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Los Angeles Unified School District to eliminate ALL Adult Ed 3 radhika Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 4150
Whoever has less math anxiety wins 6 Boojatta Feb 2012 Feb 2018 4 4236
Suggestions for teaching geography to a kindergartner? 28 RandySF Feb 2012 Feb 2018 0 10029
Education Department’s obsession with test scores deepens 13 proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 Feb 2018 8 4938
UC-Berkeley and other ‘public Ivies’ in fiscal peril 2 n2doc Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 3200
Alabama Students Limited In Teacher Gifting Under New Law 10 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 4575
I received a mailer from "studentsFirst" 6 w8liftinglady Dec 2011 Feb 2018 4 3306
Good a group for this issue is paramount. 3 Rex Dec 2011 Feb 2018 1 3178
New England colleges have one big worry: 2025 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2823
Will the NEA (not the NRA) have to deal with shootings now? 3 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1888
'Hurtful' Harper Lee and Mark Twain dropped from Minnesota curriculum 2 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 2189
Puerto Rico governor announces public education overhaul 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1595
Do School Vouchers Work? Milwaukees Experiment Suggests an Answer (depends..) 1 question everything Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1847
We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, 10 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 2517
US opts out of test designed to teach students to spot biased reporting 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1736
Education Dept. awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos 2 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1784
Can a No Excuses Charter Teach Students to Think for Themselves? 0 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1673
A School's Way To Fight Phones In Class: Lock 'Em Up 6 Cattledog Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 2263
No College Kid Needs a Water Park to Study 7 exboyfil Jan 2018 Jan 2018 6 3627
I had an interesting day while teaching. 11 no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 Jan 2018 18 4608
Have you heard This American Life episode 550: Three Miles? 7 GaryM Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 3290
Introverts and Schools 4 elleng Oct 2017 Jan 2018 3 2599
Can Kindness Be Taught? 9 elleng Dec 2017 Jan 2018 5 2001
Ohio State wants white nationalist's lawsuit dismissed 1 Eugene Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1626
The French apprentices thriving on medieval roots 0 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1364
University presidents: We've been blindsided 2 ffr Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1950
The government and education...one family's story... 1 Sancho Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 1456
'Derelict' school becomes national leader by making a surprising subject compulsory. 2 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 11 3334
Special Education 2 no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 Dec 2017 5 1391
Betsy DeVos warns teachers unions: 'I'm not going anywhere. In fact I'm just getting started.' 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1977

Education Continued...

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Some Schools Are Abolishing Homework In Favor Of Reading, And That's A Good Thing. 5 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 10 5401
How Reading Rewires Your Brain for More Intelligence and Empathy. 6 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 14 2654
Substitute Teaching 23 no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 3296
As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away. 2 elleng Jul 2017 Nov 2017 10 3190
(Austin) AISD moves to rename remaining schools with Confederate ties by August 1 Eugene Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1504
Swelling College Endowments Tempt Lawmakers Looking for Tax Dollars 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1923
Reading buddies are such a hit at Lowell School. 4 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2429
'To Kill a Mockingbird' Returns to Mississippi School's Reading List After Outcry 4 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 2728
DeVos offers buyouts to shrink Education Department workforce 2 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1860
Have you ever taken or given an IQ test? 14 BigmanPigman Oct 2017 Oct 2017 8 4994
DeVos calls for another delay of rule to protect students from predatory colleges 2 workinclasszero Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1441
I had a terrible day teaching today. 8 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 6260
Educating Future Voters in the Age of Social Media 1 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1664
Campus Hate Lives on the Internet. Administrators Need to Catch Up. 0 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2145
U. of Southern California Removes Medical-School Dean as Newspaper Reports Sexual-Misconduct Claim 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2542
The Best Public Colleges in the U.S. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2722
Some FL colleges waive out-of-state tuition for PR and USVI students 2 Sancho Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 3378
School administrator who stole $75k gives up job certificate 2 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2327
Librarian faces backlash for rejecting book donation from Melania Trump 3 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 3117
Education secretary faces largely silent protest at Harvard speech 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 2273
Nearly half of all US high schoolers graduate with an "A" average 10 n2doc Jul 2017 Sep 2017 6 5310
Suddenly, Trump wants to spend millions of dollars on STEM in public schools 5 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 3654
Buenos Aires students and scientists stage sit-ins to protest unpaid internships, cutbacks 0 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1604
'Junk science': experts cast doubt on widely cited college free speech survey 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 2158
Why we will never start school at a decent time (and why our politics will always be fucked) 8 NCDem777 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 9 4047
Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos tears up Obama's rules on campus sex assault investigations 3 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2554
The best educational experiences are those where the teacher understands 4 elleng Mar 2017 Aug 2017 1 3772
Why Kids Shouldnt Sit Still in Class 4 elleng Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 3402
I'm on our local school board! 5 Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 Aug 2017 11 4448
Illinois Senate overrides Rauner school funding veto, but House hurdle remains 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3395

Education Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
A Stanford researchers 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As 3 QED Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 4201
New Florida law lets any resident challenge what's taught in science classes 5 Eugene Jul 2017 Aug 2017 4 3235
Justice Department denies 'personnel posting' reflects new policy on affirmative action 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 4124
Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2372
Schools near state lines perform worse and rules discouraging teachers from moving may be to blame 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 6 2421
Money for Illinois schools in limbo amid political bickering 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1737
Black Girls Are Perceived As Less Innocent Than White Girls Starting at Age 5 4 DesertRat Jul 2017 Jul 2017 10 3230
27% proficient in English? 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2422
Building Information Literacy Skills in the Era of Fake News 2 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2304
Florida's education system - the one Betsy DeVos cites as a model - is in chaos 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2490
Doing "Research" has radically changed in the modern world.. 5 Stuart G Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2864
Key Democrat calls for ouster of DeVos's civil rights chief in light of 'egregious' remarks about se 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2319
Redesigning Social Studies Education: Empowering Students through Authentic Inquiry 4 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2559
DeVos: Too many college students have been treated unfairly under Obama-era sexual assault policy 2 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2374
Question: Which cities and states have Civics taught in K-6th? 5 BigmanPigman Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2711
Maryland becomes first state to outlaw scholarship displacement by public colleges 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2519
Science teachers: DeVos's Education Department is misinterpreting federal law 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 7 2665
DeVos Is Discarding College Policies That New Evidence Shows Are Effective. 3 elleng Jun 2017 Jun 2017 6 2986
Alabama second in nation in school district secessions, report says (al.com) 1 eppur_se_muova Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2952
For philosophy majors, the question after graduation is: What next? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2802
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