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Harvard Revokes Admission of Several Students for Posting 'Offensive' Memes 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4513
Texas teacher disciplined for 'terrorist' award for student 2 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 5029
Months in, Betsy DeVos still has no answers on major education issues 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4965
Trump's first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 1376
Republicans in N.C. Senate cut education funding but only in Democratic districts. Really. 1 n2doc May 2017 May 2017 5 2370
U.S. Supreme Court rejects case involving burping teen 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 5407
Money to prep poor kids for college? Sorry, wrong size type 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 3318
Trump singles out historically black college funds in signing statement 4 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 3594
Penn State Fraternity Death: 18 Charged Over Pledge Timothy Piazza's Fatal Fall 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 1749
Florida lawmakers pass bill making it easier to challenge textbooks 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 4053
School districts, education groups sue Arizona over funding 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 4419
Trumps rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year 2 n2doc Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 5943
Former Chicago Public Schools chief sentenced for fraud 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3520
Purdue acquires for-profit Kaplan University 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4716
5 of the top 7 high schools in the nation are Arizona charter schools according to 1 lunasun Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5752
Kasich Budget Calls for Teachers To Intern with Local Businesses As License Renewal Criteria 12 QED Feb 2017 Apr 2017 4 3204
UC Berkeley dean in sexual harassment case keeps tenure and avoids charges 6 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 6482
Building Information Literacy Skills in the Era of Fake News 0 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 4569
Two more Illinois universities at risk of junk ratings from Moody's 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 6319
Amid police attacks and stalled wage talks, Argentine educators set up school in front of Congress 0 tenorly Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4648
'It is with great sadness that we share news that Gail Shandler, director of Lowell School 1 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 4 6337
This message was self-deleted by its author 16 ymetca Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 6913
Trump taps lawyer involved with Trump U case for federal job 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4432
Congress is now pushing the private choice agenda 2 Panich52 Mar 2017 Apr 2017 0 3521
A father's influence makes for better grades 9 FarCenter Nov 2016 Apr 2017 0 3522
'Last week the 7th graders visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum as the culmination 1 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4928
Anyone ever tried "relearning" math as an adult? 17 Bleacher Creature Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5052
Trump: Hungry students do OK 7 left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 Apr 2017 3 4298
Despite massive teachers' union march in Argentina, Macri rejects collective bargaining talks 0 tenorly Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1881
The Four-Day School Week Is Becoming More Popular In Rural Districts 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2341

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Why are vouchers such a scam? 15 QED Feb 2017 Mar 2017 12 4197
Palo Alto: Two schools named after eugenics advocates to get new names 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 2441
'Outrageous': expert slams White House for denying school meals' link to learning 3 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 11 2397
DOJ request for ADA compliance for MOOC Berkeley courses 2 exboyfil Sep 2016 Mar 2017 0 2035
LTE, Guardian (UK): "No evidence to back idea of learning styles" 1 friendly_iconoclast Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1829
Texas School Triples Recess Time, Solves Attention Deficit Disorder. 2 elleng Mar 2017 Mar 2017 7 1942
The Hard Right's Planning Document for Education 2 QED Feb 2017 Mar 2017 4 1943
DeVos sparks controversy with comments on black colleges 4 Starry Messenger Feb 2017 Feb 2017 3 2149
Princeton University President Defends His Immigrants Against the Illegal Ban. 3 NNadir Jan 2017 Feb 2017 4 1974
Iowa senator proposes bill decried as 'political litmus test for universities 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1947
A girl named Ehlena and a dog named Wonder win at U.S. Supreme Court 3 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 17 2420
Revised Chicago school budget approved, $111 million gap remains 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1844
Superintendent Luring Iowa Teachers With Minnesota Paycheck 1 n2doc Feb 2017 Feb 2017 4 2111
Toon for all Teachers on DU 1 n2doc Feb 2017 Feb 2017 10 1922
Yale renames residential Calhoun College for Grace Hopper 0 QED Feb 2017 Feb 2017 3 1473
Temple Grandin named to the National Womens Hall of Fame 3 elleng Feb 2017 Feb 2017 6 1652
51/50 Means We Have No Clue 5 ymetca Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2242
What If High School Were More Like Kindergarten? 4 elleng Sep 2016 Feb 2017 3 1730
Betsy DeVos nomination for Education secretary clears Senate committee vote 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1644
Virginia rejects bill to make schools warn parents of 'explicit' books 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1590
I find it peculiarly curious.. 5 YoungDemCA Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2457
Panel delays vote on DeVos nomination as education secretary 3 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 6 2240
Betsy DeVos, Trumps education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2327
Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food 1 elleng Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1596
The generous governor of Arizona proposed a pay hike for teachers 1 QED Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2268
Republicans condemn university's masculinity program as a 'war on men' 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2371
W&M professor wants to make the world better through childs play. 0 elleng Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2508
State of Michigan tells Detroit students 'Literacy is not a right' 4 workinclasszero Nov 2016 Jan 2017 3 1789
The Fight For Free College Moves to the States 0 think Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2640
Betsy DeVos and the twilight of public education 5 n2doc Dec 2016 Dec 2016 10 1867

Education Continued...

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Good article (NYT) about Betsy DeVos' plans to destroy public education as we know it: 2 femmocrat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2596
Is listening to a book ‘cheating?’ 12 elleng Sep 2016 Dec 2016 2 2006
I had a Crohn's C-Diff accident in my classroom. Stupidly I fled. 3 demtenjeep Dec 2016 Dec 2016 7 3744
Stanford accused in lawsuit of ignoring complaints about serial sexual 'predator' 1 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1399
New House education chairwoman Virginia Foxx favors rolling back Obama regulations 9 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1961
Exclusive: U.S. standards council to investigate New Oriental after Reuters report 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1642
GAO: About $108 Billion in Student Loan Debt to Be Forgiven 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 1736
Don't go to college. Start web site to hound liberal teachers 11 suegeo Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 3445
The Shambhala School in Halifax, NS provides children with the abilities to navigate 0 elleng Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1304
Randi Weingarten's statement on Betsy DeVos: 8 femmocrat Nov 2016 Nov 2016 14 3233
Betsy DeVos in as Education Sec. 7 Starry Messenger Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 2541
Michelle Rhee takes herself out of the running for trump's education secretary. 4 femmocrat Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 2446
Collecting Strays at the Thanksgiving Table 2 elleng Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 1366
Congress could undo Obama-era student loan relief 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 1265
Trump's School Choice Expansion Plan May Face Uphill Battle 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1262
Penn: Oklahoma Man Who Sent Racist Texts Offered Admission 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1233
Columbia suspends wrestling team over lewd, racist texts: NYT 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1158
Proof You Shouldn’t Blame Teachers For The Achievement Gap 3 LWolf Nov 2016 Nov 2016 8 1768
Alabama: After Saying Education System 'Sucks,' Gov Lauds Schools 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1354
Fired today as a substitute teacher -- for doing my job correctly 30 no_hypocrisy Nov 2016 Nov 2016 44 19347
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