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Michigan governor faces yet another lawsuit – this time over Detroit schools 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1435

Disturbing details of sexual harassment scandal at UC Berkeley revealed in files 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1440

Illinois lawmaker seeks revamp of school funding formula 0 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1607

For cost efficiency for a top 10 university, Germany wins hands down with annual fees for both EU 1 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2082

Diane Ravitch: Education in Crisis and the Threat of Privatization 3 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 15 1924

Education in Crisis and the Threat of Privatization 3 n2doc Mar 2016 Mar 2016 6 2124

A college degree is worth less to poor kids 11 eridani Feb 2016 Mar 2016 5 3009

UNESCO: Trade in higher education: The role of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) 0 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1559

As SAT was hit by security breaches, College Board went ahead with tests that had leaked 3 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1922

Amazing video about the indian students fighting for public education to not be privatized 1 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1767

New York City Teachers Told to Keep Opt-Out Opinions to Themselves. 1 elleng Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 1846

So Many Children Left Behind: An Interview With Educational Reformer Diane Ravitch 1 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 7 1661

US Government Cuts Grants to Jewish College, Citing Fraud 3 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2205

Oklahoma City Public Schools District announces teacher layoffs 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1756

The Rise of Liberal Arts in Hong Kong 0 n2doc Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2238

What Will it Take for the Candidates to Talk About Public Education? 6 Jefferson23 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2262

TiSA Is a Threat to Quality Education! : European Trade Union Committee for Education 0 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1920

US to fire monitor overseeing formerly for-profit colleges 1 unhappycamper Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 1797

Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools? 5 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 11 2399

Son of maintenance worker gets perfect score on AP Calculus exam -- 1 of 12 in the world to do so 12 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 Mar 2016 17 4318

Tell Your Senator to Vote No on John King for Sec of Ed 1 Smarmie Doofus Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 2038

Is it Really A.D.H.D. or Just Immaturity? 1 elleng Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 1697

Senate Committee Votes to Approve New Education Secretary 2 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1843

Missouri professor who sought 'muscle' at protest appeals firing 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 1798

Is there a US "Lost Generation" who Cannot Afford A Globally Competitive Education? 6 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2104

Like US, Indian government has now sacrificed their students right to education to join the WTO 0 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 7 1453

Chicago teachers set April 1 for 'showdown' with schools 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1749

How Do You Fix Schools? Maybe Just Give Them More Money. 4 eridani Feb 2016 Mar 2016 3 2089

Bill on Sexually Explicit Books Gets Final OK in Virginia 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 1504

Chicago schools fast running out of cash as standoff with Illinois governor worsens 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 1639

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("drown the bunnies") Mount St. Mary's University president Simon Newman resigns 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Mar 2016 2 1863

Who Keeps Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Flowing to For-Profit Colleges? These Guys 0 eridani Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1552

Students Testify on Capitol Hill Against Predatory For-Profit Colleges 3 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 5 1822

850 College European University Assn. Status Reports on US-Europe Privatization/Liberalisation Deals 0 Baobab Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1565

How Finland broke every rule — and created a top school system 3 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 15 2507

A theory that may explain school privatization, charter schools, etc. 13 Baobab Feb 2016 Feb 2016 11 3660

Controversial Charter School May Be Pushing Out Students With Disabilities 0 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1803

Corporate reformers wreck public schools 3 n2doc Feb 2016 Feb 2016 12 1716

'Got to Go': high-performing charter schools shed students quickly 4 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 14 1821

University of Phoenix Owner, Apollo Education Group, Will Be Taken Private 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 1565

("drown the bunnies") The Latest: Faculty Asks University's President to Resign 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 5 1796

Illinois launches financial probe into Chicago Public Schools 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 6 1376

Reclaim Our Schools': Cities Rally Nationwide to Save Public Education 2 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 11 1665

Can you answer this math question from a practice test for the SAT? 8 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2802

Charter school all-star teacher caught ripping up schoolwork, humiliating student 1 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2662

Mizzou prof seen cursing at cop in new video 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1539

Charter school of 11,000 students drops foreign language 5 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 8 2012

Getting Low-Income Kids Ready for College Means Skipping the Test Prep Status Quo 0 eridani Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1431

The controversy at Mount St. Mary’s goes national after professors are fired 4 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2370

Standardized Testing 2 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2816

English Lit 2 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2745

Arts Education 1 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2060

School Funding 1 aswanson Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2259

Detroit school system's manager to step down this month 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1500

Chicago teachers' bargaining team rejects contract offer 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1472

This from a high school classmate of mine: 2 elleng Jan 2016 Feb 2016 8 1792

Alabama legislature is looking for an excuse to cut teachers' tenure (al.com) 2 eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1820

Transdisciplinarity: Thinking Inside and Outside the Box 1 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1663

College application questions about police contact under scrutiny 1 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 1591

Alabama schools now allowed to use non-certified teachers 8 n2doc Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 2582

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Teachers' union sues Detroit schools, demands removal of emergency manager 0 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1397

Educators Deserve A Raise, But The Proposed Merit Pay Bill Has Serious Flaws (al.com) 1 eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1583

RAISE Act Of 2016 Is Fatally Flawed (Larry Lee) 0 eppur_se_muova Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1684

My Young Son Should Dream, Not Have Testing Nightmares 2 eridani Jan 2016 Jan 2016 7 1925

So How Do You Know They Got It? Showing Evidence of Learning 2 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1530

Kommon Kore Krazies Drive Another All-Star Teacher Into Retirement 0 Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2224

12 Ways to Avoid Student Humiliation 2 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1891

University president allegedly says struggling freshmen are bunnies that should be drowned 6 n2doc Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2067

How Measurement Fails Doctors and Teachers 3 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 1790

"You want kids to come to class? You want them to get excited?" 48 Addison May 2013 Jan 2016 7 13103

A University of Louisville job ad excluded whites and Asians. Is that OK? 3 n2doc Dec 2015 Jan 2016 0 2404

Bernie: “I’m not in favor of privately run charter schools." 7 madfloridian Jan 2016 Jan 2016 20 2627

Cities look at subsidized housing to stem teacher shortages 10 nitpicker Jan 2016 Jan 2016 11 2085

The Responsive Classroom: "Why Is Everyone So Nice Here?" 3 elleng Jan 2016 Jan 2016 12 1844

6 Reasons Your Kid Could Have Less Standardized Testing in 2016 2 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 1664

Obama to cancel millions in student loans swindled by Rubio-supported Corinthian Colleges 1 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 12 1572

Another school educator scandal 5 nitpicker Dec 2015 Dec 2015 11 2429

Arne's leaving. More charter school scandals coming out. 3 madfloridian Dec 2015 Dec 2015 17 1887

Study Finds Unions Improve Teacher Quality, Lead To Lower Dropout Rates 1 eridani Dec 2015 Dec 2015 7 1386

Any GED teachers here? I have a couple of questions. nt 2 ellenrr Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1603

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