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Video from Democracy Now on Seattle teachers and MAP 0 madfloridian Jan 2013 Jan 2013 3 1688
"I was the perfect double threat: ignorant and arrogant." (A reformer reformed) {xpost} 3 eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 Jan 2013 6 2379
So you're visiting a college campus. What would you ask? 31 OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 Jan 2013 3 10682
Test Your Public Ed Savvy 3 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 Jan 2013 8 2011
Re-Calculated Results in Pennsylvania Show Charter Schools Fail Their Own Hype 1 xchrom Jan 2013 Jan 2013 11 2013
Garfield (Seattle) Testing Boycott continued... 15 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 3141
Anger at UFT Building (Significant because NYC's UFT is the linchpin of control for AFT) 6 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 4 2708
CA Education. MY Governor on... 9 YvonneCa Jan 2013 Jan 2013 4 2580
Well ... what world DOES Bloomberg inhabit? 5 Smarmie Doofus Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2312
Some charter schools admit sending students back to public schools. How they "counsel out" kids. 9 madfloridian Jan 2013 Jan 2013 13 3861
Alabama's two-year college chancellor wants to make college courses free for high school students 11 Redfairen Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2718
"Weingarten ready to launch 1 of the most controversial crusades of her career: gun control" 9 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 6 2954
xpost: books on math for grade school children 5 phantom power Jan 2013 Feb 2013 1 2122
Students love Khan Academy? 8 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 3 6680
NY will share your child's private info with private companies w/o your permission. 7 madfloridian Jan 2013 Feb 2013 11 3202
LA state senator shows his ignorance asking for 'proof' of evolution 0 LongTomH Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 1938
California Flunks Rhee’s Reform Ratings—Badge of Honor? 8 Modern School Jan 2013 Feb 2013 7 3841
Teachers' Lack of Rights at Work AND Home 7 Modern School Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 2906
Teacher Fired For Being Poor Role Model 8 Modern School Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 3703
My Anti-Bullying Project (needs you) 0 knixphan Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 1608
the latest on the school closings in chicago..... 3 madrchsod Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 2771
Online courses need human element to educate 3 Starry Messenger Jan 2013 Jan 2013 6 2062
Pop Quiz on Standardized Testing 0 xchrom Jan 2013 Jan 2013 8 1694
Fighting Education Shock Therapy 3 xchrom Jan 2013 Jan 2013 6 2010
movement to end high-stakes testing steps up in seattle 1 xchrom Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 1695
College Enrollment decreasing because of High Tuition 5 AProgressiveThinker Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2595
Will longer school year help or hurt US students? (AP/Yahoo!) 42 OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 6504
Josh Edelman ID'd in test cheating cover-up 4 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 4934
You are the leaders 0 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 1469
Karen Lewis: Social Justice Unionism IS Trade Unionism 8 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 13 2602

Education Continued...

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HISD teachers walk out of contracts in high numbers, union says 7 AnneD Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 2967
Karen lewis talks guillotines; limbaugh attacks 5 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 2419
Pedagogy of the Depressed: experiences as a special ed student in the 1990s. 5 n2doc Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 2785
‘Frontline’ raises questions about test-score tampering under Rhee 9 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 Jan 2013 13 2358
Lean Production: Inside the war on public education [View all] 86 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 33 20238
“Elections shouldn’t exist”: The new war on school boards 1 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 Jan 2013 11 2124
Why public education should be scrapped 44 Left Turn Only Dec 2012 Jan 2013 1 8544
To the "Beloved Community" of Education Activists 12 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Jan 2013 20 3170
Teacher 2 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 8 1843
Ailing Philadelphia District Plans to Close 37 Schools 3 alp227 Dec 2012 Jan 2013 4 2016
Michigan 2-year colleges now can offer bachelor's degrees 2 Redfairen Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2186
Can Rocketship Launch a Fleet of Successful, Mass-Produced Schools? 23 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 7089
The Great Montessori Schism 4 xchrom Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 3517
California fails to win waivers from restrictive No Child Left Behind education law 7 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 2548
Milton school superintendent resigns over Facebook photo 2 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2290
For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall 5 n2doc Dec 2012 Dec 2012 9 6158
Crowd-sourcing curriculum, evaluations 0 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1684
Common Core: New Frontiers in Profit 2 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 10 2148
Why the good ones leave 10 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 15 2626
Hey. My Local Rag Blasts the Hell Out of Bloombamacation. 2 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2012 Dec 2012 9 1911
The Everyday Heroism of Our Nation's Teachers 3 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 12 1994
At edX, Distance Learning Moves to an Open-Source Honors Track 26 Renew Deal Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 5641
Karen Lewis reacts to TFA exec's criticism of Diane Ravitch's praise for teachers in CT tragedy 7 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 11 3155
Want your class to do something for the children at Sandy Hook? 6 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 20 2481
Some realistic advice: 1 knitter4democracy Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1685
Frustrated Rhode Island Teacher Resigns Via YouTube (VIDEO) 0 ashling Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 1839
Michelle Rhee Never Misses an Opportunity To Exploit a Tragedy 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1836
Just so very sad tonight. 40 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 5071
In Ignorance We Trust. 1 elleng Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1819
Orwellian Education 7 harpslay Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2535

Education Continued...

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Mexico’s New President Launches Massive Educational Reform for Country 6 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 9 2260
As its universities turn out engineering grads, Poland attracts US tech giants 1 DreamGypsy Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2006
The Silent Treatment: A Day in the Life of a Student in ‘No Excuses’ Land 9 n2doc Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 3074
A degree in education 12 Riftaxe Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2976
REAL education! 3 elleng Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2046
New UN plan to get girls in school boosted by Malala's father 0 struggle4progress Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1629
Teaching in 2012 - Teachers...Is It Worth It? 21 NeedleCast Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 3942
Parent participation by necessity: The secret to success? 1 RandySF Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2104
Visiting MI capitol on Tuesday...need suggestions 12 TruthTeller Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 4029
The Common Core Kool-Aid 3 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 2160
Indignities that our children face. 19 rainin Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 8376
I heard a fellow teacher say- 24 digonswine Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 5030
The New Rise of Segregated Schools 9 n2doc Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 4422
26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System 3 eridani Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 3532
Hunger Strike for Education 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 1513
A ‘value-added’ travesty for an award-winning teacher 11 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 10 3178
School Districts in 5 States Will Lengthen Their Calendars 1 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1842
What Happened to Public Education on Election Night? 1 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 1752
Another Florida Charter School scandal 1 JPK Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1961
In Denial in Indiana 4 caraher Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2215
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