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Kindergarten writing in their journals 0 elleng Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1995
Civil rights groups back high stakes testing 7 eridani Jan 2015 Jan 2015 7 2976
Peter Greene's super description of Arne's words about testing. Curmudgucation. 3 madfloridian Jan 2015 Jan 2015 11 2500
What does math look like in second grade? 4 elleng Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 2846
Kindergarteners exploring the characteristics of paper, 0 elleng Jan 2015 Jan 2015 5 1841
Fulton school chief to Georgia Legislature: Raise teacher pay. Lower time spent on testing. 4 n2doc Jan 2015 Jan 2015 8 2690
Ethan's Story. Commentary on high stakes test obsession. 3 madfloridian Jan 2015 Jan 2015 5 2485
The Disturbing Transformation of Kindergarten 5 elleng Jan 2015 Jan 2015 37 4045
anybody here teach phonological awareness? 11 ellenrr Dec 2014 Jan 2015 2 4435
Secret Agents for Change 0 elleng Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1898
X-post from Wisconsin: School Superintendent writes staff about legislative action in Madison 0 Scuba Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1931
xpost The most important skill in science or self-improvement is noticing the unexpected 0 n2doc Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1913
Can't believe they gave a whole city of PA schools to these FL rich fools. 3 madfloridian Dec 2014 Dec 2014 17 2628
Court gives York, PA schools to Charter Schools USA. Stripped local school board of power. 2 madfloridian Dec 2014 Dec 2014 6 2211
“Most people confuse arithmetic with math...” link 'fixed.' 7 elleng Dec 2014 Dec 2014 7 3412
Alfie Kohn's righteous anger. 1 madfloridian Dec 2014 Dec 2014 12 2695
Typical PR special in Pinellas... 0 Sancho Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1874
To Raise Science Scores, Colleges Look Beyond the Lecture. 4 elleng Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 2603
Banksy twitter cartoon on Modern Education. 1 madfloridian Dec 2014 Dec 2014 14 5982
Florida makes sure that there are not too many A schools by adjusting standards yearly. 1 madfloridian Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2217
White House releases snapshot of plan to rate U.S. colleges 1 Eugene Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1970
New York City’s best public schools are harder to get into than the Ivy Leagues 0 n2doc Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1850
12 Amazing Things Scientists Discovered This Year About People Who Listen to Music 8 antigop Dec 2014 Dec 2014 44 6894
Video: Jeopardy Names a Category "Non-Common Core Math." 2 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2455
Music and Math -- the genius of Beethoven (video) 0 antigop Dec 2014 Dec 2014 5 2119
New video series on Antiacademics. 0 lenrely Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2285
The Myth of Chinese Super Schools 3 ellenrr Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2751
22 yr old charter school owner outed by principal of his high school. More discrepancies as well. 3 madfloridian Nov 2014 Dec 2014 11 2918
I'm hearing the same thing over and over: Statewide anti-bullying programs are a joke. 7 RandySF Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 3192
Osceola Co. teachers resign en masse over Common Core demands 0 Sancho Dec 2014 Dec 2014 16 2239

Education Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
The Model Town Project 1 elleng Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2099
A Chicago Teacher Explains How Her School Fought Back Against Standardized Testing—And Won 1 eridani Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2146
at my daughters' first school: EDITED 1 elleng Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 2280
The ACLU: Complaint Says Charter Schools Are Resegregating Public Education 21 QED Dec 2014 Dec 2014 32 8923
Of Cosby, Students First, Campbell Brown and Whoopi. 1 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2014 Dec 2014 5 2197
Why Children's Theatre Matters 3 antigop Dec 2014 Dec 2014 6 2631
University of Alabama at Birmingham to end football program, citing costs 2 Eugene Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2359
Teachers may lose tax break for school supplies 6 TexasTowelie Dec 2014 Dec 2014 13 3209
Three Myths About Teacher Tenure 1 eridani Nov 2014 Nov 2014 13 2285
Fortunately not every school in the country plays teach for the test. 0 elleng Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1916
