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Money for charter schools balloons during Mayor Bloomberg's tenure 0 alp227 Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 2151

Diane Ravitch Praises Randi Weingarten on Her Blog and All Hell Breaks Loose 27 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 6449

Are you a BadAss Teacher? 5 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 2686

"Rubber Room" documentary is now out and is very good 0 duffyduff Jul 2013 Jul 2013 8 2416

CAUGHT ON AUDIO YET AGAIN!! DR Alison Coviello: YOU LACK COURAGE!!!!! 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2132

Achieving the Dream 5 Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3551

the joyce foundation, rahm,and obama...the privatization of chicago schools 4 madrchsod Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 3341

CAUGHT ON AUDIO, AGAIN!!!! DR Alison Coviello: "YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT!!!" 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 5013

Gates foundation & the surveillance state 11 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 12 3519

Insurers Refuse To Cover Kansas Schools Where Teachers Carry Guns Because It’s Too Risky 1 eridani Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 1984

This week's Monday BAT action 0 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 1720

Connecticut Bars Felony Arrests for School Zip Code Fraud 1 alp227 Jul 2013 Jul 2013 10 2342

Federal court rules that schools are not liable for bullying. 10 femmocrat Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3729

My former high school is hiring a security officer 3 no_hypocrisy Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2348

CAUGHT ON AUDIO! PRINCIPAL DR ALISON COVIELLO DEMANDS PERFECTION OR YOU WILL BE RATED UNSATISFACTORY 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 2257

Wow. Check out the NEA Facebook page 3 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 30 2653

Has Bill Gates Purchased the Teachers Unions? 24 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 5492

These are the new business items NEA passed at this convention. 1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 2419

What Have The Common Core Bundles Wrought? 5 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2264

Newark & DC unions have both elected reform slates. 0 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1777

NEA wants teachers to pay a surcharge to support Common Core/call for Van Roekel's resignation 10 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 6 3205

DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1875

A Love Letter to PS 154 in the Bronx Principal DR Alison Coviello 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3635

Stormy Atlanta outside. Anger and common sense from the delegates inside. 8 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 3942

On the lighter side of education... 1 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2065

NEA President says NEA will deemphasize collective bargaining & concentrate on 'teaching quality' 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2377

Your kids' test scores tracked online (VIDEO) 3 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2900

I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? 18 Iris Jun 2013 Jun 2013 8 5511

I'm sort of famous, not really. My blog post was re-blogged. 3 knitter4democracy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 2262

Maybe it isn’t just the teachers in Finland 17 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 43 4351

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Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? 8 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 4066

To all teachers at any level, K- Ph.D: 8 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2599

A summer joke for teachers... 0 1monster Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 4075

CTU President Lewis Blames "Elites" For Public Education Inequality 1 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1968

X-POST from GD: Impromptu graduation ceremony is lesson in kindness 4 OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2356

Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas. 3 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2764

NSBA: Dems Support Federal Control of Education 1 duffyduff Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1961

Badass Teachers Association Shows a New Spirit of Defiance 8 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 18 3283

A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench 12 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3856

A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 9852

Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1757

Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1936

School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 1981

Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2109

Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2421

To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 5798

Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3820

San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3490

Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn’t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2828

Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 5720

Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2915

Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1882

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 8187

Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2003

Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1875

A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 11310

Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3690

(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2475

Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 3610

Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3109

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School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 2884

New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2813

Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2178

This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 3677

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 5257

More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 3049

22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 2927

Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 3005

Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 2015

Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 1808

School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 1764

Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 12200

Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 4185

Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 3307

Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2719

Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 1647

Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1654

Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2410

How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico’s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2418

Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 3235

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