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Arne Duncan: ‘White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’ 10 duffyduff Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 3759
Uh-oh. Suburbia seems to be turning on Common Core. Video. 2 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2221
NYC Parents to DOE : No, You Will *NOT* Test Our 4-Year Olds. 4 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 17 2550
Darien, Ct Board of Education found in violation of IDEA ( Heroic SLP's memo ) 2 Jefferson23 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 4360
Another day, another fishy charter school 6 n2doc Nov 2013 Nov 2013 31 3090
Mindup, Hawn Foundation, Goldie Hawn, Press Club links 0 kickysnana Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1984
The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math' 12 eridani Nov 2013 Nov 2013 8 6968
From my article, "Teaching is Not Rocket Science; it’s More Important" 2 texshelters Nov 2013 Nov 2013 6 2022
Surprise state visit finds problems at Hope Academy charter school 1 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 Nov 2013 11 2131
The Real 21st-Century Problem in Public Education is Poverty 2 Starry Messenger Nov 2013 Nov 2013 9 2112
"Believe in ESU": Students, Professors & Union Activists Rally Against Education Cuts [FULL VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2244
"Children of the Core": The Final Sacrifice 4 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2999
The charter-school lie: Market-based education gambles with our children 3 DonViejo Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2249
Shameful! Yes, Some New Jersey Students Have To Go To Schools That Look Like This 2 mfcorey1 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 5 2278
FOUR IMPORTANT MYTHBUSTERS ABOUT THE COMMON CORE 2 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2013 Oct 2013 7 2185
Mayor Rahm to Prosser High: Beat it! 3 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2111
damn that rahm emanuel 0 mopinko Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2145
Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K. 2 elleng Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2230
Alan Grayson on Living Through NYC's Legendary Teachers Strikes. 1 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1890
Grambling football dispute draws attention to cuts 0 exboyfil Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2248
What poor children need in school 1 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2083
Favorite Teachers 13 jeffrey_pdx Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 3631
The Age of the Docile Educator 1 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 6 2146
Dear Michelle Rhee, Your School Privatization Schemes Were Hatched By Southern Segregationists 2 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 10 2308
Why I Stopped Writing Recommendation Letters for Teach for America 1 caraher Oct 2013 Oct 2013 12 2178
Cross posted from GD: 0 LWolf Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1695
Only 60 percent of students from Chicago's closed schools turn up at 'welcoming schools' 0 mopinko Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1976
Health insurance and math achievement... 4 Sancho Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2459
Philanthropy and Sycophancy 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 6 1798
Diane Ravitch television town hall 1 eridani Oct 2013 Oct 2013 8 1980

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Creepy Stuff at NYC Whistleblower's Dismissal Hearing 2 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 Oct 2013 6 2904
Non-cognitive Variables--their importance in future success 1 Celebration Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 3131
Caltech named best research university in the world -- again 3 struggle4progress Oct 2012 Oct 2013 2 2462
Georgia 2013 COLLEGE-BOUND SENIORS SAT SCORES 6 n2doc Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 3787
Absolutely every teacher everywhere should play Bohemian Gravity for their students. UNBELIEVABLE 7 snagglepuss Sep 2013 Oct 2013 15 3086
Right-Wing Blog Pushes Private Schools Over Scandal, but Public Schools are More Accountable [VIDEO] 3 Counterpoint PA Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 2600
The Apostate: An Interview With Diane Ravitch 0 DonViejo Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1826
Oregon school district wants to require college or trade school admission for grads 4 alp227 Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2796
