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Lively ( and funny) thread re. Campbell Brown in NY Forum 1 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 1952
How The Koch Brothers Are Buying Their Way Into The Minds Of Public School Students 3 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2353
Two of Jeb's Chiefs for Change have anti-teachers-union op ed in WP. 3 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2361
Spotlights and Solutions for College Rape 0 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1683
Her son has been suspended five times. He’s 3. 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2421
I posted more about Campbell Brown and Dan Senor and their attacks on teachers. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 14 2386
Here's why they REALLY want to end teacher tenure. 8 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2815
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 2900
Ravitch's very apt description of Arne Duncan. 10 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 31 3562
White House Adds New Disability Adviser 4 Jefferson23 Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2266
Gravy train charter schools and the EB-5 visa. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 7 2085
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION BLAMES TEACHERS FOR A FAILED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 13 newblewtoo Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 3250
MICHAEL GOVE IS OUT AS BRITISH EDUCATION SECRETARY!!! 9 LeftishBrit Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 2859
Great video compares charter school scandals to sub prime mortgages. Many similarities. 0 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1914
New pro-public-school group. Democrats for Public Education. 1 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 2460
AFT joins NEA with conditions, asks Arne to resign. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 19 4217
Unreal! NYDOE gave principals 24 hour notice to clean, clear space for Success Charter Academies. 5 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2191
Can the teachers' unions come back? 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2333
Study: Kids Bullied in Gym, Sports Avoid Future Activity 12 radicalliberal Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 4024
Cuomo's GOP Foe Hopes to Unite Left and Right Vs. Common Core 7 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2014 Jul 2014 5 2468
School superintendent banned in NJ finds work in FL, brings banned colleagues with him. 2 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 6 2231
New Orleans-area school district agrees to rules protecting Hispanics 0 Eugene Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1670
Centinela school board votes to fire high-paid superintendent 2 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2042
Another Teachers’ Union Could Call For Obama’s Education Secretary To Resign 10 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 10 3306
Is the Charter Movement Imploding? 11 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 18 3146
Good to see an administrator speak out at AJC about Arne's policies. 12 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jul 2014 15 2908
Ronald Reagan stuck it to millennials: A college debt history lesson no one tells 6 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 39 4230
NEA Calls for Secretary Duncan's Resignation 47 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 70 10025
Gotta love this Florida mom. Supports teachers, slams TPTB for testing extremism. 6 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 2668
Good Riddance to Common Core Testing 2 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 16 2127

Education Continued...

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For-profit college to sell most campuses 4 n2doc Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2173
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 4054
Great post at Muckety on widespread influence of Campbell Brown, hubby Dan Senor. 13 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 9 4317
I still post in GD in spite of posts dropping. Can't cross post here... 9 madfloridian Jul 2014 Jul 2014 12 2629
CALIFORNIA EDUCATORS CALL FOR DUNCAN RESIGNATION 13 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 55 3226
Gates' Excuse for Poor Results of Educational Technology: "Unmotivated Students" 9 tinymontgomery Jul 2014 Jul 2014 8 2818
Will Anyone Stop Charter School Corruption? 1 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 10 1921
Ravitch: Do Public School Teachers Have Any Friends in the Obama Administration? 2 eridani Jul 2014 Jul 2014 11 1877
The big money and profits behind the push for charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jul 2014 Jul 2014 13 2083
ASU English Professor Assaulted by Campus Police 1 NJCher Jul 2014 Jul 2014 4 2130
Just now saw this on Twitter. Makes me kind of proud. 14 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 35 3374
OK, Ed "Reformers"; You're ON! 7 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 3640
St. Paul schools looking to ease concerns about discipline, disorder 2 kickysnana Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 3118
Rush-hour protest by teachers to target the Gates Foundation 4 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 12 2162
Montclair NJ rejects corporate deformers! 2 ellenrr Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 2051
Daily Kos Labor digest: Teachers face firing for speaking out for their students 4 eridani Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2148
My economic life has become a sinking ship.... 30 citizen blues Jun 2014 Jun 2014 62 5648
Unbelievable use of surveillance tactics in Belleview NJ. 1 madfloridian Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1736
New Evidence of Mental Benefits From Music Training 5 antigop Jun 2014 Jun 2014 11 2256
Obama alums join anti teachers union case 2 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 2042
Detroit News: DPS plans bigger classes, but won't close schools amid $49M loss in revenue 1 theaocp Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1869
Why education become important in developing country? 0 petson Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2517
Teaching creationism as science now banned in all UK public schools. 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 21 2235
Linda Darling-Hammond on the common core standards 4 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2003
California judge rules teacher tenure unconstitutional 0 Starry Messenger Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1760
Tennessee Tied Teachers’ Jobs to Standardized Test Scores. Here’s How They Pushed Back—and Won 6 eridani Jun 2014 Jun 2014 19 2394
The Clever Stunt Four Professors Just Pulled 3 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 59 3208
Common Core, in 9-Year-Old Eyes 2 elleng Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 2560
Detroit News: Head of EAA reportedly to resign 0 theaocp Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1817
Teachers Sound Alarm over 'Anti-Public Education' Ruling 3 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 6 2046

Education Continued...

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I just wonder if learning by reading from a book is different than from a tablet/computer 7 Leme Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 5789
Student Debt: Blame Law-Makers, Tax-Shirking Rich, War on Drugs, not Universities 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 5 1866
Sen. Berger meets with North Carolina protesters 0 littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1689
Obama to take executive steps on student loans 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 8 1968
New (MASS.) Teachers Union Chief is Unapologetically Adversarial 7 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 9 4502
If you are/were a certified teacher, did you in any of your coursework 12 raccoon May 2014 Jun 2014 0 2784
The truth behind Arizona’s sudden withdrawal from PARCC 0 QED Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1763
For Lessons About Class, a Field Trip Takes Students Home 2 elleng May 2014 May 2014 6 2029
The Newark School Reform Wars 2 eridani May 2014 May 2014 6 1826
Florida League of Women Voters Releases Bombshell Charter Study 16 QED May 2014 May 2014 72 4387
Ravitch Mulls Cuomo Challenge 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1692
Turning Holocaust Denial Into Homework 0 question everything May 2014 May 2014 2 1693
Teachers (and Parents) Hook-up with (Some) RWers to Battle Corporate ED "Reform" 2 Smarmie Doofus May 2014 May 2014 6 1933
Why Elizabeth Warren should run for president 3 MannyGoldstein May 2014 May 2014 9 2152
Education: Worse Than Ever in the US 3 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 2066
Here’s What Happens To Kids When They Get To Eat Before School Every Day 18 eridani Apr 2014 May 2014 31 16891
If you read one article about Common Core.... 6 QED May 2014 May 2014 10 2654
Toon- End of the Year! 1 n2doc May 2014 May 2014 8 2270
Crossing the Line: How the Academic Rat Race Is Making Our Kids Sick 10 antigop May 2014 May 2014 8 3666
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