Just met a professor at a small MD college, 2 elleng Nov 2014 Nov 2014 6 2489
Students to Teach for America CEOs: You Are ‘Complicit’ in Attacks on Public Education 2 eridani Nov 2014 Nov 2014 20 2505
Looks like Arne phasing out local control in modifying test-taking for Special Education. 5 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 16 3108
It’s starve, test, and destroy. How hunger games are coming to NY schools. 1 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 8 2173
Robert Reich: Why College is Necessary, but Gets You Nowhere 0 eridani Nov 2014 Nov 2014 13 2078
toon- If testing is so great... 1 n2doc Nov 2014 Nov 2014 14 2141
Eva Moskowitz fundraiser brought almost 8 million to her Success Academy 1 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 2197
Texas Approves Disputed History Texts for Schools 5 liberal N proud Nov 2014 Nov 2014 5 3373
Your children deserve better than this, first-grade teachers tell parents. 1 elleng Nov 2014 Nov 2014 26 2650
"They Spent 95 Million on that Thing and My Kids are in Trailers." 11 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 40 5498
Seven TX charter schools that lost charter are still open for business. 2 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 7 2406
How the U.S. Government Could End the Student Debt Crisis Today 10 eridani Nov 2014 Nov 2014 15 3817
Charter of Fools 3 n2doc Nov 2014 Nov 2014 8 2576
Running a school on $160 1 n2doc Nov 2014 Nov 2014 9 2238
States Listen as Parents Give Rampant Testing an F. 7 elleng Nov 2014 Nov 2014 12 3325
Corporate ED "Reformers" Crash and Burn in Cal. 5 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 7 2892
I'm beginning to understand why people hate Common Core. 13 RandySF Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 4749
This Is What Happens When You Criticize Teach for America 12 eridani Oct 2014 Nov 2014 27 4956
Race to the Top: "Not Long For this World"? 1 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2162
Tony Blair's back and working with Arne Duncan and ed "reformers". 2 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 7 2254

Education Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Saw a video on Twitter about callous way LA legislatures spoke of education and Katrina. 0 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1891
Submissiveness required by zero tolerance, no excuses. Loss of individuality by high stakes testing 5 madfloridian Oct 2014 Nov 2014 9 3488
Cuomo Calls Public Schools a "Monopoly." 23 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2014 Nov 2014 3 7239
Steep Drops Seen In Teacher-Prep Enrollment Numbers 3 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 5 5444
Florida school must now teach Algebra to those who are really in need of math life skills. 9 madfloridian Oct 2014 Nov 2014 20 4576
whoever may be suffering due to charter schools, here in chicago it is the pedophiles. 3 mopinko Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2639
Brian Jones on: Cuomo, Education, Teachout and the Democratic Party. 2 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2473
English-speaking students misidentified as 'English learners' 2 RandySF Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2822
The Big Problem With Time's Teacher-Bashing Cover Story 2 eridani Oct 2014 Oct 2014 14 2506
Special Ed teacher alarmed at amount of testing as she returns to public schools after 6 years. 7 madfloridian Oct 2014 Oct 2014 19 3475
Florida's Mavericks Charter School has problems. Over 1000 pages of them. 1 madfloridian Oct 2014 Oct 2014 11 2301
With the First Early Decision Deadline Rapidly Approaching 2 Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 Oct 2014 4 2804
Former Teacher Calls Parent Trigger School 'Law-Breakingly Unprofessional' 0 Starry Messenger Oct 2014 Oct 2014 13 2075
Recommendation for 2014: CA State Supt of Public Instruction 0 Triana Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1965
Outstanding article at Plunderbund: Kasich’s Mishandling Of Higher Ed Is A Problem For Everyone 1 greatlaurel Oct 2014 Oct 2014 7 2098
State OKs Christel House Academy appeal to boost grade (school tied to Tony Bennett) 1 AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 2214
This is cool... 5 YvonneCa May 2011 Oct 2014 1 4105
Toon: Happy Teachers Day 3 n2doc Sep 2014 Oct 2014 19 4785
Renton high school student sues over ‘F’ 4 QED Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 3234
K12 Online Charter Schools having lots of problems. 1 madfloridian Oct 2014 Oct 2014 14 2237
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