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This week's Monday BAT action 0 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 1699

Connecticut Bars Felony Arrests for School Zip Code Fraud 1 alp227 Jul 2013 Jul 2013 10 2279

Federal court rules that schools are not liable for bullying. 10 femmocrat Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3629

My former high school is hiring a security officer 3 no_hypocrisy Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2298

CAUGHT ON AUDIO! PRINCIPAL DR ALISON COVIELLO DEMANDS PERFECTION OR YOU WILL BE RATED UNSATISFACTORY 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 2221

Wow. Check out the NEA Facebook page 3 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 30 2613

Has Bill Gates Purchased the Teachers Unions? 24 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 5246

These are the new business items NEA passed at this convention. 1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 2371

What Have The Common Core Bundles Wrought? 5 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2211

Newark & DC unions have both elected reform slates. 0 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1758

NEA wants teachers to pay a surcharge to support Common Core/call for Van Roekel's resignation 10 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 6 3099

DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1850

A Love Letter to PS 154 in the Bronx Principal DR Alison Coviello 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3609

Stormy Atlanta outside. Anger and common sense from the delegates inside. 8 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 3848

On the lighter side of education... 1 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2035

NEA President says NEA will deemphasize collective bargaining & concentrate on 'teaching quality' 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2337

Your kids' test scores tracked online (VIDEO) 3 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2794

I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? 18 Iris Jun 2013 Jun 2013 8 5348

I'm sort of famous, not really. My blog post was re-blogged. 3 knitter4democracy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 2207

Maybe it isn’t just the teachers in Finland 17 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 43 4200

Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? 8 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 3991

To all teachers at any level, K- Ph.D: 8 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2528

A summer joke for teachers... 0 1monster Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 4045

CTU President Lewis Blames "Elites" For Public Education Inequality 1 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1933

X-POST from GD: Impromptu graduation ceremony is lesson in kindness 4 OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2308

Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas. 3 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2708

NSBA: Dems Support Federal Control of Education 1 duffyduff Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1924

Badass Teachers Association Shows a New Spirit of Defiance 8 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 18 3213

A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench 12 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3769

A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 9633

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Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1734

Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1908

School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 1934

Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2073

Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2394

To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 5709

Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3735

San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3446

Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn’t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2784

Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 5556

Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2857

Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1856

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 8019

Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1985

Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1857

A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 11062

Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3653

(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2405

Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 3515

Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3035

School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 2829

New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2718

Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2142

This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 3601

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 5063

More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 2988

22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 2881

Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 2958

Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 1982

Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 1790

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School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 1744

Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 11920

Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 4002

Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 3230

Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2652

Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 1601

Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1636

Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2377

How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico’s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2357

Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 3136

Hello Los Angeles. What's the story w. Eric Garcetti? 5 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 0 3425

Why a privatized GED will fail students 3 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2425

AFP-Texas: Ending CSCOPE a tremendous victory for parents and students 0 mbperrin May 2013 May 2013 3 2222

American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality 1 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 2492

Steve Perry’s Dissertation: Heavy on Lit Review, Slight on Scholarship 0 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 1932

A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform 3 Addison May 2013 May 2013 9 2919

Did you know Obama had declared Teacher Appreciation Week "National Charter Schools Week"? 8 HiPointDem May 2012 May 2013 11 3580

Rich Colleges, Poor Professors 3 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 11 2345

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 21977

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