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Whoopi Goldberg taking up fight against teachers. Post in GD 1 madfloridian Aug 2014 Aug 2014 5 2137
Classic Math vs. Common Core 4 elleng Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 2858
Go Public: A day in the life of an american school district 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Aug 2014 7 2769
‘Education reform’ now a pejorative term to many progressive Democrats 6 n2doc Jul 2014 Aug 2014 10 2551
City Council Committee Puts the Brakes on Charter School Expansion 1 NJCher Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 1915
Why Do Americans Stink at Math? 5 elleng Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2730
Lively ( and funny) thread re. Campbell Brown in NY Forum 1 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 1987
How The Koch Brothers Are Buying Their Way Into The Minds Of Public School Students 3 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2405
Two of Jeb's Chiefs for Change have anti-teachers-union op ed in WP. 3 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2413
Spotlights and Solutions for College Rape 0 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1718
Her son has been suspended five times. He’s 3. 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2461
I posted more about Campbell Brown and Dan Senor and their attacks on teachers. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 14 2424
Here's why they REALLY want to end teacher tenure. 8 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2888
The principal who wrestles an F school to a C in one year gets demotion and pay cut 6 teach1st Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2974
Ravitch's very apt description of Arne Duncan. 10 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 31 3649
White House Adds New Disability Adviser 4 Jefferson23 Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2318
Gravy train charter schools and the EB-5 visa. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 7 2116
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION BLAMES TEACHERS FOR A FAILED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 13 newblewtoo Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 3351
MICHAEL GOVE IS OUT AS BRITISH EDUCATION SECRETARY!!! 9 LeftishBrit Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 2958
Great video compares charter school scandals to sub prime mortgages. Many similarities. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1968
New pro-public-school group. Democrats for Public Education. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2502
AFT joins NEA with conditions, asks Arne to resign. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 19 4341
Unreal! NYDOE gave principals 24 hour notice to clean, clear space for Success Charter Academies. 5 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2249
Can the teachers' unions come back? 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2386
Study: Kids Bullied in Gym, Sports Avoid Future Activity 12 radicalliberal Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 4123
Cuomo's GOP Foe Hopes to Unite Left and Right Vs. Common Core 7 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2538
School superintendent banned in NJ finds work in FL, brings banned colleagues with him. 2 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2274
New Orleans-area school district agrees to rules protecting Hispanics 0 Eugene Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1702
Centinela school board votes to fire high-paid superintendent 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2080
Another Teachers’ Union Could Call For Obama’s Education Secretary To Resign 10 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 10 3394

Education Continued...

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Is the Charter Movement Imploding? 11 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 18 3229
Good to see an administrator speak out at AJC about Arne's policies. 12 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jul 2014 15 3004
Ronald Reagan stuck it to millennials: A college debt history lesson no one tells 6 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 39 4303
NEA Calls for Secretary Duncan's Resignation 47 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 70 10345
Gotta love this Florida mom. Supports teachers, slams TPTB for testing extremism. 6 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2734
Good Riddance to Common Core Testing 2 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 16 2169
For-profit college to sell most campuses 4 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2217
this is not my rant. this is the rant from a psyche worker in chicago public schools. karen lewis. 17 mopinko Jun 2014 Jul 2014 1 4189
Great post at Muckety on widespread influence of Campbell Brown, hubby Dan Senor. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 4437
I still post in GD in spite of posts dropping. Can't cross post here... 9 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2708
CALIFORNIA EDUCATORS CALL FOR DUNCAN RESIGNATION 13 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 55 3296
Gates' Excuse for Poor Results of Educational Technology: "Unmotivated Students" 9 tinymontgomery Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2906
Will Anyone Stop Charter School Corruption? 1 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 10 1981
Ravitch: Do Public School Teachers Have Any Friends in the Obama Administration? 2 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1924
The big money and profits behind the push for charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 13 2128
ASU English Professor Assaulted by Campus Police 1 NJCher Jul 2014 Jul 2014 4 2167
Just now saw this on Twitter. Makes me kind of proud. 14 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 35 3524
OK, Ed "Reformers"; You're ON! 7 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 3719
St. Paul schools looking to ease concerns about discipline, disorder 2 kickysnana Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 3172
Rush-hour protest by teachers to target the Gates Foundation 4 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 12 2220
Montclair NJ rejects corporate deformers! 2 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 2123
Daily Kos Labor digest: Teachers face firing for speaking out for their students 4 eridani Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2198
My economic life has become a sinking ship.... 30 citizen blues Jun 2014 Jun 2014 62 5935
Unbelievable use of surveillance tactics in Belleview NJ. 1 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1784
New Evidence of Mental Benefits From Music Training 5 antigop Jun 2014 Jun 2014 11 2320
Obama alums join anti teachers union case 2 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 2079
Detroit News: DPS plans bigger classes, but won't close schools amid $49M loss in revenue 1 theaocp Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1930
Why education become important in developing country? 0 petson Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2586
Teaching creationism as science now banned in all UK public schools. 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 21 2298
Linda Darling-Hammond on the common core standards 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2053

Education Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
California judge rules teacher tenure unconstitutional 0 Starry Messenger Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1797
Tennessee Tied Teachers’ Jobs to Standardized Test Scores. Here’s How They Pushed Back—and Won 6 eridani Jun 2014 Jun 2014 19 2464
The Clever Stunt Four Professors Just Pulled 3 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 59 3254
Common Core, in 9-Year-Old Eyes 2 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2608
Detroit News: Head of EAA reportedly to resign 0 theaocp Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1868
Teachers Sound Alarm over 'Anti-Public Education' Ruling 3 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 2101
I just wonder if learning by reading from a book is different than from a tablet/computer 7 Leme Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 5897
Student Debt: Blame Law-Makers, Tax-Shirking Rich, War on Drugs, not Universities 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 5 1921
Sen. Berger meets with North Carolina protesters 0 littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1723
Obama to take executive steps on student loans 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 8 2016
New (MASS.) Teachers Union Chief is Unapologetically Adversarial 7 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 9 4572
If you are/were a certified teacher, did you in any of your coursework 12 raccoon May 2014 Jun 2014 0 2858
The truth behind Arizona’s sudden withdrawal from PARCC 0 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1808
For Lessons About Class, a Field Trip Takes Students Home 2 elleng May 2014 May 2014 6 2080
The Newark School Reform Wars 2 eridani May 2014 May 2014 6 1868
Florida League of Women Voters Releases Bombshell Charter Study 16 QED May 2014 May 2014 72 4533
Ravitch Mulls Cuomo Challenge 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1736
Turning Holocaust Denial Into Homework 0 question everything May 2014 May 2014 2 1730
Teachers (and Parents) Hook-up with (Some) RWers to Battle Corporate ED "Reform" 2 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1981
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