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I'm looking for recent special education cases in Michigan... 1 Fearless Sep 2012 Dec 2012 0 1954
"Homework: New Research Suggests It May Be an Unnecessary Evil" by Alfie Kohn 37 Goblinmonger Nov 2012 Dec 2012 8 15580
Hunger Strike for Education 0 SoBronxSchool Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 1793
NEEDED: A Million Michigan Voices for Public Education 3 MichiganVote Nov 2012 Dec 2012 4 2117
School Districts in 5 States Will Lengthen Their Calendars 1 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2135
What Happened to Public Education on Election Night? 1 xchrom Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2021
Another Florida Charter School scandal 1 JPK Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2254
In Denial in Indiana 4 caraher Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2664
From Robert Rendo: a short essay on profit and priorities 0 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2110
Parents and Students of District 7 in the Bronx Are About to be Screwed, Again 0 SoBronxSchool Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1883
Education And The Politics Of Shaming 16 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Nov 2012 13 5046
Gov. Jindal's private school voucher program ruled unconstitutional. 3 madfloridian Nov 2012 Nov 2012 9 3143
Our Q&A with John Kuhn on school’s over-reliance on testing 3 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 2315
Daughters' former school wins award, 0 elleng Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1844
Ruling halts implementation of Louisiana voucher plan 2 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2144
School vouchers 14 LeftTurnOnly Aug 2012 Nov 2012 0 4532
NY Times Actually Published an OPED *Critical* of ED Reform Yesterday 8 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Nov 2012 12 3121
How grossly underfunded are public schools? 1 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 16 2639
The Real Reason So Many Teachers Quit Their Jobs 7 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 3820
What Obama’s debate performance says about his education policy 4 xchrom Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2732
Science Grades Being Awarded On Student Report Cards Even When No Science Lessons Are Taught 6 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 10 3024
"I Helped College Kids Cheat" Inside the Academic Fraud Industry 5 xchrom Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 3545
Phony school “reform” agenda takes a beating 2 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 7 2063
Karen Lewis in the belly of the beast (Chicago Club) 0 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 1866
This message was self-deleted by its author 4 RandySF Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2091
I nominate NEWT to replace Arne as Sec of Ed. 10 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 3398
Children of the Storm: Education and Social Mobility 0 xchrom Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 1921
Any Education Administrators or Policy Experts willing to Help Out on an 8th Grader's project? 4 piechartking Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2464
College of Future Could Be Come One, Come All 2 groovedaddy Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2706
Why is the Private Prison Industry in our Public Schools? 2 eridani Nov 2012 Nov 2012 9 3073

Education Continued...

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The Failure of Those in Charge Permeates District 7 in the Bronx 0 SoBronxSchool Nov 2012 Nov 2012 3 1916
An open letter to George Lucas - we need your independent vision--Anthony Cody 1 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 2030
Teachers union says San Francisco students shorted 1 RandySF Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 2215
Can someone please tell me what the hell Exxon Oil 8 Riley18 Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 3125
A call for President Obama to change course on education 16 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 13 4612
Stop the Race to the Top: Public Event 2 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 4 2071
Newark approves merit pay contract 3 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2293
Shocker: Conservative Idaho Repeals Online Learning, Performance-Pay Measures 0 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 1749
Things educators could say but don’t 7 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Nov 2012 11 3037
Why Tony Bennett Lost 4 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2750
Education election news around the country: 4 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 7 2338
Firestorm Erupts Over Virginia's Education Goals (different goals by race and DISABILITY) 1 alp227 Nov 2012 Nov 2012 3 2791
Watched Detachment on Netflix. Wow. And so sad... 8 MichiganVote Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 4617
Going Down The Quality Review Tubes at PS 154x 0 SoBronxSchool Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2023
Is Maverick Education Partnership (CFN 407) Complicit in PS 154's Failing?? 3 SoBronxSchool Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 3012
(Not) Ending Bullying Through Exaggeration and Misinformation 0 Modern School Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2586
Look at the difference in funding for the WA state charter initiative. We're doomed. 15 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 4909
OK. Back to Reality. Is Obama a Union-Buster? Is Bill Gates A Democrat? 5 Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 Nov 2012 8 3055
Good luck to everyone tomorrow-- 5 Starry Messenger Nov 2012 Nov 2012 8 3599
How Do You Raise a Prodigy? 7 groovedaddy Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 3318
Charlotte Danielson: For the LIFE of Me I Cannot Understand Why Her.... 9 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Nov 2012 3 15731
Mayor Bloomberg Is a Spiteful Little Man 8 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Nov 2012 7 3617
Hurricane Attention Whoring With Educators4Excellence 1 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 2150
Spelman College chooses fitness over athletics 1 brer cat Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 2124
Big Money Floods School Board Races in California 1 HiPointDem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 6 2269
It’s About Innovation, Not ‘Privatization’ 3 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2360
The Exhaustion of the American Teacher 11 Reader Rabbit Sep 2012 Oct 2012 11 5585
Uncle Mike and the DOE Celebrate Failure 0 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 1929
$500,000 payout to charter principal sparks outrage, call for probe 4 Doctor_J Oct 2012 Oct 2012 8 3906
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) hires Teach for America/Charter Shill as NY Education Deputy Secretary 5 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 3200

Education Continued...

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How Teachers Should Communicate 4 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Oct 2012 9 2605
NC Teacher: “I Quit” 18 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 37 7054
How Higher Education in the US Was Destroyed in 5 Basic Steps 7 xchrom Oct 2012 Oct 2012 18 4220
Los Angeles Times sues LAUSD over teacher performance data 14 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 4019
When will they close the "Brooklyn Castle" school? 2 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 2069
Randi Weingarten answers “anything” 0 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1914
LAUSD loses appeal in settlement of teacher-layoff lawsuit (Unions 1 Ed Deformers 0) 0 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 1930
Weingarten Praises Newark Merit Pay Scheme: "win-win-win" NEW Caucus calls for "No" vote 4 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 3027
My son was bullied today, but here is the difference. 9 RandySF Oct 2012 Oct 2012 26 3757
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1724
Goodbye to PS 154 in The Bronx? 1 SoBronxSchool Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 2200
VAM a Disaster... 4 YvonneCa Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 2773
Plato's Cave: My friend's video re. her NYC college students.... 1 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Oct 2012 2 2369
NY DOE seeking permission to certify teachers (v. academic certification) 0 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 1958
Colman Chadam, California Boy, Ordered To Transfer Schools For Carrying Cystic Fibrosis Gene 1 eridani Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 2391
SF Special ed teachers say administrator's e-mail broke law 10 RandySF Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 3511
Hey, charterheads: let's make love, not war! (Chicago) 0 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 1873
Diane Ravitch is encouraging everyone with an interest in education to write a letter 5 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2690
University of Phoenix closing 115 locations (AP/BloomburgBusinessWeek) 5 eppur_se_muova Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 3576
Former NYC School Chancellor Joel Klein Is Not Telling the Whole Truth About His Personal History [View all] 50 xchrom Oct 2012 Oct 2012 12 27363
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