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Federal court rules that schools are not liable for bullying. 10 femmocrat Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3608

My former high school is hiring a security officer 3 no_hypocrisy Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2290

CAUGHT ON AUDIO! PRINCIPAL DR ALISON COVIELLO DEMANDS PERFECTION OR YOU WILL BE RATED UNSATISFACTORY 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 2214

Wow. Check out the NEA Facebook page 3 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 30 2597

Has Bill Gates Purchased the Teachers Unions? 24 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 5210

These are the new business items NEA passed at this convention. 1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 2360

What Have The Common Core Bundles Wrought? 5 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2201

Newark & DC unions have both elected reform slates. 0 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1754

NEA wants teachers to pay a surcharge to support Common Core/call for Van Roekel's resignation 10 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 6 3083

DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1839

A Love Letter to PS 154 in the Bronx Principal DR Alison Coviello 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3600

Stormy Atlanta outside. Anger and common sense from the delegates inside. 8 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 3762

On the lighter side of education... 1 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2025

NEA President says NEA will deemphasize collective bargaining & concentrate on 'teaching quality' 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2323

Your kids' test scores tracked online (VIDEO) 3 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2761

I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? 18 Iris Jun 2013 Jun 2013 8 5308

I'm sort of famous, not really. My blog post was re-blogged. 3 knitter4democracy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 2202

Maybe it isn’t just the teachers in Finland 17 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 43 4176

Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? 8 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 3963

To all teachers at any level, K- Ph.D: 8 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2514

A summer joke for teachers... 0 1monster Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 4033

CTU President Lewis Blames "Elites" For Public Education Inequality 1 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1924

X-POST from GD: Impromptu graduation ceremony is lesson in kindness 4 OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2301

Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas. 3 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2694

NSBA: Dems Support Federal Control of Education 1 duffyduff Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1912

Badass Teachers Association Shows a New Spirit of Defiance 8 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 18 3198

A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench 12 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3746

A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 9553

Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1722

Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1902

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School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 1919

Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2063

Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2388

To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 5676

Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3721

San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3438

Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn’t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2773

Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 5515

Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2841

Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1849

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 7968

Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1980

Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1846

A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 10974

Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3639

(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2374

Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 3501

Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3017

School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 2811

New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2686

Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2128

This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 3578

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 5027

More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 2982

22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 2858

Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 2950

Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 1972

Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 1782

School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 1737

Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 11875

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Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 3960

Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 3215

Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2638

Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 1585

Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1630

Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2369

How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico’s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2328

Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 3087

Hello Los Angeles. What's the story w. Eric Garcetti? 5 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 0 3412

Why a privatized GED will fail students 3 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2394

AFP-Texas: Ending CSCOPE a tremendous victory for parents and students 0 mbperrin May 2013 May 2013 3 2207

American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality 1 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 2474

Steve Perry’s Dissertation: Heavy on Lit Review, Slight on Scholarship 0 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 1928

A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform 3 Addison May 2013 May 2013 9 2885

Did you know Obama had declared Teacher Appreciation Week "National Charter Schools Week"? 8 HiPointDem May 2012 May 2013 11 3568

Rich Colleges, Poor Professors 3 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 11 2331

When scholars sell out, the consequences are grave 2 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6

Why Not Teacher Evaluations by Students? [View all] 82 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 21317

More Educational Ugliness in the Age of Obama 6 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 8 2966

My niece wants to opt-out ( from testing) her three ps kids. 18 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 2 5393

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