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"Rubber Room" documentary is now out and is very good 0 duffyduff Jul 2013 Jul 2013 8 2404

CAUGHT ON AUDIO YET AGAIN!! DR Alison Coviello: YOU LACK COURAGE!!!!! 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2127

Achieving the Dream 5 Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3539

the joyce foundation, rahm,and obama...the privatization of chicago schools 4 madrchsod Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 3324

CAUGHT ON AUDIO, AGAIN!!!! DR Alison Coviello: "YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT!!!" 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 5008

Gates foundation & the surveillance state 11 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 12 3511

Insurers Refuse To Cover Kansas Schools Where Teachers Carry Guns Because It’s Too Risky 1 eridani Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 1975

This week's Monday BAT action 0 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 1714

Connecticut Bars Felony Arrests for School Zip Code Fraud 1 alp227 Jul 2013 Jul 2013 10 2332

Federal court rules that schools are not liable for bullying. 10 femmocrat Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3705

My former high school is hiring a security officer 3 no_hypocrisy Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2337

CAUGHT ON AUDIO! PRINCIPAL DR ALISON COVIELLO DEMANDS PERFECTION OR YOU WILL BE RATED UNSATISFACTORY 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 2248

Wow. Check out the NEA Facebook page 3 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 30 2643

Has Bill Gates Purchased the Teachers Unions? 24 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 5435

These are the new business items NEA passed at this convention. 1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 2411

What Have The Common Core Bundles Wrought? 5 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2254

Newark & DC unions have both elected reform slates. 0 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1774

NEA wants teachers to pay a surcharge to support Common Core/call for Van Roekel's resignation 10 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 6 3182

DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1869

A Love Letter to PS 154 in the Bronx Principal DR Alison Coviello 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3627

Stormy Atlanta outside. Anger and common sense from the delegates inside. 8 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 3929

On the lighter side of education... 1 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2055

NEA President says NEA will deemphasize collective bargaining & concentrate on 'teaching quality' 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2361

Your kids' test scores tracked online (VIDEO) 3 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2874

I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? 18 Iris Jun 2013 Jun 2013 8 5467

I'm sort of famous, not really. My blog post was re-blogged. 3 knitter4democracy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 2247

Maybe it isn’t just the teachers in Finland 17 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 43 4317

Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? 8 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 4060

To all teachers at any level, K- Ph.D: 8 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2585

A summer joke for teachers... 0 1monster Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 4067

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CTU President Lewis Blames "Elites" For Public Education Inequality 1 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1961

X-POST from GD: Impromptu graduation ceremony is lesson in kindness 4 OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2346

Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas. 3 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2758

NSBA: Dems Support Federal Control of Education 1 duffyduff Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1953

Badass Teachers Association Shows a New Spirit of Defiance 8 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 18 3277

A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench 12 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3837

A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 9797

Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1752

Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1926

School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 1968

Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2100

Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2411

To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 5780

Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3806

San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3477

Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn’t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2815

Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 5683

Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2900

Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1877

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 8157

Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2000

Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1872

A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 11246

Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3678

(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2453

Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 3590

Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3089

School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 2866

New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2788

Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2166

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This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 3662

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 5233

More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 3032

22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 2915

Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 2988

Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 2006

Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 1805

School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 1761

Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 12125

Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 4159

Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 3297

Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2703

Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 1640

Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1652

Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2406

How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico’s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2406

Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 3212

Hello Los Angeles. What's the story w. Eric Garcetti? 5 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 0 3467

Why a privatized GED will fail students 3 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2479

AFP-Texas: Ending CSCOPE a tremendous victory for parents and students 0 mbperrin May 2013 May 2013 3 2250

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