Education Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

New report: Charter schools great at making money for private business, not much else 3 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 11 1901

A boy told his teacher she can't understand him because she's white. Her response is on point. 3 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 20 3252

President Obama Signs Education Law, Leaving 'No Child' Behind 1 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1683

What can we learn from the spectacular failure of Obama-era school "reform"? 3 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 1947

Avoiding "Learned Helplessness" 5 elleng Nov 2015 Dec 2015 3 2222

Charter schools are a ‘gravy train,’ say researchers 3 n2doc Dec 2015 Dec 2015 14 2048

A Mother’s Touching Way of Teaching 0 Mary A. Osborne Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2047

A teacher gave her 8-year-old students iPads and discovered one huge drawback 34 n2doc Dec 2015 Dec 2015 43 7228

Supporting Young Children's Friendships 3 elleng Oct 2015 Dec 2015 0 2006

Macri nixes talk show producer as Secretary of University Policy nominee after political firestorm. 0 forest444 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1597

All Aboard the Kindergarten Express 1 elleng Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1769

His class attendance went from 40% to 93%. Because of a garden? 5 eridani Oct 2015 Dec 2015 37 2546

Learning Together and Giving Thanks 0 elleng Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1610

Google Pledges Funds For Special Education 5 Jefferson23 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2079

The Place Where Ranking Schools Proves They're Actually Equal 2 elleng Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 1811

PhDs need real jobs too 4 n2doc Nov 2015 Nov 2015 6 2072

Today's Doonesbury 3 n2doc Nov 2015 Nov 2015 20 2416

A shift toward private schools/colleges means a shift away from secular education. 2 eppur_se_muova Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 1950

Montgomery County moves ahead with plans to scrap high school finals. 1 elleng Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 1752

After Video of Calif. Police Breaking Up Teachers Union Meeting Goes Viral, School Apologizes 2 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 34 2431

The Big Education Fight In The Democratic Party 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 7 1736

Got in trouble at work today over common core. 4 elephant hunter Nov 2015 Nov 2015 7 2093

So: Are There Any Actual Policy Distinctions Between Sanders and Clinton on Education? 3 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Nov 2015 1 1818

Texas abstinence-only high school struggling to deal with chlamydia epidemic 13 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 30 3746

TeachStrong 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2490

Court hears case of home-schoolers who didn't teach their kids because they expected to be raptured 3 Panich52 Nov 2015 Nov 2015 8 2117

Alabama Education Official Warns Of 'Homosexualist' Common Core Takeover 5 riversedge Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2073

Counter-Insurgency in the Classroom 0 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 6 1545

Bike and read in the classroom! 4 eridani Nov 2015 Nov 2015 3 1945

Contemplating Doing Something Radical For Myself 7 Duckfan Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2218

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

Poison pill in budget deal involving student debt robocalls 1 Democrats_win Nov 2015 Nov 2015 5 1898

Florida College Wants to Make Professors Underbid Each Other on Salary 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2177

Alabama Teacher Of The Year Resigns After State Calls Her Unqualified 3 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 2106

I wonder if Mr. Obama has any *real* idea.... 8 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 6 2458

White House looks to new rules to curb student debt 0 nitpicker Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1496

Special ed teacher quits: ‘I just cannot justify making students cry anymore’ 3 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 13 2155

Standardized Tests are a Form of Racial Profiling 1 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 2135

Jindal loses suit against Common Core 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1680

House Passes DC Private School Vouchers Program Reauthorization 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 2109

Obama Administration Calls for Limits on Testing in Schools. 3 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1955

Landmark Look at US Charter System Reveals Waste, Fraud, 'Ghost Schools' 8 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 27 2398

what happened to the $100 millions Zuckerberg gave to Newark schools? 1 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1938

Black Lives Matter, Teach for America, and Racial Justice in Education 2 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 2111

Oil collapse gives US colleges a test on backpedaling donors 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1674

Diane Ravitch on the East Ramapo School board, yeshivas and Orthodox Jews 3 ellenrr Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2425

Principal Doesn't Want Teachers Sitting , So...... 13 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 23 3334

They Put A Pre-School In A Nursing Home And It Changed Everyone’s Life. 4 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 7 2122

American Colleges Pay Agents to Woo Foreigners, Despite Fraud Risk 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2159

Tennessee official offers mind-blowing explanation for abruptly closing entire school district 1 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1742

A Florida style school board meeting. I wanted to laugh and cry...that bad. 7 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2685

L.A. school board votes to fire teacher Rafe Esquith, accused of misconduct 1 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1736

The Plot to Steal Millions From Chicago’s Schoolkids 0 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 8 1720

So Apparently This is How Ed Reform Really Works in Chicago. 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1591

 The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’ 0 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2097

from Mr. Rogers: 2 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 13 2208

October is LGBT History Month 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1516

Charter schools and EB-5 visas...bringing in big money. 0 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1725

UFT Solidarity Goes Blah, Blah, Blah 0 SoBronxSchool Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1729

Ravitch Challenges Charter Schools: Put up, or SHUT up. 4 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2097

The Ugly Charter School Scandal Arne Duncan Is Leaving Behind 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 10 2054

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

Ex school CEO in Chicago faces criminal charges for 23 million in no bid contracts. 0 madfloridian Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1699

Recess in Seattle: How We Won the Right to Play 0 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1667

If you thought Arne Duncan was controversial, meet his successor 3 n2doc Oct 2015 Oct 2015 5 2005

‘The Teacher Shortage’ Is No Accident—It’s the Result of Corporate Education Reform Policies 7 eridani Aug 2015 Oct 2015 12 2706

Japan Dumbs Down Its Universities 6 n2doc Sep 2015 Oct 2015 6 2730

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down at end of year 7 Android3.14 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 9 3046

Teacher who told 4-year-old that being left-handed was evil and sinister resigns 6 eridani Oct 2015 Oct 2015 17 2426

I would love to know the real truth about the NEA, Bernie, Hillary, and tele-town halls. 0 madfloridian Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1723

10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans’ All-Charter School System Has Proven a Failure 1 ellenrr Sep 2015 Sep 2015 7 2148

I'm Being Interviewed Live on Radio 9/29/15 0 SoBronxSchool Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1611

From NY Times: Room in Catholic High School for Gay-Straight Alliance 1 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1832

Charter School Staff urge public school students to walk out of school for 5 days 1 JPZenger Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1842

Charter School Network Challenges NLRB Ruling Allowing Teach for America Members To Unionize 0 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 5 1787

Broad, others want half of LAUSD students in charter schools in eight years, report says 3 n2doc Sep 2015 Sep 2015 6 1921

Parents who criticize "Common Core math" ... are actually showing that we NEED Common Core 2 Dr. Strange Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1947

Higher Ed: Liberal Arts, Democracy, and the Media 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1575

Outraged Dad Wonders If a Public Speaking Class Is Only for Rich Kids 13 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 37 3896

How Common Core Hurts English Language Learners 1 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 2007

These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternativ 0 eridani Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1619

First Days of School, Decade by Decade 0 elleng Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 1654

Education

Education Continued...

Education Continued...