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"Weingarten ready to launch 1 of the most controversial crusades of her career: gun control" 9 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 6 3599
Some charter schools admit sending students back to public schools. How they "counsel out" kids. 9 madfloridian Jan 2013 Jan 2013 13 4384
Alabama's two-year college chancellor wants to make college courses free for high school students 11 Redfairen Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 3225
Students love Khan Academy? 8 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 3 7217
Teacher Fired For Being Poor Role Model 8 Modern School Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 4285
Fighting Education Shock Therapy 3 xchrom Jan 2013 Jan 2013 6 2309
Teachers' Lack of Rights at Work AND Home 7 Modern School Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 3345
LA state senator shows his ignorance asking for 'proof' of evolution 0 LongTomH Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2125
My Anti-Bullying Project (needs you) 0 knixphan Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 1776
the latest on the school closings in chicago..... 3 madrchsod Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 3224
Online courses need human element to educate 3 Starry Messenger Jan 2013 Jan 2013 6 2337
Why Khan Academy Is The Wrong Answer 18 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Jan 2013 10 5318
Will longer school year help or hurt US students? (AP/Yahoo!) 42 OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 8694
Pop Quiz on Standardized Testing 0 xchrom Jan 2013 Jan 2013 8 1871
movement to end high-stakes testing steps up in seattle 1 xchrom Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 1915
Josh Edelman ID'd in test cheating cover-up 4 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 5223
College Enrollment decreasing because of High Tuition 5 AProgressiveThinker Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2997
You are the leaders 0 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 1658
Karen Lewis: Social Justice Unionism IS Trade Unionism 8 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 13 2997
At edX, Distance Learning Moves to an Open-Source Honors Track 26 Renew Deal Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 6649
Milken is ready to milk us in WA State 7 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Jan 2013 7 2514
HISD teachers walk out of contracts in high numbers, union says 7 AnneD Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 3497
‘Frontline’ raises questions about test-score tampering under Rhee 9 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 Jan 2013 13 2819
Karen lewis talks guillotines; limbaugh attacks 5 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 2786
Pedagogy of the Depressed: experiences as a special ed student in the 1990s. 5 n2doc Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 3227
Why public education should be scrapped 44 Left Turn Only Dec 2012 Jan 2013 1 10769
“Elections shouldn’t exist”: The new war on school boards 1 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 Jan 2013 11 2360
The Great Montessori Schism 4 xchrom Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 4053
Ailing Philadelphia District Plans to Close 37 Schools 3 alp227 Dec 2012 Jan 2013 4 2420
To the "Beloved Community" of Education Activists 12 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Jan 2013 20 3766

Education Continued...

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Teacher 2 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 8 2071
Why the good ones leave 10 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 15 3142
Can Rocketship Launch a Fleet of Successful, Mass-Produced Schools? 23 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 8525
Michigan 2-year colleges now can offer bachelor's degrees 2 Redfairen Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2454
Visiting MI capitol on Tuesday...need suggestions 12 TruthTeller Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 4849
California fails to win waivers from restrictive No Child Left Behind education law 7 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 2935
Failing Schools? Record Number of Americans Have Bachelor's Degrees 15 Modern School Apr 2012 Dec 2012 2 5422
For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall 5 n2doc Dec 2012 Dec 2012 9 6610
Milton school superintendent resigns over Facebook photo 2 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2565
Common Core: New Frontiers in Profit 2 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 10 2398
Karen Lewis reacts to TFA exec's criticism of Diane Ravitch's praise for teachers in CT tragedy 7 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 11 3538
Crowd-sourcing curriculum, evaluations 0 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1904
Mexico’s New President Launches Massive Educational Reform for Country 6 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 9 2618
As its universities turn out engineering grads, Poland attracts US tech giants 1 DreamGypsy Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2253
Orwellian Education 7 harpslay Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2914
Is poverty destiny? Ideology vs. evidence in school reform 20 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Dec 2012 7 6823
Hey. My Local Rag Blasts the Hell Out of Bloombamacation. 2 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2012 Dec 2012 9 2162
The Everyday Heroism of Our Nation's Teachers 3 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 12 2277
Just so very sad tonight. 40 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 6580
6 Reasons Teachers Unions Are Good for Kids 4 proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 Dec 2012 13 3406
Want your class to do something for the children at Sandy Hook? 6 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 20 2816
Indignities that our children face. 19 rainin Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 10569
Some realistic advice: 1 knitter4democracy Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1880
Frustrated Rhode Island Teacher Resigns Via YouTube (VIDEO) 0 ashling Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 2041
Michelle Rhee Never Misses an Opportunity To Exploit a Tragedy 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 2013
The Silent Treatment: A Day in the Life of a Student in ‘No Excuses’ Land 9 n2doc Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 3575
In Ignorance We Trust. 1 elleng Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2059
A degree in education 12 Riftaxe Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 3599
Teaching in 2012 - Teachers...Is It Worth It? 21 NeedleCast Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 4919
10 ways to oppose high-stakes standardized tests 3 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 Dec 2012 7 2724

Education Continued...

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REAL education! 3 elleng Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2282
26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System 3 eridani Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 3881
New UN plan to get girls in school boosted by Malala's father 0 struggle4progress Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1809
Parent participation by necessity: The secret to success? 1 RandySF Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2368
The Common Core Kool-Aid 3 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 2427
The New Rise of Segregated Schools 9 n2doc Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 4874
I heard a fellow teacher say- 24 digonswine Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 5934
"With Rumors That Arne Duncan May Step Down as Sec. Of Ed,"...... 5 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Dec 2012 7 3495
Online classes: The baby formula of higher education 7 bemildred Sep 2012 Dec 2012 7 3201
The impact of last second studying on performance 6 exboyfil May 2012 Dec 2012 0 2918
Free Online Education Is Now Illegal in Minnesota 5 alp227 Oct 2012 Dec 2012 2 3273
A ‘value-added’ travesty for an award-winning teacher 11 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 10 3736
I'm looking for recent special education cases in Michigan... 1 Fearless Sep 2012 Dec 2012 0 1900
"Homework: New Research Suggests It May Be an Unnecessary Evil" by Alfie Kohn 37 Goblinmonger Nov 2012 Dec 2012 8 14950
Hunger Strike for Education 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 1711
NEEDED: A Million Michigan Voices for Public Education 3 MichiganVote Nov 2012 Dec 2012 4 2016
School Districts in 5 States Will Lengthen Their Calendars 1 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2067
What Happened to Public Education on Election Night? 1 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 1934
Another Florida Charter School scandal 1 JPK Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2176
In Denial in Indiana 4 caraher Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2561
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