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University of Utah explores using free, online, open-source textbooks 2 Redfairen Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1838

Nine students sue state of California for 'ineffective' teachers (Al Jazeera) 2 alp227 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2081

Tuition-Free Public College Education Is Possible. Demand It. 2 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 1813

I'm wondering what unionized teachers and others think of the following arrangement: 2 Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1802

DR Alison Coviello; EdD and Principal Misplaces The Flash at PS 154 in the Bronx 2 SoBronxSchool Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2417

An Unsafe Environment at PS 154 in the Bronx as Students Run Amok,Yet Again 2 SoBronxSchool Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1891

Texas board changes textbook review rules after years of cultural battles 2 Eugene Jan 2014 Feb 2014 10 2110

Question About Box Tops For Education 2 RiffRandell Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1833

Portland, Oregon, teachers vote to authorize strike 2 Eugene Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1712

The Lurking Disaster of American Education, Why Do We Work So Hard? 2 GoLeft TV Feb 2014 Mar 2014 6 1735

BREAKING: Federal Consumer Agency Sues For-Profit College ITT Tech 2 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 7 2351

College, the Great Unleveler 2 exboyfil Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 3743

Charter Schools to March in Albany, NY 2 NJCher Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 1857

Illinois budget cuts could mean 13,400 teacher layoffs 2 Redfairen Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 1563

You Can’t Bounce Off the Walls if There are No Walls: Outdoor Schools-- 2 eridani Mar 2014 Mar 2014 7 1884

New insight into how children learn maths (BBC) 2 eppur_se_muova Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 10095

Share Your Story about the Common Core Tests By dianeravitch 2 Jefferson23 Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 2014

Revolution Against Corporate Education Targets Achilles Heel--Profit 2 eridani Apr 2014 Apr 2014 11 1603

'Tis the season (when failing students go berserk) 2 NJCher Apr 2014 May 2014 4 1862

The scary way Common Core test ‘cut scores’ are selected 2 n2doc May 2014 May 2014 12 1956

Portelos Wins Termination Case: He's Back In the Classroom 2 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 7 1804

Leading GOP Senate Candidate: Creationism Should Be Taught in Public Schools 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 4 1988

A dozen problems with charter schools 2 Starry Messenger May 2014 May 2014 22 2122

Teachers (and Parents) Hook-up with (Some) RWers to Battle Corporate ED "Reform" 2 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1644

The Newark School Reform Wars 2 eridani May 2014 May 2014 6 1562

For Lessons About Class, a Field Trip Takes Students Home 2 elleng May 2014 May 2014 6 1728

Obama to take executive steps on student loans 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 8 1679

Common Core, in 9-Year-Old Eyes 2 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2243

Obama alums join anti teachers union case 2 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1797

Montclair NJ rejects corporate deformers! 2 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 1661

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St. Paul schools looking to ease concerns about discipline, disorder 2 kickysnana Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2564

Ravitch: Do Public School Teachers Have Any Friends in the Obama Administration? 2 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1537

Good Riddance to Common Core Testing 2 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 16 1785

Centinela school board votes to fire high-paid superintendent 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 1706

School superintendent banned in NJ finds work in FL, brings banned colleagues with him. 2 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 1911

Her son has been suspended five times. He’s 3. 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2116

A New Way to Pay for a Year of University? 2 xocet Jul 2014 Sep 2014 1 2230

Lunch lady rises to teachers union leader and takes on all comers, bluntly 2 n2doc Aug 2014 Aug 2014 20 1984

United States: Boy held for 'killing pet dinosaur' (BBC) {or, that's what he wrote ...} 2 eppur_se_muova Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1778

The Battle for New York Schools: Eva Moskowitz vs. Mayor Bill de Blasio 2 elleng Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1861

New materials to explore, books to read, friendships to make. 2 elleng Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1562

David Boies has a plan. Go state by state stripping teachers of due process. 2 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 7 1945

