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As a former teacher I would 5 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 7 1633

Talking to my second graders about shootings 12 teach1st Feb 2018 Feb 2018 13 2033

California’s War on Public Education 3 Modern School Jan 2012 Feb 2018 4 3115

Publicly Funded Schools Becoming Things of the Past 1 Modern School Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 2377

Los Angeles Unified School District to eliminate ALL Adult Ed 3 radhika Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 3798

Whoever has less math anxiety wins 6 Boojatta Feb 2012 Feb 2018 4 3729

Suggestions for teaching geography to a kindergartner? 28 RandySF Feb 2012 Feb 2018 0 8445

Education Department’s obsession with test scores deepens 13 proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 Feb 2018 8 4203

UC-Berkeley and other ‘public Ivies’ in fiscal peril 2 n2doc Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 2944

Alabama Students Limited In Teacher Gifting Under New Law 10 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 3904

I received a mailer from "studentsFirst" 6 w8liftinglady Dec 2011 Feb 2018 4 2932

Good a group for this issue is paramount. 3 Rex Dec 2011 Feb 2018 1 2671

New England colleges have one big worry: 2025 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2557

Will the NEA (not the NRA) have to deal with shootings now? 3 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1624

'Hurtful' Harper Lee and Mark Twain dropped from Minnesota curriculum 2 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1848

Puerto Rico governor announces public education overhaul 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1301

Do School Vouchers Work? Milwaukees Experiment Suggests an Answer (depends..) 1 question everything Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1625

We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, 10 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1988

US opts out of test designed to teach students to spot biased reporting 1 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1494

Education Dept. awards debt collection contract to company with ties to DeVos 2 Eugene Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1522

Can a No Excuses Charter Teach Students to Think for Themselves? 0 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1445

A School's Way To Fight Phones In Class: Lock 'Em Up 6 Cattledog Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1807

No College Kid Needs a Water Park to Study 7 exboyfil Jan 2018 Jan 2018 6 3004

I had an interesting day while teaching. 11 no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 Jan 2018 18 3724

Have you heard This American Life episode 550: Three Miles? 7 GaryM Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 2706

Introverts and Schools 4 elleng Oct 2017 Jan 2018 3 2296

Can Kindness Be Taught? 9 elleng Dec 2017 Jan 2018 5 1589

Ohio State wants white nationalist's lawsuit dismissed 1 Eugene Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1398

The French apprentices thriving on medieval roots 0 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1171

University presidents: We've been blindsided 2 ffr Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1689

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The government and education...one family's story... 1 Sancho Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 1249

'Derelict' school becomes national leader by making a surprising subject compulsory. 2 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 11 2980

Special Education 2 no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 Dec 2017 5 1193

Betsy DeVos warns teachers unions: 'I'm not going anywhere. In fact I'm just getting started.' 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1699

Some Schools Are Abolishing Homework In Favor Of Reading, And That's A Good Thing. 5 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 10 5016

How Reading Rewires Your Brain for More Intelligence and Empathy. 6 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 14 2246

Substitute Teaching 23 no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2330

As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away. 2 elleng Jul 2017 Nov 2017 10 2937

(Austin) AISD moves to rename remaining schools with Confederate ties by August 1 Eugene Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1179

Swelling College Endowments Tempt Lawmakers Looking for Tax Dollars 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1681

Reading buddies are such a hit at Lowell School. 4 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2139

'To Kill a Mockingbird' Returns to Mississippi School's Reading List After Outcry 4 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 2272

DeVos offers buyouts to shrink Education Department workforce 2 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1588

Have you ever taken or given an IQ test? 14 BigmanPigman Oct 2017 Oct 2017 8 4058

DeVos calls for another delay of rule to protect students from predatory colleges 2 workinclasszero Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1207

I had a terrible day teaching today. 8 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 5796

Educating Future Voters in the Age of Social Media 1 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1412

Campus Hate Lives on the Internet. Administrators Need to Catch Up. 0 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1931

U. of Southern California Removes Medical-School Dean as Newspaper Reports Sexual-Misconduct Claim 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2343

The Best Public Colleges in the U.S. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2527

Some FL colleges waive out-of-state tuition for PR and USVI students 2 Sancho Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 3070

School administrator who stole $75k gives up job certificate 2 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2035

Librarian faces backlash for rejecting book donation from Melania Trump 3 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2840

Education secretary faces largely silent protest at Harvard speech 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 2007

Nearly half of all US high schoolers graduate with an "A" average 10 n2doc Jul 2017 Sep 2017 6 4824

Suddenly, Trump wants to spend millions of dollars on STEM in public schools 5 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 3283

Buenos Aires students and scientists stage sit-ins to protest unpaid internships, cutbacks 0 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1394

'Junk science': experts cast doubt on widely cited college free speech survey 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 1847

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 3381

Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos tears up Obama's rules on campus sex assault investigations 3 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2227

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The best educational experiences are those where the teacher understands 4 elleng Mar 2017 Aug 2017 1 3538

Why Kids Shouldnt Sit Still in Class 4 elleng Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 3044

I'm on our local school board! 5 Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 Aug 2017 11 4115

Illinois Senate overrides Rauner school funding veto, but House hurdle remains 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3139

A Stanford researchers 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As 3 QED Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3901

New Florida law lets any resident challenge what's taught in science classes 5 Eugene Jul 2017 Aug 2017 4 2911

Justice Department denies 'personnel posting' reflects new policy on affirmative action 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3905

Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2144

Schools near state lines perform worse and rules discouraging teachers from moving may be to blame 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 6 2208

Money for Illinois schools in limbo amid political bickering 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1515

Black Girls Are Perceived As Less Innocent Than White Girls Starting at Age 5 4 DesertRat Jul 2017 Jul 2017 10 2932

27% proficient in English? 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2201

Building Information Literacy Skills in the Era of Fake News 2 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2042

Florida's education system - the one Betsy DeVos cites as a model - is in chaos 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2242

Doing "Research" has radically changed in the modern world.. 5 Stuart G Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2540

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 2116

Redesigning Social Studies Education: Empowering Students through Authentic Inquiry 4 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2299

DeVos: Too many college students have been treated unfairly under Obama-era sexual assault policy 2 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2153

Question: Which cities and states have Civics taught in K-6th? 5 BigmanPigman Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2364

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