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A girl named Ehlena and a dog named Wonder win at U.S. Supreme Court 3 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 17 2347

'Outrageous': expert slams White House for denying school meals' link to learning 3 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 11 2318

The Four-Day School Week Is Becoming More Popular In Rural Districts 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2255

Trump seeks to shrink federal role in education with new order 3 Eugene Apr 2017 Jun 2017 2 4758

DeVos Is Discarding College Policies That New Evidence Shows Are Effective. 3 elleng Jun 2017 Jun 2017 6 2602

A Stanford researchers 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As 3 QED Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3756

Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos tears up Obama's rules on campus sex assault investigations 3 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2086

Librarian faces backlash for rejecting book donation from Melania Trump 3 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2645

Will the NEA (not the NRA) have to deal with shootings now? 3 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1516

Stoneman Douglas teacher Diane Wolk-Rogers - town hall tonight 3 Leghorn21 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 1560

Truth 3 n2doc Apr 2018 May 2018 16 1707

Kansas officials find $80M error in school funding measure 3 Eugene Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1645

Well my alma mater has finally done it 3 exboyfil Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 3152

As kindergarten ratchets up academics, parents feel the stress. 3 elleng Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1544

Purdue University removes John Schnatter name from building, offers to return $8 million donation 3 Eugene Aug 2018 Aug 2018 13 1702

A $21,000 Cosmetology School Debt, and a $9-an-Hour Job 3 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1502

45 States and Territories to Receive Preschool Development Grants 3 littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 May 2021 2 1891

An Educational Experience Happened here at DU at 1:00pm .. 3 Stuart G Feb 2019 Feb 2019 9 1838

Report: U.S. government wasted up to $1 billion on charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 1986

Key cooperating witnesses in college admissions scam sign plea agreements 3 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1219

Randy Rainbow salutes Betsy Devos... 3 BigmanPigman Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1338

A generous offer to help you with school supplies from Chrissy Teigen!! 2 littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 Aug 2020 12 1699

Teacher reinstated after parents complained about Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ posters 2 douglas9 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 13 1537

'Schools Beat Earlier Plagues Like TB With Outdoor Schools, We Could Too,' NYT 2 appalachiablue Aug 2020 Aug 2020 6 1667

Law Firm Offering Free Wills For Wisconsin Teachers, As Schools Debate Reopening Plans 2 appalachiablue Jul 2020 Jul 2020 4 1181

'Biden Tells Teachers Their Profession Is The 'Most Important,' Will Replace Educ. Secy. DeVos Day 1 2 appalachiablue Jul 2020 Jul 2020 11 1132

Which schools will open in August and be Trump's babysitting guinea pigs? 2 GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 Jul 2020 1 1323

Coronavirus pandemic has worsened racial disparities in education, lawmakers told 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 1345

Michigan settles suit after landmark right to read ruling 2 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 3 1468

Cuomo Adds Another Billionaire to 'Reimagine' Public Ed, Post- Pandemic; Beware 2 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 3 1427

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Return to Normal Unlikely by September, Harvard President Bacow Tells Faculty 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 May 2020 5 1334

Vibes thread for educators who are scrambling to keep learning going during 2 GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 Mar 2020 8 997

After reaping attitude from an obnoxious 7th grade female student since September, 2 no_hypocrisy Feb 2020 Feb 2020 8 1827

DeVos threatened with subpoena by House oversight panel 2 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 1317

----"Here in GA you get free tuition from the lottery if you're grades are above X." 2 Prosper Nov 2019 Aug 2020 3 1790

School suspends girls, says rape-awareness note was bullying 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 18 1632

Betsy DeVos calls $5 billion school tax credit plan 'the conservative answer to what ails American e 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 5 1561

FINLAND'S School System Is The Envy Of The World, It's Easy To See Why 2 appalachiablue Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1297

US universities see decline in students from China 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Mar 2020 4 1451

Alaska fears 'brain drain' after 41 percent proposed cut to university system 2 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 5 1409

UC-Berkeley and other ‘public Ivies’ in fiscal peril 2 n2doc Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 2805

Adjuncts - a thought to possibly help each other 2 2Design Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2122

Don't know if this question belongs here but... 2 prodigitalson May 2019 May 2019 0 1939

Urban Superintendents Want More Ways To Get Teachers In Classrooms 2 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 1 1186

Education chief says teacher strikes 'ultimately hurt kids' 2 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1351

FL legislature expands vouchers. Public dollars going to Christian schools. Please comment. 2 OrlandoDem2 May 2019 May 2019 1 1471

Glad to see this here! nt 2 patrice May 2011 Apr 2018 0 2216

New York City delays school start in deal with unions over coronavirus concerns 2 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 7 1068

Pompeo hopeful China's Confucius Institutes will be gone from U.S. by year-end 2 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1130

The Battle Over Dyslexia 2 Clash City Rocker Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1389

Department of Justice sues Yale, alleging race-based discrimination 2 Eugene Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1575

Please, President-Elect Biden, pick a Sec. of Education who doesn't want to privatize schools! 2 OrlandoDem2 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 6 1177

Republican A.G.s object to U.S. Department of Education proposal on teaching about racism 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 2100

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos heads for the exits, leaving a legacy of turmoil 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 5 1298

The Professor of Denial 2 Geechie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 4 1317

Remember Your Old Graphing Calculator? It Still Costs a Fortune -- Here's Why 2 KG Feb 2021 Mar 2021 0 2535

excuse me while i pat myself on the back for a sec. 2 mopinko Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1408

World's oldest, continually operating university, was founded by a Muslim woman 2 left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 2913

Florida: DeSantis signs bill expanding private school voucher programs 2 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 1300

The timeline for finishing college has slipped from 4 to 6 years. Will it ever go back? 2 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1254

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Waukesha School Board Opts Back In To Federal Free Meals Program After Backlash 2 littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 Sep 2021 7 1132

How is your sub list holding up? Ours isn't. Ed techs and very retired teachers have been filling 2 GPV Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1181

VERY pleased to announce that Isabel Wilkerson will speak at my daughters' first school! 2 elleng Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1090

Iowa's public schools lost 6,000 students last school year; the first decline in a decade 2 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1173

Fact Check Team: Should schools return to remote learning? 2 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1018

Want to teach the next generation about #IrvingBerlin? 2 elleng Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 907

Alabama school system faulted for response to Nazi salute 2 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 970

Georgia GOP senators break ranks to doom school voucher bill 2 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 1190

W. Virginia Senate blows deadline to pass teaching race bill 2 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1049

Georgia senate passes bill limiting discussion of race in schools 2 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1188

Florida school board reverses decision nixing access to children's book about a male penguin couple 2 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1403

COVID Revealed the U.S.'s Long-Time Misogyny and Lack of Respect for Teachers 2 niyad Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1651

'Don't say trans': Texas school board's new policies spark an outcry 2 Eugene Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 1963

Nebraska school officials close newspaper after LGBTQ issue 2 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 1203

If you like FL Atlantic U, then you BETTER start protesting DeSantis! 2 OrlandoDem2 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 1665

Harvard Kennedy School condemned for denying fellowship to Israel critic 2 cbabe Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 2423

Great minds think alike: Twins beat school's cheating claim, win $1.5M 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 9 2642

Just saw a meme about reading 2 Marthe48 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 1260

They Were Loving College. Then Ron DeSantis Got Involved. 2 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2023 Jan 2023 11 2052

Penn State remembers Franco Harris as 'true steward' of the university 2 Joe Cool Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 2849

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