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Record year for Ohio charter school failures is unnerving proponents 7 DonViejo Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 2562
Why I Defend Randi by Diane Ravitch 7 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2014 Jan 2014 8 2560
Banner Ad that summarizes why I dislike Business Schools 3 ThoughtCriminal Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2276
Nine students sue state of California for 'ineffective' teachers (Al Jazeera) 2 alp227 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2298
A poverty, not education, crisis in U.S. 2 elleng Dec 2013 Jan 2014 7 1974
A Ghost Town With a Quad 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Jan 2014 8 2043
Charter school con man admits to $7.2 million fraud 7 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 22 2752
Who are the Power Brokers behind the Common Core State Standards? 7 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 11 2703
So I am considering starting a website 0 blur256 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 10 1728
U.S. acts to keep minority, disabled students out of jail 1 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1621
Clinton Pitches KKR-Backed College Chain Amid Controversy 0 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1715
Education, wealth and school quality 17 NewJeffCT Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 3512
Dial back group work 4 jeffrey_pdx Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2002
Downingtown (PA) school ranks first in state performance scores 1 modrepub Dec 2013 Jan 2014 1 1774
Librarian: With Emanuel’s pension plan “...I got two feet in the grave” 8 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Jan 2014 7 2725
An *Educator* for Chancellor! "As absurd as that sounds." 11 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Jan 2014 9 3777
Students Of New York City Tell Their New Mayor How Standardized Testing Squashes The Learning Bug 1 eridani Dec 2013 Dec 2013 10 1776
Is Bloomberg's DOE Destroying Evidence of Possible Criminality? 0 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1587
"china teaches its kids to sit exams,sweden its kids to think"... 1 madrchsod Dec 2013 Dec 2013 7 2973
North Carolina Home Schools To Get Public School Money 5 n2doc Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2282
Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils: Math of Today’s Jammed Schools 1 n2doc Dec 2013 Dec 2013 9 1941
Agree or disagree: Kids from poor and working-class families do not have the opportunities... 11 YoungDemCA Nov 2013 Dec 2013 6 4187
UFT REP, Whistleblower, "Celebrates" 600 Days in Rubber Room 0 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1738
University of Utah explores using free, online, open-source textbooks 2 Redfairen Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1976
Sentence Cut in Texas for School Official Jailed in Test Scandal 0 n2doc Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1641
The assault on Indiana schools proceeds 1 caraher Dec 2013 Dec 2013 7 1782
The renewed war on the veteran teacher 20 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2013 Dec 2013 17 5240
Ponder This: Privately-Paid Advisors Embedded in NYS Dept of Ed..... 4 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Dec 2013 9 2109
The PISA 2012 scores show the failure of 'market based' education reform 0 Redfairen Dec 2013 Dec 2013 6 1665
Test Prep/Diagnostics Gone Wild? 11 grntuscarora Nov 2013 Dec 2013 5 2868

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Rhee backs out of debate with Ravitch 7 eridani Nov 2013 Dec 2013 14 2645
What’s Good For Bill Gates Turns Out To Be Bad For Public Schools 7 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 8 2838
What business is it of the government to fund high-quality preschool and child care? 1 Addison Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1993
How Poverty Impacts Students' Test Scores, In 4 Graphs 8 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Dec 2013 11 3860
Teaching While Black and Blue 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Dec 2013 6 1876
Is Education ‘Reform’ Wrecking the Common Core? 10 eridani Oct 2013 Nov 2013 9 3230
MO state senator asks education commissioner to step down 0 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1730
Do College Professors Deserve a Living Wage? 23 n2doc Sep 2013 Nov 2013 8 5350
Six Questions for Teach for America 0 Jefferson23 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1758
Seattle judge to hear arguments on Washington charter schools 0 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1569
Populist school board candidate beats challenger's $250,000 worth of negative ads 4 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 10 2299
How to study in Germany (for a U.S. citizen)? 2 Tab Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1908
Education commissioner’s emails create flap in Missouri 0 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1729
I Never Thought I'd Want To High-Five A Teacher For Yelling At A Student, But I Was Wrong 5 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 17 3748
Stop This Train: The Common Core and the Uncommon Student 1 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1888
How Our Public Schools Became a ‘Communist Threat’ 0 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 13 1667
Toon- When do we learn how to read? 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Nov 2013 13 1817
Common Core Protesters 4 LynnTTT Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2046
Arne Duncan: ‘White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’ 10 duffyduff Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 3446
Uh-oh. Suburbia seems to be turning on Common Core. Video. 2 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2130
NYC Parents to DOE : No, You Will *NOT* Test Our 4-Year Olds. 4 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 17 2430
Darien, Ct Board of Education found in violation of IDEA ( Heroic SLP's memo ) 2 Jefferson23 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 4222
Another day, another fishy charter school 6 n2doc Nov 2013 Nov 2013 31 2912
Mindup, Hawn Foundation, Goldie Hawn, Press Club links 0 kickysnana Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1910
The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math' 12 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 6652
From my article, "Teaching is Not Rocket Science; it’s More Important" 2 texshelters Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1942
Surprise state visit finds problems at Hope Academy charter school 1 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 11 2022
The Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is Poverty 2 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Nov 2013 9 2009
"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2119
"Children of the Core": The Final Sacrifice 4 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2775

Education Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
The charter-school lie: Market-based education gambles with our children 3 DonViejo Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2134
Shameful! Yes, Some New Jersey Students Have To Go To Schools That Look Like This 2 mfcorey1 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2166
FOUR IMPORTANT MYTHBUSTERS ABOUT THE COMMON CORE 2 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2013 Oct 2013 7 2095
Mayor Rahm to Prosser High: Beat it! 3 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1998
damn that rahm emanuel 0 mopinko Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2065
Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K. 2 elleng Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2122
Alan Grayson on Living Through NYC's Legendary Teachers Strikes. 1 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1803
Grambling football dispute draws attention to cuts 0 exboyfil Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2116
What poor children need in school 1 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1996
Favorite Teachers 13 jeffrey_pdx Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 3304
The Age of the Docile Educator 1 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 6 2057
Dear Michelle Rhee, Your School Privatization Schemes Were Hatched By Southern Segregationists 2 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 10 2207
Why I Stopped Writing Recommendation Letters for Teach for America 1 caraher Oct 2013 Oct 2013 12 2100
Cross posted from GD: 0 LWolf Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1627
Only 60 percent of students from Chicago's closed schools turn up at 'welcoming schools' 0 mopinko Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1889
Health insurance and math achievement... 4 Sancho Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2352
Philanthropy and Sycophancy 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 6 1732
Diane Ravitch television town hall 1 eridani Oct 2013 Oct 2013 8 1896
Creepy Stuff at NYC Whistleblower's Dismissal Hearing 2 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 6 2807
Non-cognitive Variables--their importance in future success 1 Celebration Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 3038
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