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Emails show Missouri lobbyist's efforts to help expelled son 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 1415
Charles Koch gave $25m to our university. Has it become a rightwing mouthpiece? 4 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 2 1705
FL legislature expands vouchers. Public dollars going to Christian schools. Please comment. 2 OrlandoDem2 May 2019 May 2019 1 1736
Charges dropped for University of Arizona students who protested Border Patrol 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1317
Congress Confronts Betsy DeVos With $1 Billion Charter School Fraud in US Educ. Dept. 0 appalachiablue Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1549
Wash U Announces Free Tuition For Up To Half Of New Med Students 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1393
Prosecutors are sending 'target letters' to others linked to college admissions scam, an official te 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1439
Kentucky attorney general seeks to block teacher subpoenas 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1393
Veterans could be first to pay as DeVos rolls back for-profit college oversight 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1314
Florida: Graveyard of American Public Education, By Diane Ravitch 0 appalachiablue Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1474
Randy Rainbow salutes Betsy Devos... 3 BigmanPigman Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1576
Internal memo contradicts DeVos on using federal money to buy guns for teachers 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1287
'Blatant Violation of the First Amendment': Public Citizen Sues Betsy DeVos for Censoring Its Websit 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 9 1536
Missouri Retired Teachers Association donates almost $18 million in community service 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1282
The Latest: Felicity Huffman to plead guilty in college scam 2 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1612
Second wealthy parent to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1525
Education Dept. rejects vast majority of applicants for temporary student loan forgiveness program 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1389
After Trump Casts Blame for a Special Olympics Cut, Betsy DeVos Flashes Pique 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1962
Federal judge forbids charter school from requiring girls to wear skirts 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1243
Key cooperating witnesses in college admissions scam sign plea agreements 3 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1430
Report: U.S. government wasted up to $1 billion on charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 2326
Yale rescinds student's admission as defendants charged in $25 million college entrance scam set to 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 1705
Extra arts education boosts students' writing scores -- and their compassion, big new study finds 2 littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 Mar 2019 10 1569
How prosecutors say the admissions bribery scheme worked 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1752
NCAA can claim victory after losing federal antitrust case 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1279
Dream Centers: A College Chain Crumbles, and Millions in Student Loan Cash Disappears 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1541
Kentucky teachers stage 'sick out' to protest against political 'shadiness' 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 6 1443
Denver: immigrant teachers threatened with deportation if they join strikes 2 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1423
For sake of pupils' pupils, China to ban homework on apps 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1333
Why Donald Trump Jr.'s 'loser teachers' comment was 'a chilling moment' for educators around the wor 6 littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 Feb 2019 10 2528

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I knew about the phenomenon of a "gap year" but THIS was a new one for me. Anyone encountered this? 15 RockRaven Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 2668
Federal Watchdog Issues Scathing Report On Ed Department's Handling Of Student Loans 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1328
States look to boost oversight of struggling small colleges 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1261
An Educational Experience Happened here at DU at 1:00pm .. 3 Stuart G Feb 2019 Feb 2019 9 2080
Resource: Audio Pronunciation of Each US State and Major US, Australian and European Cities 0 LVZ Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1400
Report blasts Michigan State's handling of sex cases 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1423
L.A. school board seeks pause on charter schools, after teachers' strike 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1249
Virginia teachers turn out in droves to protest for more funding and higher pay 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1255
Duke University professor removed over 'Speak English' email 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1593
With House, Dems eager to bring DeVos under closer oversight 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1535
Hampshire College, facing financial challenges, weighs whether to enroll a new first-year class 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1368
'A watershed moment': 31,000 Los Angeles teachers prepare to strike 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1337
Bernice Sandler, 'godmother of Title IX' who championed women's rights on campus, dies at 90 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1218
Federal judge rejects L.A. school district's bid to stop teachers from striking 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1297
U.S. to Investigate Discrimination Against Native American Students on Montana Reservation 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1157
For-profit college owner agrees to end $500M in student debt 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1221
A $21,000 Cosmetology School Debt, and a $9-an-Hour Job 3 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1716
Look what I found, in Nebraska of all places... 4 TreasonousBastard Dec 2018 Dec 2018 13 2287
Inquiry will review DeVos' revival of troubled accreditor 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1206
Trump Officials Plan to Rescind Obama-Era School Discipline Policies 2 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1392
Thousands of teachers march in Los Angeles as strike looms 1 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1357
Union: Tentative deal reached with charter school operator 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1292
Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here's the Reality. 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1668
Fearing espionage, U.S. weighs tighter rules on Chinese students 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1153
Fifteen $2000 College Scholarship for Michigan and Florida HS Srs in Essay Contest 1 Julian Englis Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1437
Betsy DeVos to the rescue: For-profit colleges see a savior in secretary 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1398
Judge: Ejecting teacher from school board meeting broke law 4 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 11 1827
MSD shooting: Sheriff supports armed teachers to stop school shooters 2 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1546
Integration vs. Disipline-Based Approaches to Learning: Not an Either/Or 0 elleng Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1255
Students in the Explorer's room roll pumpkins down a hill observing physics in action. 1 elleng Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1435

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DeVos proposals for campus sex misconduct rules are 'worse than we thought,' victims' advocates say 2 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 1619
Why Millions of Teens Can't Finish Their Homework 1 littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 Nov 2018 8 2339
Play and Learning in Early Childhood 2 elleng Sep 2018 Oct 2018 5 2986
Very pleased to see this today, 0 elleng Oct 2018 Oct 2018 7 1563
Lady student at Colorado School of Mines in 1952 0 Democrats_win Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1660
learning to read in the 1950s and 1960s 4 rampartc Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 3390
Betsy DeVos was asked whether U.S. schools are teaching kids to be socialists. Her answer was rich. 4 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 2098
DeVos will not seek further delay of Obama for-profits rule 1 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1693
Betsy DeVos's security detail could cost $7.7 million 0 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1518
Three intrepid academics perpetrate a giant version of the Sokal Hoax, placing scores of fake papers 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 2120
Real education: Lowell School 4 elleng Oct 2018 Oct 2018 5 1720
For critics of DeVos, sale of DeVry chain raises red flags 0 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 7 1692
Rethinking What Gifted Education Means, and Whom It Should Serve 0 elleng Sep 2018 Sep 2018 5 1763
Education Dept. Reopens Rutgers Case Charging Discrimination Against Jewish Students 0 Eugene Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1320
The Most Contrarian College in America 1 elleng Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1599
University faculty on strike in Argentina 1 sandensea Aug 2018 Sep 2018 0 1458
National Red for Ed Day - September 4, 2018 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1786
Buenos Aires Province School Infrastructure head fired on padded contract allegations, two deaths 0 sandensea Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1384
Money magazine: These Are the 727 Best Colleges in America 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 3 2178
Purdue University removes John Schnatter name from building, offers to return $8 million donation 3 Eugene Aug 2018 Aug 2018 13 1948
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