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"Race-based student goals prompt controversy in South Florida" 1 jody Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2076

20 school lunches from around the world. 12 RandySF Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 6261

Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard out by ‘mutual agreement’ 4 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 2444

Charter school: Enroll here, get a free Nintendo DSi 6 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2628

Many traditional public schools send special ed kids to continuation schools every day. 8 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2592

What do you think of Indistar? 1 RobertAustin Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2039

Got a question, 6 MadHound Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2396

Live From the Rubber Room! 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1856

How Gloria Romero (D-CA Ed Deformer) Became the Face of Proposition 32 3 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 3498

Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School 5 groovedaddy Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2433

Teaching jobs come back after four years of layoffs 0 FBaggins Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 1699

Education profiteering -Wall Street’s next big thing? 5 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 2468

Hey NYC-Skip What subjects do you teach? Grade level 6 demtenjeep Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2589

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] 105 NYC_SKP Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 25497

Please help... 17 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 3041

I teach 1 ashling Oct 2012 Oct 2012 13 2025

How a Teacher Made $1 Million Selling Lesson Plans 4 ErikJ Sep 2012 Oct 2012 4 2729

One of the best Education videos I've seen... 4 YvonneCa Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2186

Help Write a Letter to President Obama 11 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2663

AFT's endorsements for upcoming election 1 noamnety Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1944

Wendy Kopp (Teach For America) to Jonathan Kozol: Your book didn't mention me once! 3 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 8 2437

Imagine where there is no chess team and this is the school... 1 littlemissmartypants Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1945

"Imagine a school where the cool kids are the chess team" 21 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 32 8913

Today's lesson: charters do not outperform unionized schools 1 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 6 1848

Anti-teacher-union “Won’t Back Down” flunks at box office 19 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 21 4709

Stuff (wealthy) white people like: Education reform. 6 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2845

Questions about "Won't Back Down" movie 3 spedtr90 Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2390

Michelle Rhee’s Plan to Destroy Public Education 4 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 13 2179

Seven Days that shook the Windy City: Reflections on a Chicago teachers strike 2 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 12 1886

Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Create Free Open Textbooks 12 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 3263

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Don’t turn teachers into scapegoats 10 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Oct 2012 8 3000

Oh, DISGUSTING! Private Sector "Sponsors" of State Sanctioned "Partnership Academies"!!!!11!!11 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1661

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1465

Petition to Congress to Cut the Pay of Administrators -- two more signatures needed from Illinois... 0 RobertAustin Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1900

Tellin’ Ain’t Teachin’: The Need for Frequent Processing by Spencer Kagan 8 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2990

Toon: Cheating Stops, Scores drop 0 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2140

Now We Know Our ABCs. And Charter Schools Get an F. 2 eridani Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 2085

Students, Experts Recoil at Alcohol Enema Case 1 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2098

Contextual Accountability by John Kuhn 3 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2442

Teachers (and Friends): So who's running for Congress this year that "gets it"? 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Sep 2012 3 3552

It occurs to me what American schools really need to do. 10 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 3039

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 silentwarrior Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2319

Toon- Any of you want to actually Teach? 4 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 20 2502

Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Concerning Evaluation of Teachers and Principals 0 elleng Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1789

These are the folks leading ed policy: Common Core model lesson doesn't fit guidelines 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2116

Democrats endorsing parent trigger 5 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2452

This year's Education Nation: teachers in a feisty mood 3 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 1912

The Ohio State University in the news and how public dollars are spent there. 0 kathman-duzi Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1713

National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1565

Student test scores waaay down in Philly. Tighter proctoring (less cheating) suspected as cause. 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2155

National annual mean income for teachers and other similar professions 2 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 2112

QUESTION: Property taxes for Education 10 Angry Dragon Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3301

The Endeavor flew over my school today! 6 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 9 3993

what the chicago teachers won (comparative chart from ctu) 9 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2685

Sigh...Union groups supporting an add on 2 the state constitution to bar 0 MichiganVote Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1764

Part-time faculty pay reaching poverty level 15 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 17 4877

Heads up: Tony Danza is the lone guest tonight on Tavis' PBS show 5 Bozita Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2384

Went to my 25th Back-to-school night last night and heard something I haven't come across before. 26 FSogol Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 6506

Why Do People Hate Teachers Unions? Because They Hate Teachers. 17 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 4903

Bill Cosby signs on with 'students first' 28 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6628

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Duke University "Talent Identification Program" 2 jody Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1942

Broward County, Fla. is First Major System to support Nat'l LGBT History Month. 0 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1830

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1660

School bullies beware: San Francisco won’t tolerate that behavior 1 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2045

a very different take on the education debate- this american life 11 mopinko Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 3466

Edmonton teacher fired for giving zeros gets new job 1 alp227 Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2471

Salon: Teaching ate me alive. 4 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 2482

Vouchers Unspoken, Romney Hails School Choice 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1804

One of the (many) ways "non-profit" charters are profit centers: REITs. 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3233

So, assuming this is a win for chicago teachers, what are the repercussions and developments? 8 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2528

Standing up for teachers--Eugene Robinson 7 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 3415

Is Putting Boys and Girls in Separate Classrooms Legal? 22 redqueen Aug 2012 Sep 2012 1 5779

Please help me ask the NEA, and their state affiliates, to kick out all the administrators. 10 RobertAustin Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3369

A Teacher at Central Falls HS Will Not Vote for Obama [View all] 134 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 15 31894

(When there's a contract they) Call Me Maybe (Musical interlude from young chicago teachers) 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2289

Karen Lewis Rocks. 6 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2666

CUNY Administration Declares War On Rebel English Department 6 xchrom Sep 2012 Sep 2012 13 3158

SF school principal punishes teachers concerned about safety. 5 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2707

Toon - Rahm's Replacement Teachers 2 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 19 2884

Petition to Congress to CUT ADMINISTRATORS' PAY -- nationwide! 3 RobertAustin Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2394

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