Matt Damon visits CSUN to introduce NYU professor Diane Ravitch 1 Starry Messenger Oct 2013 Oct 2013 17 2279
How Test Obsession is Killing Education 1 eridani Oct 2013 Oct 2013 8 1952
Do You Know Where Your Ph.D.'s Are? 2 KansDem Sep 2013 Oct 2013 4 2085
On the lighter side... 2 progressoid Sep 2013 Oct 2013 6 2496
Giving kids iPads won't solve the education challenge 9 Renew Deal Aug 2013 Sep 2013 7 3561
Diane Ravitch: School privatization is a hoax, “reformers” aim to destroy public schools 19 Starry Messenger Sep 2013 Sep 2013 32 5134
New teacher ratings not dramatically different 3 mopinko Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2552
Why the hottest trend in online education already has a cheating problem 7 n2doc Sep 2013 Sep 2013 5 2813
Parent raises concerns about Killeen ISD students sitting in aisle of crowded school bus 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 2872
The hidden truth behind Teach for America’s political empire 2 n2doc Sep 2013 Sep 2013 8 2188
Problems that schools are expected to solve 1 n2doc Sep 2013 Sep 2013 8 2001
Tennessee's House DEM Leader Kicks ED 'Reform's ASS. 3 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2013 Sep 2013 6 2233
"Walking the Labyrinth of the Corporate-Owned Common Core" 2 Squinch Sep 2013 Sep 2013 6 2968
Missing homework, late assignments matter little as Oregon schools grade exclusively on academic... 24 alp227 Sep 2013 Sep 2013 5 12177
Growing Charter School Chain Suspends Special Needs Kids in Bid to Raise Test Scores 6 eridani Sep 2013 Sep 2013 17 2934
Guesses and Hype Give Way to Data in Study of Education 2 groovedaddy Sep 2013 Sep 2013 6 2133
Christian School That Gave Creationist Quiz Is Mercifully Euthanized 3 n2doc Sep 2013 Sep 2013 7 2617
A Star MOOC Professor Defects—at Least For Now 1 Starry Messenger Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1918
It's Time To Fire "Bad" Union Leaders Like Randi Weingarten 20 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Sep 2013 4 6309
At Charter Schools, Short Careers by Choice 9 groovedaddy Aug 2013 Sep 2013 3 4472
Obama Proposes Linking Federal Aid to New College Ranking 1 eridani Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1846
Worst governor ever! Calls for an education conference...then... 8 Sancho Aug 2013 Aug 2013 25 4101

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Cost Of College Eclipses Inflation By 27 Percent in Last Five Years 3 votesparks Aug 2013 Aug 2013 5 2115
civil Rights groups call for Arne Duncan's ouster!! 18 Orlandodem Aug 2013 Aug 2013 49 5706
New state report card proves Ohio’s charter school experiment has failed 1 votesparks Aug 2013 Aug 2013 7 2032
Ravitch: Please Help Krugman Understand the Common Core 2 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2013 Aug 2013 9 2583
Only Teachers Would Put-up With This. 4 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2013 Aug 2013 14 2484
True Grit... or fail. 0 defacto7 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2178
The Folly of a Preemptive & Deceptive Attack on Diane Ravitch's New Book 8 Starry Messenger Aug 2013 Aug 2013 6 2872
Chile: The Most Pro-Market School System in the World, Part 1 1 duffyduff Aug 2013 Aug 2013 5 2209
Candidates See Cincinnati as Model for New York Schools. 1 elleng Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2271
"God Bless America" in a public school 17 Xenolith Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 8753
Bill Gates is wrong 13 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Aug 2013 25 3904
Mentally troubled students overwhelm schools 7 azurnoir Jul 2013 Aug 2013 11 3170
AP Exclusive: GOP Donor's School Grade Changed 4 caraher Jul 2013 Aug 2013 6 5689
Is There a Conflict of Interest at PS 154 Concerning DR Alison Coviello; PhD and Principal? 0 SoBronxSchool Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2074
Trying something new re: "Help a DUer" 1 OneGrassRoot Aug 2013 Aug 2013 6 2009
Can you recommend a program for free or low-cost college textbooks? 9 OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 3647
DR Alison Coviello; PhD and Principal, Puts PS 154 in the Bronx on LOCK DOWN!!! 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2639
City College of San Francisco: 99% vs. corporate education reform 0 Starry Messenger Jul 2013 Jul 2013 3 2391
About those PISA scores and Exxon Mobil commercials: 5 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 6 2950
Newark Teachers Union endorses TFA-linked "Teachers Village" -- a round robin of corruption... 0 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 3 2171
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