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Her son has been suspended five times. He’s 3. 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2363

I posted more about Campbell Brown and Dan Senor and their attacks on teachers. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 14 2330

Here's why they REALLY want to end teacher tenure. 8 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2693

The principal who wrestles an F school to a C in one year gets demotion and pay cut 6 teach1st Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2828

Ravitch's very apt description of Arne Duncan. 10 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 31 3438

White House Adds New Disability Adviser 4 Jefferson23 Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2194

Gravy train charter schools and the EB-5 visa. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 7 2021

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION BLAMES TEACHERS FOR A FAILED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 13 newblewtoo Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 3110

MICHAEL GOVE IS OUT AS BRITISH EDUCATION SECRETARY!!! 9 LeftishBrit Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 2731

Great video compares charter school scandals to sub prime mortgages. Many similarities. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1850

New pro-public-school group. Democrats for Public Education. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2408

AFT joins NEA with conditions, asks Arne to resign. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 19 4050

Unreal! NYDOE gave principals 24 hour notice to clean, clear space for Success Charter Academies. 5 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2105

Can the teachers' unions come back? 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2252

Study: Kids Bullied in Gym, Sports Avoid Future Activity 12 radicalliberal Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 3889

Cuomo's GOP Foe Hopes to Unite Left and Right Vs. Common Core 7 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2364

School superintendent banned in NJ finds work in FL, brings banned colleagues with him. 2 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2167

New Orleans-area school district agrees to rules protecting Hispanics 0 Eugene Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1616

Centinela school board votes to fire high-paid superintendent 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 1982

Another Teachers’ Union Could Call For Obama’s Education Secretary To Resign 10 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 10 3190

Is the Charter Movement Imploding? 11 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 18 3026

Good to see an administrator speak out at AJC about Arne's policies. 12 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 15 2776

Ronald Reagan stuck it to millennials: A college debt history lesson no one tells 6 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 39 4153

NEA Calls for Secretary Duncan's Resignation 47 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 70 9599

Gotta love this Florida mom. Supports teachers, slams TPTB for testing extremism. 6 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2572

Good Riddance to Common Core Testing 2 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 16 2069

For-profit college to sell most campuses 4 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2103

this is not my rant. this is the rant from a psyche worker in chicago public schools. karen lewis. 17 mopinko Jun 2014 Jul 2014 1 3875

Great post at Muckety on widespread influence of Campbell Brown, hubby Dan Senor. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 4157

I still post in GD in spite of posts dropping. Can't cross post here... 9 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2517

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CALIFORNIA EDUCATORS CALL FOR DUNCAN RESIGNATION 13 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 55 3119

Gates' Excuse for Poor Results of Educational Technology: "Unmotivated Students" 9 tinymontgomery Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2703

Will Anyone Stop Charter School Corruption? 1 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 10 1825

Ravitch: Do Public School Teachers Have Any Friends in the Obama Administration? 2 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1814

The big money and profits behind the push for charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 13 2007

ASU English Professor Assaulted by Campus Police 1 NJCher Jul 2014 Jul 2014 4 2067

Just now saw this on Twitter. Makes me kind of proud. 14 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 35 3226

OK, Ed "Reformers"; You're ON! 7 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 3512

St. Paul schools looking to ease concerns about discipline, disorder 2 kickysnana Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 3037

Rush-hour protest by teachers to target the Gates Foundation 4 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 12 2091

Montclair NJ rejects corporate deformers! 2 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 1953

Daily Kos Labor digest: Teachers face firing for speaking out for their students 4 eridani Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2073

My economic life has become a sinking ship.... 30 citizen blues Jun 2014 Jun 2014 62 5435

Unbelievable use of surveillance tactics in Belleview NJ. 1 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1681

New Evidence of Mental Benefits From Music Training 5 antigop Jun 2014 Jun 2014 11 2160

Obama alums join anti teachers union case 2 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1989

Detroit News: DPS plans bigger classes, but won't close schools amid $49M loss in revenue 1 theaocp Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1772

Why education become important in developing country? 0 petson Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2415

Teaching creationism as science now banned in all UK public schools. 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 21 2133

Linda Darling-Hammond on the common core standards 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1922

California judge rules teacher tenure unconstitutional 0 Starry Messenger Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1698

Tennessee Tied Teachers’ Jobs to Standardized Test Scores. Here’s How They Pushed Back—and Won 6 eridani Jun 2014 Jun 2014 19 2316

The Clever Stunt Four Professors Just Pulled 3 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 59 3137

Common Core, in 9-Year-Old Eyes 2 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2494

Detroit News: Head of EAA reportedly to resign 0 theaocp Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1753

Teachers Sound Alarm over 'Anti-Public Education' Ruling 3 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 1976

I just wonder if learning by reading from a book is different than from a tablet/computer 7 Leme Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 5610

Student Debt: Blame Law-Makers, Tax-Shirking Rich, War on Drugs, not Universities 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 5 1804

Sen. Berger meets with North Carolina protesters 0 littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1636

Obama to take executive steps on student loans 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 8 1913

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New (MASS.) Teachers Union Chief is Unapologetically Adversarial 7 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 9 4360

If you are/were a certified teacher, did you in any of your coursework 12 raccoon May 2014 Jun 2014 0 2680

The truth behind Arizona’s sudden withdrawal from PARCC 0 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1706

For Lessons About Class, a Field Trip Takes Students Home 2 elleng May 2014 May 2014 6 1968

The Newark School Reform Wars 2 eridani May 2014 May 2014 6 1765

Florida League of Women Voters Releases Bombshell Charter Study 16 QED May 2014 May 2014 72 4221

Ravitch Mulls Cuomo Challenge 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1629

Turning Holocaust Denial Into Homework 0 question everything May 2014 May 2014 2 1642

Teachers (and Parents) Hook-up with (Some) RWers to Battle Corporate ED "Reform" 2 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1875

Why Elizabeth Warren should run for president 3 MannyGoldstein May 2014 May 2014 9 2082

Education: Worse Than Ever in the US 3 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 1988

Here’s What Happens To Kids When They Get To Eat Before School Every Day 18 eridani Apr 2014 May 2014 31 16711

If you read one article about Common Core.... 6 QED May 2014 May 2014 10 2555

Toon- End of the Year! 1 n2doc May 2014 May 2014 8 2229

Crossing the Line: How the Academic Rat Race Is Making Our Kids Sick 10 antigop May 2014 May 2014 8 3515

A dozen problems with charter schools 2 Starry Messenger May 2014 May 2014 22 2473

Charter School Industry Loses Another One: Ras Baraka Is Mayor Of Newark 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 7 2102

Education Without "Stuff" 15 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 9 3191

Leading GOP Senate Candidate: Creationism Should Be Taught in Public Schools 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 4 2275

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