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Cute video by a Wisconsin teacher, former DUer. 0 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1791

Alaska Safe Children�s Act: education & bill on dating & sexual abuse 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1784

Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and into the Sandbox 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2100

Governors push private vouchers; ignore majority opinion 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1773

Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 2273

The U.S. Shows Again That it Needs Age Appropriate, Comprehensive Sex-Ed 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1809

This message was self-deleted by its author 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1976

Wisconsin Wants You To Be Able To Quit High School To Teach High School 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1911

Senate approves bill for private school vouchers 5 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2549

Florida science teacher suspended for signal-jamming students� cell phones 4 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2579

a recent essay 9 historian May 2015 Jun 2015 0 2827

'American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students' 5 eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2728

U.S. Colleges Expelled as Many as 8,000 Chinese Students in 3 Years 1 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1939

Teachers using pens and paper in the classroom �not fair� to students, Microsoft official says 9 MisterP May 2015 May 2015 1 2972

Christie flips on Common Core, leaves Jeb Bush by himself 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1858

The Cost of an Adjunct 5 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 10 2443

Award-Winning Teacher Fired for Reading an Allen Ginsberg Poem 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 7 2416

This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas. 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 19 2393

Superintendent voted out of Tampa district becomes NY's state education commissioner. 0 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 2 1798

*If Any Charter School Needs a Union, It�s Urban Prep* 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 10 2002

I posted Peter Greene's post about the stupidity of scripted test directions... 1 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 5 1999

Testing glitches aside, Stewart is praised for stabilizing Florida's education system 0 Sancho May 2015 May 2015 2 1663

Platinum Pay in Ivory Towers 1 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 5 1929

Supreme Court Punts On Special Ed, ADA Cases 0 Jefferson23 May 2015 May 2015 2 1672

Let the kids learn through play. 3 elleng May 2015 May 2015 4 2213

Message to My Freshman Students 4 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 1 2780

North Carolina To Teachers: No Free Speech For You! | Crooks and Liars 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 2046

Student Course Evaluations Get An 'F' 4 n2doc Oct 2014 May 2015 5 2968

Many states mislead the public about whether students are proficient 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 2 1812

Canadian Teachers Union Leading the Way on LGBT Issues 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2015 May 2015 0 1839

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What�s the Point of a Professor? 15 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 4 4461

An Adjunct�s Farewell 4 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 8 2630

Juan Gonzalez: Feds did not keep track of over 3 billion going to charter schools. 7 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 12 3029

Why My Charter School Needs a Union 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 8 1805

Texas high school that doesn't teach sex ed surprised by chlamydia outbreak 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 5 2241

John Oliver perfectly sums up everything that�s wrong with standardized testing 5 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 16 2597

Building Hope$: Big charter, big money, big prizes, big hou$e$ 2 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 4 3109

Fraud, Waste, and Lies: Charter Schools Cheating Communities Out of Millions of Dollars 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 12 1975

How to Lose $1 Billion: Yeshiva University Blows Its Future on Loser Hedge Funds 0 eridani May 2015 May 2015 0 1925

Arne has nerve to threaten fed intervention over opt outs. Blames parents for test anxiety. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 2287

NBC: Amid Funding Cuts, Will LSU Have to Declare 'Bankruptcy'? 0 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2319

So, the college search that began two years ago ended today 12 Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 4297

Schools Warned On Pushing Families Into Due Process 2 Jefferson23 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2156

An Alternative To Failed Education �Reform� (If We Want One) 0 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1864

America Is Criminalizing Black Teachers 3 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 10 2463

This Article May Be Illegal: Lifting the Veil of Silence on Standardized Testing 4 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 2409

Many U.S. schools still resist challenging all their students. 0 elleng Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1848

Big testing opt out in NY this week. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1842

My rant about what I think teachers might do in 2016. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2047

DeBlasio said they must stop enabling Moskowitz. But Cuomo to hold huge fundraiser for her. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2612

Eva Moskowitz Success Academy and the restroom usage rules. Unacceptable. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2317

Someone Calculated How Many Adjunct Professors Are on Public Assistance, and the Number Is Startling 5 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 21 3037

HEY HARRISON AND THE REST OF NEW YORK STATE IT'S TIME TO OPT OUT!!! 0 SoBronxSchool Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1928

7 N.Y. Teachers of the Year blast Cuomo 1 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 2755

Senate Proposal Cuts Off Duncan at the Knees 7 LWolf Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 3306

Children And Society As Fair Game | Emanuele Corso 4 Tace Apr 2015 Apr 2015 10 2508

Charter financing: Study finds too little accountability in California 0 alp227 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2058

Game on! Teaching science with games 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1831

For some opting out of testing is easy. Those in public schools must fight battles. 0 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1966

Arkansas school privatization bill fails 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1968

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Albany charter schools. The education model that fell apart. 2 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 18 2428

The R-Word and Teaching Kids about the Power of Language 2 elleng Mar 2015 Apr 2015 2 2087

Two more FL Republican state senators speak strongly against overtesting. Kudos to them. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2044

Learning Through Tinkering 3 elleng Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2163

Oregon's 2014 Teacher of Year fired today. Had been warned not to speak about being gay. 4 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2452

My post with the video of Republican FL state senator putting down Americans for Prosperity rep. 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2243

The Right�s Fear of Education: What I Learned As a (Former) Conservative Military Man 5 Panich52 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 16 3025

NY Dems pass Cuomo bill with "heavy hearts". One holds his nose. They hold a majority... 1 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1894

If you need proof standardized testing is setting students up for failure, just ask the students. 2 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 8 2262

Stunning revelation Bill Gates has spent $2.3 Billion on Common Core � #PARCC 5 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 15 2937

Conservatives, Please Stop Trashing the Liberal Arts 0 question everything Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2161

Former Dean is Victorious in Legal Fight with For-Profit College After Blowing the Whistle 0 swarmster Mar 2015 Mar 2015 6 1869

Nancy Atwell. 3 LWolf Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2116

9 Billionaires Are About to Remake New York�s Public Schools�Here�s Their Story 3 Starry Messenger Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 2180

Oregon's 2014 Teacher of Year placed on leave. Had been warned not to speak about being gay... 3 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2191

Kids have no idea what a VCR is. Nor VHS format. Makes me feel old. 5 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2470

Alan Singer: Teaching History the Pearson Way 2 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 2121

FL Republican House votes to cut back on testing. 0 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 1848

Miami Herald column: Florida flunked the test, failed the kids. 1 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1841

Caveon, Pearson's eye on internet...We "cast a really broad and deep net". 2 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 7 2456

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