9 college freshmen dead in alcohol-related incidents in first weeks of new school year 2 unhappycamper Sep 2014 Sep 2014 3 1794

Free online physics courses with Brian Greene 2 Shankapotomus Sep 2014 Sep 2014 12 1923

I missed this post in June from Peter Greene's blog. Anti-teacher trolls. 2 madfloridian Sep 2014 Sep 2014 6 1705

Making a Splash on Campus-College Recreation Now Includes Pool Parties and River Rides 2 antigop Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2536

Charter schools, civil rights and the theft of education funds 2 n2doc Oct 2014 Oct 2014 8 1754

Second graders tackle ancient technology. Welcome to Pulleys 101! 2 elleng Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 1790

"Good teachers are not good soldiers" Great post. 2 madfloridian Oct 2014 Oct 2014 11 2207

The Plot Against Public Education 2 Starry Messenger Oct 2014 Oct 2014 9 1692

With the First Early Decision Deadline Rapidly Approaching 2 Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 Oct 2014 4 1963

English-speaking students misidentified as 'English learners' 2 RandySF Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2083

The Big Problem With Time's Teacher-Bashing Cover Story 2 eridani Oct 2014 Oct 2014 14 1841

Brian Jones on: Cuomo, Education, Teachout and the Democratic Party. 2 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1804

Tony Blair's back and working with Arne Duncan and ed "reformers". 2 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 7 1737

Seven TX charter schools that lost charter are still open for business. 2 madfloridian Nov 2014 Nov 2014 7 1863

Students to Teach for America CEOs: You Are ‘Complicit’ in Attacks on Public Education 2 eridani Nov 2014 Nov 2014 20 1939

Just met a professor at a small MD college, 2 elleng Nov 2014 Nov 2014 6 1887

University of Alabama at Birmingham to end football program, citing costs 2 Eugene Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 1754

Video: Jeopardy Names a Category "Non-Common Core Math." 2 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2014 Dec 2014 3 1885

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Court gives York, PA schools to Charter Schools USA. Stripped local school board of power. 2 madfloridian Dec 2014 Dec 2014 6 1674

"When you really listen to a child read, 2 elleng Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1803

Chancellor Carmen Fariña Changes New York City Schools’ Course. 2 elleng Feb 2015 Feb 2015 8 1753

Rick Scott and FL ed chief say have fewer tests. I agree. 2 madfloridian Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1563

Getting ready for STEMFest! 2 elleng Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1704

How conservatives capsized school reform 2 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1504

Testing company claims hacker attacks caused cancellation of Florida computer tests. 2 Sancho Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1578

Toon: What Happened to them? 2 n2doc Mar 2015 Mar 2015 7 1818

Caveon, Pearson's eye on internet...We "cast a really broad and deep net". 2 madfloridian Mar 2015 Mar 2015 7 1912

Alan Singer: Teaching History the Pearson Way 2 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 1608

The R-Word and Teaching Kids about the Power of Language 2 elleng Mar 2015 Apr 2015 2 1590

If you need proof standardized testing is setting students up for failure, just ask the students. 2 eridani Mar 2015 Mar 2015 8 1664

Albany charter schools. The education model that fell apart. 2 madfloridian Apr 2015 Apr 2015 18 1868

Schools Warned On Pushing Families Into Due Process 2 Jefferson23 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1650

Building Hope$: Big charter, big money, big prizes, big hou$e$ 2 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 4 2439

Reich: Ten Ideas to Save the Economy #5: How to Reinvent Education 2 eridani May 2015 Jul 2015 5 1569

Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and into the Sandbox 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1509

Are IEP's Taken Seriously at PS 154 in the Bronx? 2 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1718

Folks catching on to Charters' failed promise | Secret group wants control of schools (2 fm Alternet 2 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 1705

Sanders and O'Malley Court Teachers Unions. 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1376

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