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DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1829

A Love Letter to PS 154 in the Bronx Principal DR Alison Coviello 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3583

Stormy Atlanta outside. Anger and common sense from the delegates inside. 8 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 3636

On the lighter side of education... 1 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2006

NEA President says NEA will deemphasize collective bargaining & concentrate on 'teaching quality' 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2306

Your kids' test scores tracked online (VIDEO) 3 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2696

I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? 18 Iris Jun 2013 Jun 2013 8 5223

I'm sort of famous, not really. My blog post was re-blogged. 3 knitter4democracy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 2186

Maybe it isn’t just the teachers in Finland 17 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 43 4115

Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? 8 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 3938

To all teachers at any level, K- Ph.D: 8 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2501

A summer joke for teachers... 0 1monster Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 4013

CTU President Lewis Blames "Elites" For Public Education Inequality 1 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1910

X-POST from GD: Impromptu graduation ceremony is lesson in kindness 4 OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2284

Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas. 3 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2678

NSBA: Dems Support Federal Control of Education 1 duffyduff Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1899

Badass Teachers Association Shows a New Spirit of Defiance 8 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 18 3167

A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench 12 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3709

A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 9369

Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1712

Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1886

School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 1896

Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2049

Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2377

To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 5562

Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3688

San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3423

Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn’t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2762

Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 5399

Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2825

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Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1838

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 7856

Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1972

Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1836

A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 10830

Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3625

(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2335

Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 3458

Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2997

School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 2802

New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2647

Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2118

This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 3565

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 4929

More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 2966

22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 2839

Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 2943

Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 1948

Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 1773

School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 1726

Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 11663

Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 3914

Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 3165

Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2624

Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 1560

Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1621

Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2357

How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico’s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2304

Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 3042

Hello Los Angeles. What's the story w. Eric Garcetti? 5 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 0 3394

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Why a privatized GED will fail students 3 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2358

AFP-Texas: Ending CSCOPE a tremendous victory for parents and students 0 mbperrin May 2013 May 2013 3 2175

American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality 1 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 2443

Steve Perry’s Dissertation: Heavy on Lit Review, Slight on Scholarship 0 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 1916

A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform 3 Addison May 2013 May 2013 9 2846

Did you know Obama had declared Teacher Appreciation Week "National Charter Schools Week"? 8 HiPointDem May 2012 May 2013 11 3550

Rich Colleges, Poor Professors 3 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 11 2320

When scholars sell out, the consequences are grave 2 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6

Why Not Teacher Evaluations by Students? [View all] 82 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 20794

More Educational Ugliness in the Age of Obama 6 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 8 2922

My niece wants to opt-out ( from testing) her three ps kids. 18 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 2 5264

Oaxacan teachers challenge the test 1 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 5 1943

Concerns about the 'Common Core' 8 elleng May 2013 May 2013 2 3402

Teachers Embrace 'Deep Learning,' Translating Lessons Into Practical Skills. 6 elleng May 2013 May 2013 3 3238

BREAKING NEWS!! PRINCess PAL Misconduct at PS 154 in the Bronx!! 0 SoBronxSchool May 2013 May 2013 2 1958

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 0 femmocrat May 2013 May 2013 5

New technology allows professors to track whether students are reading their textbooks 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2013 May 2013 6 3193

Cathie Black Emails Shine a Light on Bloomberg and Education Reform 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 7 2001

Professors at San Jose State Criticize Online Courses 3 alp227 May 2013 May 2013 5 4251

Principal fires security guards to hire art teachers — and transforms elementary school 15 antigop May 2013 May 2013 62 4297

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