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Four 529 college savings traps to avoid 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1624
Tips for back-to-school savings from a thrifty mom 0 Lodestar Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1573
North Carolina’s step-by-step war on public education 0 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1741
Educate me on your take on Common Core. 3 AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 3114
What If Teachers Were Treated Like Pro Athletes? 4 progressoid Aug 2015 Aug 2015 4 2129
O'Malley touts all-day preschool in Cedar Rapids stop. 0 elleng Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1574
S&P downgrades Chicago Public Schools credit to BB 1 Eugene Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1580
The Coddling of the American Mind 9 TexasTowelie Aug 2015 Aug 2015 9 3039
Good News: NY Times Acknowledges a Nat'l Teacher Shortage. Bad News: 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 2355
Major charter school expansion in the works for L.A. Unified students 2 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1711
"Changes to AP History make conservatives happy" 3 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 Aug 2015 10 2926
Can Jewish Educators Have Faith in UFT Solidarity? 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1615
The UFT Solidarity Circus Comes to Town 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1543
Toon: Welcome Back! 1 n2doc Aug 2015 Aug 2015 11 1729
Georgia is Segregating Troublesome Kids in Schools Used During Jim Crow 1 n2doc Jul 2015 Aug 2015 7 1721
Just How Bad is Arne Duncan's Dept. of Ed Reform? BAD. Really, Really BAD. 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 Aug 2015 19 2535
The Case for Federal Intervention in Math Education 15 ericson00 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 4 3052
Principal commits suicide amid Common Core test scandal 6 n2doc Jul 2015 Jul 2015 11 2536
At what age does hard work make lousy rewards appealing? 3 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1754
New Resources Addressing School Discipline Policies 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1530
An unwilling truant 9 alfie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2700
Dr. Seuss and the book review remind us of the joys of childhood reading. 3 elleng Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2065
Kansas Mass Teacher Exodus: 3,720 and Counting Thanks to GOP 'Reform' 6 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 14 2383
Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters 5 Recursion Jul 2015 Jul 2015 8 1895
The strange politics of education... 0 madfloridian Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1574
These 20 schools are responsible for a fifth of all graduate school debt 6 geardaddy Jul 2015 Jul 2015 10 2432
Why I Can't Support UFT Solidarity 1 SoBronxSchool Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1697
Inside: Title IX Coordinator Pledge, 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1783
When Candidates Talk Education, Media Rarely Go Beyond Buzzwords 0 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1508
Houston Area: Free IT courses San Jacinto College CCNA A+ just a few 0 vinny9698 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1628

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Ravitch: The Arne Duncan Era Has Not Been Good for Students 2 eridani Jul 2015 Jul 2015 15 1860
Growing Evidence that Charter Schools Are Failing 5 unhappycamper Jul 2015 Jul 2015 18 2338
I have no idea where to post this? 1 kkilicer Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2027
The Educational Value of Field Trips 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jul 2015 2 1811
Reich: Ten Ideas to Save the Economy #5: How to Reinvent Education 2 eridani May 2015 Jul 2015 5 1811
FL charter principal smokes pot with students, her shirt unbuttoned....secretary fired when she 6 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jul 2015 12 3048
This Is How We Are Spending Billions On The Sexual Mis-Education Of America’s Youth 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 1922
Chicago Public Schools make full pension payment by deadline 0 Eugene Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1485
Oregon Gov Kate Brown signs test opt out bill in spite of funding threats from Arne Duncan 2 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1694
“Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.” 1 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2232
Who'd a thunk it? Sweden teaches us about the perils of school privatization 5 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 25 2338
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 0 unhappycamper Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1492
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott picks homeschooler to chair State Board of Education 4 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1805
Nevada Will Pay Parents $5K Per Kid They Take Out of Public School 9 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2431
Sanders and O'Malley Court Teachers Unions. 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1642
What do you get with an "education" governor - like Jeb? What's happened with Rick Scott? 0 Sancho Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1388
Cancel All Corinthian Colleges Student Debt 0 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1510
Tell Waltons to stop privatizing education 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1483
Why teachers are fleeing Arizona in droves 6 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 15 2314
Higher Ed: Conquering Math 'Phobia' 9 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 2807
WSJ Article on Obama's Moves to Make Student Loan Default Easier 8 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2140
ATR HORRORS 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1632
Folks catching on to Charters' failed promise | Secret group wants control of schools (2 fm Alternet 2 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 1946
Arne Duncan’s Patently False Promise to Forgive Student Debts at For-Profit Schools 1 eridani Jun 2015 Jun 2015 8 1720
11-year-old has criminal and felony charges against him for kicking trash can in school 16 eridani Apr 2015 Jun 2015 17 3763
Are IEP's Taken Seriously at PS 154 in the Bronx? 2 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1947
The Double Standard World of DR Alison Coviello at PS 154 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1710
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Gets Caught Again! 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2693
DR Alison Coviello of PS 154 Bronx Has a Case of Truthiness 0 SoBronxSchool Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2876
Cute video by a Wisconsin teacher, former DUer. 0 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1587

Education Continued...

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Alaska Safe Children’s Act: education & bill on dating & sexual abuse 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1520
Out of the Books in Kindergarten, and into the Sandbox 2 elleng Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1757
Governors push private vouchers; ignore majority opinion 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1544
Two more FL charter schools go belly up, one during school day with kids there. 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 17 1980
The U.S. Shows Again That it Needs Age Appropriate, Comprehensive Sex-Ed 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1579
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 madfloridian Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1710
Wisconsin Wants You To Be Able To Quit High School To Teach High School 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1691
Senate approves bill for private school vouchers 5 theaocp Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2150
Florida science teacher suspended for signal-jamming students’ cell phones 4 NJCher Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2225
a recent essay 9 historian May 2015 Jun 2015 0 2289
'American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students' 5 eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2214
U.S. Colleges Expelled as Many as 8,000 Chinese Students in 3 Years 1 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1685
Teachers using pens and paper in the classroom “not fair” to students, Microsoft official says 9 MisterP May 2015 May 2015 1 2484
Christie flips on Common Core, leaves Jeb Bush by himself 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1567
The Cost of an Adjunct 5 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 10 2086
Award-Winning Teacher Fired for Reading an Allen Ginsberg Poem 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 7 2107
This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas. 3 eridani May 2015 May 2015 19 2107
Superintendent voted out of Tampa district becomes NY's state education commissioner. 0 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 2 1596
*If Any Charter School Needs a Union, It’s Urban Prep* 0 Starry Messenger May 2015 May 2015 10 1765
I posted Peter Greene's post about the stupidity of scripted test directions... 1 madfloridian May 2015 May 2015 5 1666
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