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Pop Quiz on Standardized Testing 0 xchrom Jan 2013 Jan 2013 8 1846
movement to end high-stakes testing steps up in seattle 1 xchrom Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 1879
Josh Edelman ID'd in test cheating cover-up 4 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 5179
College Enrollment decreasing because of High Tuition 5 AProgressiveThinker Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2939
You are the leaders 0 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 7 1629
Karen Lewis: Social Justice Unionism IS Trade Unionism 8 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 13 2906
At edX, Distance Learning Moves to an Open-Source Honors Track 26 Renew Deal Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 6427
Milken is ready to milk us in WA State 7 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Jan 2013 7 2450
HISD teachers walk out of contracts in high numbers, union says 7 AnneD Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 3410
‘Frontline’ raises questions about test-score tampering under Rhee 9 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 Jan 2013 13 2747
Karen lewis talks guillotines; limbaugh attacks 5 HiPointDem Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 2728
Pedagogy of the Depressed: experiences as a special ed student in the 1990s. 5 n2doc Jan 2013 Jan 2013 5 3174
Why public education should be scrapped 44 Left Turn Only Dec 2012 Jan 2013 1 10438
“Elections shouldn’t exist”: The new war on school boards 1 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 Jan 2013 11 2330
The Great Montessori Schism 4 xchrom Dec 2012 Jan 2013 0 3994
Ailing Philadelphia District Plans to Close 37 Schools 3 alp227 Dec 2012 Jan 2013 4 2362
To the "Beloved Community" of Education Activists 12 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Jan 2013 20 3675
Teacher 2 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 8 2035
Why the good ones leave 10 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 15 3011
Can Rocketship Launch a Fleet of Successful, Mass-Produced Schools? 23 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 8392
Michigan 2-year colleges now can offer bachelor's degrees 2 Redfairen Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2415
Visiting MI capitol on Tuesday...need suggestions 12 TruthTeller Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 4767
California fails to win waivers from restrictive No Child Left Behind education law 7 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 2866
Failing Schools? Record Number of Americans Have Bachelor's Degrees 15 Modern School Apr 2012 Dec 2012 2 5297
For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall 5 n2doc Dec 2012 Dec 2012 9 6564
Milton school superintendent resigns over Facebook photo 2 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2527
Common Core: New Frontiers in Profit 2 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 10 2362
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 3484
Crowd-sourcing curriculum, evaluations 0 HiPointDem Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1864
Mexico’s New President Launches Massive Educational Reform for Country 6 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 9 2556

Education Continued...

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As its universities turn out engineering grads, Poland attracts US tech giants 1 DreamGypsy Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2207
Orwellian Education 7 harpslay Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2855
Is poverty destiny? Ideology vs. evidence in school reform 20 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Dec 2012 7 6704
Hey. My Local Rag Blasts the Hell Out of Bloombamacation. 2 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2012 Dec 2012 9 2128
The Everyday Heroism of Our Nation's Teachers 3 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 12 2236
Just so very sad tonight. 40 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 6311
6 Reasons Teachers Unions Are Good for Kids 4 proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 Dec 2012 13 3353
Want your class to do something for the children at Sandy Hook? 6 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 20 2759
Indignities that our children face. 19 rainin Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 10420
Some realistic advice: 1 knitter4democracy Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1854
Frustrated Rhode Island Teacher Resigns Via YouTube (VIDEO) 0 ashling Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 2008
Michelle Rhee Never Misses an Opportunity To Exploit a Tragedy 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1982
The Silent Treatment: A Day in the Life of a Student in ‘No Excuses’ Land 9 n2doc Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 3513
In Ignorance We Trust. 1 elleng Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2022
A degree in education 12 Riftaxe Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 3514
Teaching in 2012 - Teachers...Is It Worth It? 21 NeedleCast Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 4779
10 ways to oppose high-stakes standardized tests 3 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 Dec 2012 7 2682
REAL education! 3 elleng Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2248
26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System 3 eridani Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 3814
New UN plan to get girls in school boosted by Malala's father 0 struggle4progress Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1782
Parent participation by necessity: The secret to success? 1 RandySF Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2324
The Common Core Kool-Aid 3 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 6 2388
The New Rise of Segregated Schools 9 n2doc Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 4805
I heard a fellow teacher say- 24 digonswine Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 5780
"With Rumors That Arne Duncan May Step Down as Sec. Of Ed,"...... 5 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Dec 2012 7 3425
Online classes: The baby formula of higher education 7 bemildred Sep 2012 Dec 2012 7 3146
The impact of last second studying on performance 6 exboyfil May 2012 Dec 2012 0 2854
Free Online Education Is Now Illegal in Minnesota 5 alp227 Oct 2012 Dec 2012 2 3198
A ‘value-added’ travesty for an award-winning teacher 11 Starry Messenger Dec 2012 Dec 2012 10 3645
I'm looking for recent special education cases in Michigan... 1 Fearless Sep 2012 Dec 2012 0 1882

Education Continued...

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"Homework: New Research Suggests It May Be an Unnecessary Evil" by Alfie Kohn 37 Goblinmonger Nov 2012 Dec 2012 8 14670
Hunger Strike for Education 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 1678
NEEDED: A Million Michigan Voices for Public Education 3 MichiganVote Nov 2012 Dec 2012 4 1965
School Districts in 5 States Will Lengthen Their Calendars 1 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2038
What Happened to Public Education on Election Night? 1 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 1905
Another Florida Charter School scandal 1 JPK Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2143
In Denial in Indiana 4 caraher Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2507
From Robert Rendo: a short essay on profit and priorities 0 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2050
Parents and Students of District 7 in the Bronx Are About to be Screwed, Again 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1802
Education And The Politics Of Shaming 16 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Nov 2012 13 4635
Gov. Jindal's private school voucher program ruled unconstitutional. 3 madfloridian Nov 2012 Nov 2012 9 2984
Our Q&A with John Kuhn on school’s over-reliance on testing 3 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 2174
Daughters' former school wins award, 0 elleng Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1735
Ruling halts implementation of Louisiana voucher plan 2 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2016
School vouchers 14 LeftTurnOnly Aug 2012 Nov 2012 0 4189
NY Times Actually Published an OPED *Critical* of ED Reform Yesterday 8 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Nov 2012 12 2918
How grossly underfunded are public schools? 1 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 16 2542
The Real Reason So Many Teachers Quit Their Jobs 7 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 3616
What Obama’s debate performance says about his education policy 4 xchrom Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2581
Science Grades Being Awarded On Student Report Cards Even When No Science Lessons Are Taught 6 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 10 2832
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