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This week's Monday BAT action 0 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 1706

Connecticut Bars Felony Arrests for School Zip Code Fraud 1 alp227 Jul 2013 Jul 2013 10 2291

Federal court rules that schools are not liable for bullying. 10 femmocrat Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3663

My former high school is hiring a security officer 3 no_hypocrisy Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2311

CAUGHT ON AUDIO! PRINCIPAL DR ALISON COVIELLO DEMANDS PERFECTION OR YOU WILL BE RATED UNSATISFACTORY 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 4 2227

Wow. Check out the NEA Facebook page 3 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 30 2624

Has Bill Gates Purchased the Teachers Unions? 24 Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 5363

These are the new business items NEA passed at this convention. 1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 2378

What Have The Common Core Bundles Wrought? 5 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2219

Newark & DC unions have both elected reform slates. 0 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1762

NEA wants teachers to pay a surcharge to support Common Core/call for Van Roekel's resignation 10 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 6 3131

DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1854

A Love Letter to PS 154 in the Bronx Principal DR Alison Coviello 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3609

Stormy Atlanta outside. Anger and common sense from the delegates inside. 8 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 3881

On the lighter side of education... 1 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2044

NEA President says NEA will deemphasize collective bargaining & concentrate on 'teaching quality' 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2345

Your kids' test scores tracked online (VIDEO) 3 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2819

I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? 18 Iris Jun 2013 Jun 2013 8 5388

I'm sort of famous, not really. My blog post was re-blogged. 3 knitter4democracy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 2225

Maybe it isn’t just the teachers in Finland 17 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 43 4233

Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? 8 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 4013

To all teachers at any level, K- Ph.D: 8 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2547

A summer joke for teachers... 0 1monster Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 4050

CTU President Lewis Blames "Elites" For Public Education Inequality 1 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1943

X-POST from GD: Impromptu graduation ceremony is lesson in kindness 4 OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2320

Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas. 3 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2726

NSBA: Dems Support Federal Control of Education 1 duffyduff Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1932

Badass Teachers Association Shows a New Spirit of Defiance 8 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 18 3239

A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench 12 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3791

A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 9683

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Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1739

Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1913

School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 1941

Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2084

Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2403

To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 5736

Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3761

San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3459

Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn’t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2796

Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 5617

Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2872

Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1863

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 8080

Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1990

Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1862

A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 11122

Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3664

(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2425

Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 3540

Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3056

School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 2838

New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2726

Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2152

This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 3627

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 5103

More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 3002

22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 2902

Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 2967

Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 1992

Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 1797

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School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 1749

Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 12028

Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 4020

Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 3248

Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2672

Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 1613

Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1642

Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2387

How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico’s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2365

Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 3161

Hello Los Angeles. What's the story w. Eric Garcetti? 5 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 0 3439

Why a privatized GED will fail students 3 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2440

AFP-Texas: Ending CSCOPE a tremendous victory for parents and students 0 mbperrin May 2013 May 2013 3 2234

American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality 1 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 2514

Steve Perry’s Dissertation: Heavy on Lit Review, Slight on Scholarship 0 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 1934

A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform 3 Addison May 2013 May 2013 9 2937

Did you know Obama had declared Teacher Appreciation Week "National Charter Schools Week"? 8 HiPointDem May 2012 May 2013 11 3608

Rich Colleges, Poor Professors 3 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 11 2356

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 22495

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