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DR Alison Coviello and her Calvinist Approach at PS 154 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1831

A Love Letter to PS 154 in the Bronx Principal DR Alison Coviello 0 SoBronxSchool Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3586

Stormy Atlanta outside. Anger and common sense from the delegates inside. 8 proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 Jul 2013 5 3640

On the lighter side of education... 1 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2008

NEA President says NEA will deemphasize collective bargaining & concentrate on 'teaching quality' 3 HiPointDem Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2308

Your kids' test scores tracked online (VIDEO) 3 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2700

I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? 18 Iris Jun 2013 Jun 2013 8 5227

I'm sort of famous, not really. My blog post was re-blogged. 3 knitter4democracy Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 2191

Maybe it isn’t just the teachers in Finland 17 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 43 4118

Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? 8 eridani Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 3942

To all teachers at any level, K- Ph.D: 8 raccoon Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2504

A summer joke for teachers... 0 1monster Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 4015

CTU President Lewis Blames "Elites" For Public Education Inequality 1 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 1913

X-POST from GD: Impromptu graduation ceremony is lesson in kindness 4 OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2288

Grading Problems With Regents Exams Delay Some Diplomas. 3 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2679

NSBA: Dems Support Federal Control of Education 1 duffyduff Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1901

Badass Teachers Association Shows a New Spirit of Defiance 8 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 18 3173

A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench 12 elleng Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3714

A final message to my students after my firing 32 wilsonbooks Jun 2013 Jun 2013 37 9390

Voucher Group Urges PA Governor to use school funding crisis as wedge issue to help his reelection 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1714

Latest goings-on with NCLB re-authorization in Congress 0 femmocrat Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1888

School Data Profiteering 0 antigop Jun 2013 Jun 2013 7 1899

Thought you might appreciate this. 1 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2051

Toon: Miss Utah 2 n2doc Jun 2013 Jun 2013 17 2379

To Teachers on DU: 12 snot Jun 2013 Jun 2013 9 5564

Anyone else struggle with geometry? 12 skippercollector Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3697

San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out 5 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3428

Teacher of the Year used by StudentsFirst to promote teacher pay bill he doesn’t support 4 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2764

Does Class Size Count? 18 elleng May 2013 Jun 2013 1 5405

Daily inspiring text messages fail to inspire US students to perform better 5 Eugene Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2832

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Gov. Corbett's Education Cuts Devastate Pennsylvania Students & Schools [VIDEO] 0 Counterpoint PA Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 1841

Teacher blogger fired. 26 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 7865

Sen. Toomey supports doubling of student loan interest rates 0 JPZenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1974

Help NYS Get A Better ED Commissioner 0 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1838

A teacher’s perspective: Firing Day at a Charter School 40 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 Jun 2013 61 10856

Who Is Charlotte Danielson, Really? And Look At The $$$ She's Rakin' In. 2 Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 3627

(CA) Bill requires more disclosure from charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2339

Teacher Evaluations vs. doing what's right for kids 14 noamnety May 2013 Jun 2013 13 3462

Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor 11 Starry Messenger Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 3001

School "reformers" are full of it 5 gejohnston Jun 2013 Jun 2013 26 2804

New York to Evaluate Teachers With New System 6 alp227 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 2649

Seeds, Storms and Transitions 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2013 Jun 2013 5 2120

This is how I found out about my particular job situation: 8 knitter4democracy May 2013 Jun 2013 7 3567

Amy Bishop, Christopher Dorner personality and false accusation 19 JackN415 May 2013 Jun 2013 2 4932

More bullcrap education deform 7 n2doc May 2013 Jun 2013 9 2968

22-year old ... running a for-profit charter school. 5 GeorgeGist May 2013 Jun 2013 15 2841

Helping-or-hovering-when-helicopter-parenting-backfires?l 5 tinymontgomery May 2013 Jun 2013 8 2945

Teachers union leader lauded for tragedy response (Newtown) 2 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 6 1950

Playing the race card - (cont.) 1 JackN415 May 2013 May 2013 0 1775

School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy 0 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 4 1728

Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ 40 n2doc Apr 2013 May 2013 72 11687

Should Wealthier Students Get to Jump the Line For College Classes? 15 Addison May 2013 May 2013 1 3916

Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes 11 JPZenger May 2013 May 2013 13 3168

Michele Rhee was here last night. 8 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 2627

Karen Lewis Reelected To Head CTU 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 3 1563

Education bloggers read DU Education Group. 0 HiPointDem May 2013 May 2013 4 1623

Astounding NY Times Editorial Spells Doom For Ed Deform 3 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 10 2359

How a privatized GED could hurt New Mexico’s neediest students (Pearson has licensing rights) 2 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2306

Criticism of Common Core Becoming, Well, More Common 5 Addison May 2013 May 2013 6 3045

Hello Los Angeles. What's the story w. Eric Garcetti? 5 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 0 3396

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Why a privatized GED will fail students 3 antigop May 2013 May 2013 3 2360

AFP-Texas: Ending CSCOPE a tremendous victory for parents and students 0 mbperrin May 2013 May 2013 3 2178

American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality 1 Addison May 2013 May 2013 0 2445

Steve Perry’s Dissertation: Heavy on Lit Review, Slight on Scholarship 0 proud2BlibKansan May 2013 May 2013 6 1918

A Handy Reference Guide on Who is Donating to Corporate-Style Education Reform 3 Addison May 2013 May 2013 9 2848

Did you know Obama had declared Teacher Appreciation Week "National Charter Schools Week"? 8 HiPointDem May 2012 May 2013 11 3551

Rich Colleges, Poor Professors 3 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 11 2322

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 20810

More Educational Ugliness in the Age of Obama 6 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 8 2926

My niece wants to opt-out ( from testing) her three ps kids. 18 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 2 5267

Oaxacan teachers challenge the test 1 Starry Messenger May 2013 May 2013 5 1945

Concerns about the 'Common Core' 8 elleng May 2013 May 2013 2 3404

Teachers Embrace 'Deep Learning,' Translating Lessons Into Practical Skills. 6 elleng May 2013 May 2013 3 3241

BREAKING NEWS!! PRINCess PAL Misconduct at PS 154 in the Bronx!! 0 SoBronxSchool May 2013 May 2013 2 1960

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 0 femmocrat May 2013 May 2013 5

New technology allows professors to track whether students are reading their textbooks 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2013 May 2013 6 3196

Cathie Black Emails Shine a Light on Bloomberg and Education Reform 1 Smarmie Doofus May 2013 May 2013 7 2004

Professors at San Jose State Criticize Online Courses 3 alp227 May 2013 May 2013 5 4256

Principal fires security guards to hire art teachers — and transforms elementary school 15 antigop May 2013 May 2013 62 4301

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