Education Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

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What do you think of Indistar? 1 RobertAustin Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2025

Got a question, 6 MadHound Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2374

Live From the Rubber Room! 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1843

How Gloria Romero (D-CA Ed Deformer) Became the Face of Proposition 32 3 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 3474

Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School 5 groovedaddy Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2409

Teaching jobs come back after four years of layoffs 0 FBaggins Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 1687

Education profiteering -Wall Street’s next big thing? 5 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 2438

Hey NYC-Skip What subjects do you teach? Grade level 6 demtenjeep Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2541

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] 105 NYC_SKP Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 24905

Please help... 17 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 2993

I teach 1 ashling Oct 2012 Oct 2012 13 2008

How a Teacher Made $1 Million Selling Lesson Plans 4 ErikJ Sep 2012 Oct 2012 4 2712

One of the best Education videos I've seen... 4 YvonneCa Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2161

Help Write a Letter to President Obama 11 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2634

AFT's endorsements for upcoming election 1 noamnety Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1932

Wendy Kopp (Teach For America) to Jonathan Kozol: Your book didn't mention me once! 3 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 8 2414

Imagine where there is no chess team and this is the school... 1 littlemissmartypants Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1929

"Imagine a school where the cool kids are the chess team" 21 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 32 8848

Today's lesson: charters do not outperform unionized schools 1 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 6 1831

Anti-teacher-union “Won’t Back Down” flunks at box office 19 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 21 4622

Stuff (wealthy) white people like: Education reform. 6 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2803

Questions about "Won't Back Down" movie 3 spedtr90 Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2372

Michelle Rhee’s Plan to Destroy Public Education 4 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 13 2160

Seven Days that shook the Windy City: Reflections on a Chicago teachers strike 2 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 12 1868

Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Create Free Open Textbooks 12 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 3236

Don’t turn teachers into scapegoats 10 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Oct 2012 8 2975

Oh, DISGUSTING! Private Sector "Sponsors" of State Sanctioned "Partnership Academies"!!!!11!!11 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1646

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1458

Petition to Congress to Cut the Pay of Administrators -- two more signatures needed from Illinois... 0 RobertAustin Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1884

Tellin’ Ain’t Teachin’: The Need for Frequent Processing by Spencer Kagan 8 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2968

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Toon: Cheating Stops, Scores drop 0 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2127

Now We Know Our ABCs. And Charter Schools Get an F. 2 eridani Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 2069

Students, Experts Recoil at Alcohol Enema Case 1 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2079

Contextual Accountability by John Kuhn 3 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2421

Teachers (and Friends): So who's running for Congress this year that "gets it"? 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Sep 2012 3 3513

It occurs to me what American schools really need to do. 10 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 3018

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 silentwarrior Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2297

Toon- Any of you want to actually Teach? 4 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 20 2484

Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Concerning Evaluation of Teachers and Principals 0 elleng Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1777

These are the folks leading ed policy: Common Core model lesson doesn't fit guidelines 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2100

Democrats endorsing parent trigger 5 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2427

This year's Education Nation: teachers in a feisty mood 3 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 1897

The Ohio State University in the news and how public dollars are spent there. 0 kathman-duzi Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1698

National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1550

Student test scores waaay down in Philly. Tighter proctoring (less cheating) suspected as cause. 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2142

National annual mean income for teachers and other similar professions 2 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 2092

QUESTION: Property taxes for Education 10 Angry Dragon Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3286

The Endeavor flew over my school today! 6 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 9 3962

what the chicago teachers won (comparative chart from ctu) 9 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2654

Sigh...Union groups supporting an add on 2 the state constitution to bar 0 MichiganVote Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1754

Part-time faculty pay reaching poverty level 15 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 17 4850

Heads up: Tony Danza is the lone guest tonight on Tavis' PBS show 5 Bozita Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2361

Went to my 25th Back-to-school night last night and heard something I haven't come across before. 26 FSogol Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 6486

Why Do People Hate Teachers Unions? Because They Hate Teachers. 17 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 4868

Bill Cosby signs on with 'students first' 28 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6459

Duke University "Talent Identification Program" 2 jody Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1927

Broward County, Fla. is First Major System to support Nat'l LGBT History Month. 0 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1817

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1643

School bullies beware: San Francisco won’t tolerate that behavior 1 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2024

a very different take on the education debate- this american life 11 mopinko Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 3409

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Edmonton teacher fired for giving zeros gets new job 1 alp227 Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2432

Salon: Teaching ate me alive. 4 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 2460

Vouchers Unspoken, Romney Hails School Choice 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1787

One of the (many) ways "non-profit" charters are profit centers: REITs. 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3215

So, assuming this is a win for chicago teachers, what are the repercussions and developments? 8 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2517

Standing up for teachers--Eugene Robinson 7 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 3378

Is Putting Boys and Girls in Separate Classrooms Legal? 22 redqueen Aug 2012 Sep 2012 1 5732

Please help me ask the NEA, and their state affiliates, to kick out all the administrators. 10 RobertAustin Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3335

A Teacher at Central Falls HS Will Not Vote for Obama [View all] 134 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 15 31219

(When there's a contract they) Call Me Maybe (Musical interlude from young chicago teachers) 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2275

Karen Lewis Rocks. 6 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2647

CUNY Administration Declares War On Rebel English Department 6 xchrom Sep 2012 Sep 2012 13 3134

SF school principal punishes teachers concerned about safety. 5 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2686

Toon - Rahm's Replacement Teachers 2 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 19 2868

Petition to Congress to CUT ADMINISTRATORS' PAY -- nationwide! 3 RobertAustin Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2372

Chicago teachers are striking over salary because Illiniois made salary the only 'strikeable' issue. 3 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2724

Radio interview with CPS teacher on working conditions 4 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2237

Chicago Teachers appear to be the winner 3 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 2134

Howard Dean's son ex-TFA, now a charter school wonk. "Who on the national scene supports public ed?" 6 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 8926

How Chicago's teacher strike explains the education de-revolution 2 antigop Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2254

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