Education Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

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Newark & DC unions have both elected reform slates. 0 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1745

NEA wants teachers to pay a surcharge to support Common Core/call for Van Roekel's resignation 10 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 6 3075

DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1831

A Love Letter to PS 154 in the Bronx Principal DR Alison Coviello 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3590

Stormy Atlanta outside. Anger and common sense from the delegates inside. 8 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 3645

On the lighter side of education... 1 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2010

NEA President says NEA will deemphasize collective bargaining & concentrate on 'teaching quality' 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2309

Your kids' test scores tracked online (VIDEO) 3 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2710

I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? 18 Iris Jun 2013 Jun 2013 8 5237

I'm sort of famous, not really. My blog post was re-blogged. 3 knitter4democracy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 2193

Maybe it isn’t just the teachers in Finland 17 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 43 4129

Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? 8 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 3943

To all teachers at any level, K- Ph.D: 8 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2506

A summer joke for teachers... 0 1monster Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 4018

CTU President Lewis Blames "Elites" For Public Education Inequality 1 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1914

X-POST from GD: Impromptu graduation ceremony is lesson in kindness 4 OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2288

Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas. 3 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2681

NSBA: Dems Support Federal Control of Education 1 duffyduff Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1902

Badass Teachers Association Shows a New Spirit of Defiance 8 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 18 3175

A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench 12 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3718

A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 9418

Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1715

Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1891

School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 1903

Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2055

Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2381

To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 5572

Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3698

San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3430

Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn’t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2765

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Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 5439

Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2833

Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1843

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 7873

Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1975

Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1840

A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 10871

Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3630

(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2343

Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 3464

Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3004

School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 2806

New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2655

Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2121

This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 3571

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 4937

More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 2971

22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 2847

Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 2946

Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 1956

Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 1778

School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 1729

Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 11708

Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 3919

Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 3197

Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2628

Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 1568

Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1625

Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2360

How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico’s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2311

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Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 3053

Hello Los Angeles. What's the story w. Eric Garcetti? 5 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 0 3399

Why a privatized GED will fail students 3 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2368

AFP-Texas: Ending CSCOPE a tremendous victory for parents and students 0 mbperrin May 2013 May 2013 3 2185

American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality 1 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 2450

Steve Perry’s Dissertation: Heavy on Lit Review, Slight on Scholarship 0 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 1919

A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform 3 Addison May 2013 May 2013 9 2853

Did you know Obama had declared Teacher Appreciation Week "National Charter Schools Week"? 8 HiPointDem May 2012 May 2013 11 3555

Rich Colleges, Poor Professors 3 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 11 2323

When scholars sell out, the consequences are grave 2 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6

Why Not Teacher Evaluations by Students? [View all] 82 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 20839

More Educational Ugliness in the Age of Obama 6 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 8 2930

My niece wants to opt-out ( from testing) her three ps kids. 18 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 2 5288

Oaxacan teachers challenge the test 1 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 5 1947

Concerns about the 'Common Core' 8 elleng May 2013 May 2013 2 3408

Teachers Embrace 'Deep Learning,' Translating Lessons Into Practical Skills. 6 elleng May 2013 May 2013 3 3246

BREAKING NEWS!! PRINCess PAL Misconduct at PS 154 in the Bronx!! 0 SoBronxSchool May 2013 May 2013 2 1962

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 0 femmocrat May 2013 May 2013 5

New technology allows professors to track whether students are reading their textbooks 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2013 May 2013 6 3197

Cathie Black Emails Shine a Light on Bloomberg and Education Reform 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 7 2006

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