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Toon- Merit Pay 5 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 21 3037

What the PS 154 Bronx Community Needs to Know About the Common Core, And Now! 0 SoBronxSchool Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1673

Oh great. Developers starting to cash in on relaxed charter school limits 5 lutefisk Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 2283

An Unsafe Environment at PS 154 in the Bronx as Students Run Amok,Yet Again 2 SoBronxSchool Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2097

DR Alison Coviello; EdD and Principal Misplaces The Flash at PS 154 in the Bronx 2 SoBronxSchool Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2617

I'm wondering what unionized teachers and others think of the following arrangement: 2 Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1994

Cuomo Sweetens Pre-K Deal: ‘Whatever’ Mayor Needs 1 elleng Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2024

Why Don't Republicans Want School Vouchers in Places Republicans Actually Live? 1 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2043

Admins harangue student journalist over editorial critical of school's naming policy 0 UrbScotty Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 1928

Teachers Fight Over Loss Of Tenure, New Contracts (NC) 1 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 1831

A U.S. Teacher in Finland: Teaching Less, Collaborating More 1 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 2070

Tuition-Free Public College Education Is Possible. Demand It. 2 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 1997

Truly learning math makes wise thinkers 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2219

Houston school board bars race-based team names, mascots 0 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1708

Birmingham, AL seeks authority to void tenure for teachers working in 'innovation zone' 0 Redfairen Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1687

City College of San Francisco wins round in accreditation battle 5 Starry Messenger Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2775

Record year for Ohio charter school failures is unnerving proponents 7 DonViejo Jan 2014 Jan 2014 13 2646

Why I Defend Randi by Diane Ravitch 7 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2014 Jan 2014 8 2641

Banner Ad that summarizes why I dislike Business Schools 3 ThoughtCriminal Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2325

Nine students sue state of California for 'ineffective' teachers (Al Jazeera) 2 alp227 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2407

A poverty, not education, crisis in U.S. 2 elleng Dec 2013 Jan 2014 7 2031

A Ghost Town With a Quad 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Jan 2014 8 2094

Charter school con man admits to $7.2 million fraud 7 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 22 2838

Who are the Power Brokers behind the Common Core State Standards? 7 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 11 2792

So I am considering starting a website 0 blur256 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 10 1750

U.S. acts to keep minority, disabled students out of jail 1 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1669

Clinton Pitches KKR-Backed College Chain Amid Controversy 0 n2doc Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1755

Education, wealth and school quality 17 NewJeffCT Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 3798

Dial back group work 4 jeffrey_pdx Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2072

Downingtown (PA) school ranks first in state performance scores 1 modrepub Dec 2013 Jan 2014 1 1820

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Librarian: With Emanuel’s pension plan “...I got two feet in the grave” 8 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Jan 2014 7 2825

An *Educator* for Chancellor! "As absurd as that sounds." 11 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Jan 2014 9 3961

Students Of New York City Tell Their New Mayor How Standardized Testing Squashes The Learning Bug 1 eridani Dec 2013 Dec 2013 10 1825

Is Bloomberg's DOE Destroying Evidence of Possible Criminality? 0 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1618

"china teaches its kids to sit exams,sweden its kids to think"... 1 madrchsod Dec 2013 Dec 2013 7 3099

North Carolina Home Schools To Get Public School Money 5 n2doc Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2356

Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils: Math of Today’s Jammed Schools 1 n2doc Dec 2013 Dec 2013 9 1978

Agree or disagree: Kids from poor and working-class families do not have the opportunities... 11 YoungDemCA Nov 2013 Dec 2013 6 4415

UFT REP, Whistleblower, "Celebrates" 600 Days in Rubber Room 0 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 1776

University of Utah explores using free, online, open-source textbooks 2 Redfairen Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2038

Sentence Cut in Texas for School Official Jailed in Test Scandal 0 n2doc Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1678

The assault on Indiana schools proceeds 1 caraher Dec 2013 Dec 2013 7 1828

The renewed war on the veteran teacher 20 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2013 Dec 2013 17 5456

Ponder This: Privately-Paid Advisors Embedded in NYS Dept of Ed..... 4 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 Dec 2013 9 2170

The PISA 2012 scores show the failure of 'market based' education reform 0 Redfairen Dec 2013 Dec 2013 6 1699

Test Prep/Diagnostics Gone Wild? 11 grntuscarora Nov 2013 Dec 2013 5 2964

Rhee backs out of debate with Ravitch 7 eridani Nov 2013 Dec 2013 14 2742

What’s Good For Bill Gates Turns Out To Be Bad For Public Schools 7 unhappycamper Dec 2013 Dec 2013 8 2938

What business is it of the government to fund high-quality preschool and child care? 1 Addison Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2086

How Poverty Impacts Students' Test Scores, In 4 Graphs 8 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Dec 2013 11 3994

Teaching While Black and Blue 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Dec 2013 6 1913

Is Education ‘Reform’ Wrecking the Common Core? 10 eridani Oct 2013 Nov 2013 9 3387

MO state senator asks education commissioner to step down 0 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1766

Do College Professors Deserve a Living Wage? 23 n2doc Sep 2013 Nov 2013 8 5701

Six Questions for Teach for America 0 Jefferson23 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1788

Seattle judge to hear arguments on Washington charter schools 0 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1604

Populist school board candidate beats challenger's $250,000 worth of negative ads 4 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 10 2366

How to study in Germany (for a U.S. citizen)? 2 Tab Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1945

Education commissioner’s emails create flap in Missouri 0 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1759

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 3864

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Stop This Train: The Common Core and the Uncommon Student 1 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1925

How Our Public Schools Became a ‘Communist Threat’ 0 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 13 1701

Toon- When do we learn how to read? 1 n2doc Nov 2013 Nov 2013 13 1850

Common Core Protesters 4 LynnTTT Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2122

Arne Duncan: ‘White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’ 10 duffyduff Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 3597

Uh-oh. Suburbia seems to be turning on Common Core. Video. 2 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2177

NYC Parents to DOE : No, You Will *NOT* Test Our 4-Year Olds. 4 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 17 2485

Darien, Ct Board of Education found in violation of IDEA ( Heroic SLP's memo ) 2 Jefferson23 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 4311

Another day, another fishy charter school 6 n2doc Nov 2013 Nov 2013 31 3024

Mindup, Hawn Foundation, Goldie Hawn, Press Club links 0 kickysnana Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1954

The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math' 12 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 6813

From my article, "Teaching is Not Rocket Science; it’s More Important" 2 texshelters Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 1991

Surprise state visit finds problems at Hope Academy charter school 1 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 11 2086

The Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is Poverty 2 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Nov 2013 9 2058

"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2184

"Children of the Core": The Final Sacrifice 4 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2916

The charter-school lie: Market-based education gambles with our children 3 DonViejo Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2192

Shameful! Yes, Some New Jersey Students Have To Go To Schools That Look Like This 2 mfcorey1 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2242

FOUR IMPORTANT MYTHBUSTERS ABOUT THE COMMON CORE 2 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2013 Oct 2013 7 2144

Mayor Rahm to Prosser High: Beat it! 3 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2057

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