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Diane Ravitch: Education in Crisis and the Threat of Privatization 3 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 15 2203
Education in Crisis and the Threat of Privatization 3 n2doc Mar 2016 Mar 2016 6 2416
A college degree is worth less to poor kids 11 eridani Feb 2016 Mar 2016 5 3535
UNESCO: Trade in higher education: The role of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) 0 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1780
As SAT was hit by security breaches, College Board went ahead with tests that had leaked 3 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2207
Amazing video about the indian students fighting for public education to not be privatized 1 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2059
New York City Teachers Told to Keep Opt-Out Opinions to Themselves. 1 elleng Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 2066
So Many Children Left Behind: An Interview With Educational Reformer Diane Ravitch 1 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 7 1854
US Government Cuts Grants to Jewish College, Citing Fraud 3 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2494
Oklahoma City Public Schools District announces teacher layoffs 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1921
The Rise of Liberal Arts in Hong Kong 0 n2doc Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2405
What Will it Take for the Candidates to Talk About Public Education? 6 Jefferson23 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2668
TiSA Is a Threat to Quality Education! : European Trade Union Committee for Education 0 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2136
US to fire monitor overseeing formerly for-profit colleges 1 unhappycamper Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 2023
Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools? 5 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 11 2776
Son of maintenance worker gets perfect score on AP Calculus exam -- 1 of 12 in the world to do so 12 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 Mar 2016 17 4962
Tell Your Senator to Vote No on John King for Sec of Ed 1 Smarmie Doofus Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 2225
Is it Really A.D.H.D. or Just Immaturity? 1 elleng Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 1926
Senate Committee Votes to Approve New Education Secretary 2 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2092
Missouri professor who sought 'muscle' at protest appeals firing 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1998
Is there a US "Lost Generation" who Cannot Afford A Globally Competitive Education? 6 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2525
Like US, Indian government has now sacrificed their students right to education to join the WTO 0 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 7 1650
Chicago teachers set April 1 for 'showdown' with schools 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1925
How Do You Fix Schools? Maybe Just Give Them More Money. 4 eridani Feb 2016 Mar 2016 3 2460
Bill on Sexually Explicit Books Gets Final OK in Virginia 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 1730
Chicago schools fast running out of cash as standoff with Illinois governor worsens 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 1863
("drown the bunnies") Mount St. Mary's University president Simon Newman resigns 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Mar 2016 2 2196
Who Keeps Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Flowing to For-Profit Colleges? These Guys 0 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1734
Students Testify on Capitol Hill Against Predatory For-Profit Colleges 3 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 5 2112
850 College European University Assn. Status Reports on US-Europe Privatization/Liberalisation Deals 0 Baobab Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1808

Education Continued...

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How Finland broke every rule — and created a top school system 3 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 15 2815
A theory that may explain school privatization, charter schools, etc. 13 Baobab Feb 2016 Feb 2016 11 4682
Controversial Charter School May Be Pushing Out Students With Disabilities 0 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1978
Corporate reformers wreck public schools 3 n2doc Feb 2016 Feb 2016 12 2021
'Got to Go': high-performing charter schools shed students quickly 4 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 14 2223
University of Phoenix Owner, Apollo Education Group, Will Be Taken Private 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 1788
("drown the bunnies") The Latest: Faculty Asks University's President to Resign 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 5 2080
Illinois launches financial probe into Chicago Public Schools 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 6 1561
Reclaim Our Schools': Cities Rally Nationwide to Save Public Education 2 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 11 1941
Can you answer this math question from a practice test for the SAT? 8 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 3280
Charter school all-star teacher caught ripping up schoolwork, humiliating student 1 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2900
Mizzou prof seen cursing at cop in new video 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1776
Charter school of 11,000 students drops foreign language 5 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 8 2374
Getting Low-Income Kids Ready for College Means Skipping the Test Prep Status Quo 0 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1636
The controversy at Mount St. Mary’s goes national after professors are fired 4 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2674
Standardized Testing 2 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 3196
English Lit 2 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 3127
Arts Education 1 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2375
School Funding 1 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2607
Detroit school system's manager to step down this month 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1714
Chicago teachers' bargaining team rejects contract offer 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1663
This from a high school classmate of mine: 2 elleng Jan 2016 Feb 2016 8 2032
Alabama legislature is looking for an excuse to cut teachers' tenure (al.com) 2 eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2126
Transdisciplinarity: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box 1 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1893
College application questions about police contact under scrutiny 1 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 1803
Alabama schools now allowed to use non-certified teachers 8 n2doc Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 3081
Teachers' union sues Detroit schools, demands removal of emergency manager 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1583
Educators Deserve A Raise, But The Proposed Merit Pay Bill Has Serious Flaws (al.com) 1 eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1858
RAISE Act Of 2016 Is Fatally Flawed (Larry Lee) 0 eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1906
My Young Son Should Dream, Not Have Testing Nightmares 2 eridani Jan 2016 Jan 2016 7 2236

Education Continued...

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So How Do You Know They Got It? Showing Evidence of Learning 2 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1790
Kommon Kore Krazies Drive Another All-Star Teacher Into Retirement 0 Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2406
12 Ways to Avoid Student Humiliation 2 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2146
University president allegedly says struggling freshmen are bunnies that should be drowned 6 n2doc Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2453
How Measurement Fails Doctors and Teachers 3 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2112
"You want kids to come to class? You want them to get excited?" 48 Addison May 2013 Jan 2016 7 16693
A University of Louisville job ad excluded whites and Asians. Is that OK? 3 n2doc Dec 2015 Jan 2016 0 2704
Bernie: “I’m not in favor of privately run charter schools." 7 madfloridian Jan 2016 Jan 2016 20 3082
Cities look at subsidized housing to stem teacher shortages 10 nitpicker Jan 2016 Jan 2016 11 2577
The Responsive Classroom: "Why Is Everyone So Nice Here?" 3 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 12 2122
6 Reasons Your Kid Could Have Less Standardized Testing in 2016 2 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 1923
Obama to cancel millions in student loans swindled by Rubio-supported Corinthian Colleges 1 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 12 1783
Another school educator scandal 5 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 11 2771
Arne's leaving. More charter school scandals coming out. 3 madfloridian Dec 2015 Dec 2015 17 2159
Study Finds Unions Improve Teacher Quality, Lead To Lower Dropout Rates 1 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 1598
Any GED teachers here? I have a couple of questions. nt 2 ellenrr Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1892
Using Creativity to Boost Young Children’s Mathematical Thinking 3 elleng Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2087
A 4th Grade standardized test practice question from my 4th grade daughter 18 hughee99 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 3 3802
New report: Charter schools great at making money for private business, not much else 3 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 11 1865
A boy told his teacher she can't understand him because she's white. Her response is on point. 3 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 20 3217
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