shooter" policies for U.S. schools 0 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1605
Knucklehead alert 1 Ohiogal Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 2080
School Walkouts March 14th 10:00 AM in all time zones. 2 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 8 2257
*The West Virginia Teachers Strike is Over. But Oklahoma and Arizona May Be Next* 0 appalachiablue Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1640
More Adventures in Substitute Teaching 13 no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 Mar 2018 12 3416
W Virginia GOP leaders accidentally vote to give teachers their raise! 1 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 6 2376
DeVos delays Obama-era rule on minority special-education students 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1943
Nationwide Walkout NO GUNS scheduled across the country. 2 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 5 2506
KIPP co-founder Mike Feinberg fired over sexual misconduct allegations 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1745
Stoneman Douglas teacher Diane Wolk-Rogers - town hall tonight 3 Leghorn21 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 2310
As a former teacher I would 5 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 7 2530
Talking to my second graders about shootings 12 teach1st Feb 2018 Feb 2018 13 3279
California’s War on Public Education 3 Modern School Jan 2012 Feb 2018 4 3787
Publicly Funded Schools Becoming Things of the Past 1 Modern School Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 2842
Los Angeles Unified School District to eliminate ALL Adult Ed 3 radhika Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 4483
Whoever has less math anxiety wins 6 Boojatta Feb 2012 Feb 2018 4 4785
Suggestions for teaching geography to a kindergartner? 28 RandySF Feb 2012 Feb 2018 0 12267
Education Department’s obsession with test scores deepens 13 proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 Feb 2018 8 5817
UC-Berkeley and other ‘public Ivies’ in fiscal peril 2 n2doc Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 3497
Alabama Students Limited In Teacher Gifting Under New Law 10 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 5364
I received a mailer from "studentsFirst" 6 w8liftinglady Dec 2011 Feb 2018 4 3813
Good a group for this issue is paramount. 3 Rex Dec 2011 Feb 2018 1 3706
New England colleges have one big worry: 2025 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 3103
Will the NEA (not the NRA) have to deal with shootings now? 3 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 2233
'Hurtful' Harper Lee and Mark Twain dropped from Minnesota curriculum 2 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 2547
Puerto Rico governor announces public education overhaul 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1841

Education Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Do School Vouchers Work? Milwaukees Experiment Suggests an Answer (depends..) 1 question everything Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 2081
We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, 10 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 3101
US opts out of test designed to teach students to spot biased reporting 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1982
Education Dept. awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos 2 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 2064
Can a No Excuses Charter Teach Students to Think for Themselves? 0 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1901
A School's Way To Fight Phones In Class: Lock 'Em Up 6 Cattledog Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 2737
No College Kid Needs a Water Park to Study 7 exboyfil Jan 2018 Jan 2018 6 4238
I had an interesting day while teaching. 11 no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 Jan 2018 18 5175
Have you heard This American Life episode 550: Three Miles? 7 GaryM Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 3838
Introverts and Schools 4 elleng Oct 2017 Jan 2018 3 2976
Can Kindness Be Taught? 9 elleng Dec 2017 Jan 2018 5 2695
Ohio State wants white nationalist's lawsuit dismissed 1 Eugene Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1852
The French apprentices thriving on medieval roots 0 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1569
University presidents: We've been blindsided 2 ffr Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 2235
The government and education...one family's story... 1 Sancho Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 1640
'Derelict' school becomes national leader by making a surprising subject compulsory. 2 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 11 3649
Special Education 2 no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 Dec 2017 5 1625
Betsy DeVos warns teachers unions: 'I'm not going anywhere. In fact I'm just getting started.' 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 2264
Some Schools Are Abolishing Homework In Favor Of Reading, And That's A Good Thing. 5 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 10 5777
How Reading Rewires Your Brain for More Intelligence and Empathy. 6 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 14 3108
Substitute Teaching 23 no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 4968
As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away. 2 elleng Jul 2017 Nov 2017 10 3467
(Austin) AISD moves to rename remaining schools with Confederate ties by August 1 Eugene Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1798
Swelling College Endowments Tempt Lawmakers Looking for Tax Dollars 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2195
Reading buddies are such a hit at Lowell School. 4 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2782
'To Kill a Mockingbird' Returns to Mississippi School's Reading List After Outcry 4 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 3187
DeVos offers buyouts to shrink Education Department workforce 2 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2119
Have you ever taken or given an IQ test? 14 BigmanPigman Oct 2017 Oct 2017 8 5824
DeVos calls for another delay of rule to protect students from predatory colleges 2 workinclasszero Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1682
I had a terrible day teaching today. 8 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 6835

Education Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Educating Future Voters in the Age of Social Media 1 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1883
Campus Hate Lives on the Internet. Administrators Need to Catch Up. 0 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2358
U. of Southern California Removes Medical-School Dean as Newspaper Reports Sexual-Misconduct Claim 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2765
The Best Public Colleges in the U.S. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2912
Some FL colleges waive out-of-state tuition for PR and USVI students 2 Sancho Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 3689
School administrator who stole $75k gives up job certificate 2 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2613
Librarian faces backlash for rejecting book donation from Melania Trump 3 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 3465
Education secretary faces largely silent protest at Harvard speech 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 2559
Nearly half of all US high schoolers graduate with an "A" average 10 n2doc Jul 2017 Sep 2017 6 5989
Suddenly, Trump wants to spend millions of dollars on STEM in public schools 5 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 4033
Buenos Aires students and scientists stage sit-ins to protest unpaid internships, cutbacks 0 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1822
'Junk science': experts cast doubt on widely cited college free speech survey 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 2501
Why we will never start school at a decent time (and why our politics will always be fucked) 8 NCDem777 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 9 4642
Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos tears up Obama's rules on campus sex assault investigations 3 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2873
The best educational experiences are those where the teacher understands 4 elleng Mar 2017 Aug 2017 1 4062
Why Kids Shouldnt Sit Still in Class 4 elleng Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 3780
I'm on our local school board! 5 Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 Aug 2017 11 4852
Illinois Senate overrides Rauner school funding veto, but House hurdle remains 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3652
A Stanford researchers 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As 3 QED Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 4571
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