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New England colleges have one big worry: 2025 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2728

Will the NEA (not the NRA) have to deal with shootings now? 3 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1799

'Hurtful' Harper Lee and Mark Twain dropped from Minnesota curriculum 2 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 2072

Puerto Rico governor announces public education overhaul 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1503

Do School Vouchers Work? Milwaukees Experiment Suggests an Answer (depends..) 1 question everything Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1770

We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, 10 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 2375

US opts out of test designed to teach students to spot biased reporting 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1654

Education Dept. awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos 2 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1693

Can a No Excuses Charter Teach Students to Think for Themselves? 0 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1595

A School's Way To Fight Phones In Class: Lock 'Em Up 6 Cattledog Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 2126

No College Kid Needs a Water Park to Study 7 exboyfil Jan 2018 Jan 2018 6 3475

I had an interesting day while teaching. 11 no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 Jan 2018 18 4479

Have you heard This American Life episode 550: Three Miles? 7 GaryM Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 3152

Introverts and Schools 4 elleng Oct 2017 Jan 2018 3 2488

Can Kindness Be Taught? 9 elleng Dec 2017 Jan 2018 5 1881

Ohio State wants white nationalist's lawsuit dismissed 1 Eugene Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1539

The French apprentices thriving on medieval roots 0 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1293

University presidents: We've been blindsided 2 ffr Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1872

The government and education...one family's story... 1 Sancho Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 1384

'Derelict' school becomes national leader by making a surprising subject compulsory. 2 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 11 3234

Special Education 2 no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 Dec 2017 5 1312

Betsy DeVos warns teachers unions: 'I'm not going anywhere. In fact I'm just getting started.' 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1886

Some Schools Are Abolishing Homework In Favor Of Reading, And That's A Good Thing. 5 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 10 5285

How Reading Rewires Your Brain for More Intelligence and Empathy. 6 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 14 2526

Substitute Teaching 23 no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 3024

As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away. 2 elleng Jul 2017 Nov 2017 10 3095

(Austin) AISD moves to rename remaining schools with Confederate ties by August 1 Eugene Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1381

Swelling College Endowments Tempt Lawmakers Looking for Tax Dollars 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1833

Reading buddies are such a hit at Lowell School. 4 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2329

'To Kill a Mockingbird' Returns to Mississippi School's Reading List After Outcry 4 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 2579

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DeVos offers buyouts to shrink Education Department workforce 2 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1766

Have you ever taken or given an IQ test? 14 BigmanPigman Oct 2017 Oct 2017 8 4826

DeVos calls for another delay of rule to protect students from predatory colleges 2 workinclasszero Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1366

I had a terrible day teaching today. 8 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 6141

Educating Future Voters in the Age of Social Media 1 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1572

Campus Hate Lives on the Internet. Administrators Need to Catch Up. 0 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2068

U. of Southern California Removes Medical-School Dean as Newspaper Reports Sexual-Misconduct Claim 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2464

The Best Public Colleges in the U.S. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2648

Some FL colleges waive out-of-state tuition for PR and USVI students 2 Sancho Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 3268

School administrator who stole $75k gives up job certificate 2 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2235

Librarian faces backlash for rejecting book donation from Melania Trump 3 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 3020

Education secretary faces largely silent protest at Harvard speech 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 2180

Nearly half of all US high schoolers graduate with an "A" average 10 n2doc Jul 2017 Sep 2017 6 5171

Suddenly, Trump wants to spend millions of dollars on STEM in public schools 5 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 3526

Buenos Aires students and scientists stage sit-ins to protest unpaid internships, cutbacks 0 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1518

'Junk science': experts cast doubt on widely cited college free speech survey 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 2039

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 3903

Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos tears up Obama's rules on campus sex assault investigations 3 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2457

The best educational experiences are those where the teacher understands 4 elleng Mar 2017 Aug 2017 1 3703

Why Kids Shouldnt Sit Still in Class 4 elleng Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 3274

I'm on our local school board! 5 Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 Aug 2017 11 4343

Illinois Senate overrides Rauner school funding veto, but House hurdle remains 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3286

A Stanford researchers 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As 3 QED Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 4093

New Florida law lets any resident challenge what's taught in science classes 5 Eugene Jul 2017 Aug 2017 4 3110

Justice Department denies 'personnel posting' reflects new policy on affirmative action 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 4045

Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2290

Schools near state lines perform worse and rules discouraging teachers from moving may be to blame 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 6 2342

Money for Illinois schools in limbo amid political bickering 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1646

Black Girls Are Perceived As Less Innocent Than White Girls Starting at Age 5 4 DesertRat Jul 2017 Jul 2017 10 3119

27% proficient in English? 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2348

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Building Information Literacy Skills in the Era of Fake News 2 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2200

Florida's education system - the one Betsy DeVos cites as a model - is in chaos 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2412

Doing "Research" has radically changed in the modern world.. 5 Stuart G Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2751

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 2237

Redesigning Social Studies Education: Empowering Students through Authentic Inquiry 4 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2483

DeVos: Too many college students have been treated unfairly under Obama-era sexual assault policy 2 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2284

Question: Which cities and states have Civics taught in K-6th? 5 BigmanPigman Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2583

Maryland becomes first state to outlaw scholarship displacement by public colleges 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2440

Science teachers: DeVos's Education Department is misinterpreting federal law 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 7 2589

DeVos Is Discarding College Policies That New Evidence Shows Are Effective. 3 elleng Jun 2017 Jun 2017 6 2901

Alabama second in nation in school district secessions, report says (al.com) 1 eppur_se_muova Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2870

For philosophy majors, the question after graduation is: What next? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2733

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 AgadorSparticus Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3534

AZ Republican:Teachers get second jobs to buy boats, enjoy finer things in life 8 n2doc Jun 2017 Jun 2017 6 5058

Education Department to scale back civil rights investigations at schools and universities 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 2815

Education Secretary seeks rule redo for defrauded college students 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3087

Schools That Work 2 elleng Nov 2016 Jun 2017 0 1867

Pay 25 mill fine for fake University, then pick Education Secretary 12 suegeo Nov 2016 Jun 2017 25 4184

Trump seeks to shrink federal role in education with new order 3 Eugene Apr 2017 Jun 2017 2 5090

U.S. justices reject Gorsuch in win for disabled student 4 Eugene Mar 2017 Jun 2017 4 3789

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