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Fifteen $2000 College Scholarship for Michigan and Florida HS Srs in Essay Contest 1 Julian Englis Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1321

Betsy DeVos to the rescue: For-profit colleges see a savior in secretary 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1336

Judge: Ejecting teacher from school board meeting broke law 4 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 11 1688

MSD shooting: Sheriff supports armed teachers to stop school shooters 2 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1434

Integration vs. Disipline-Based Approaches to Learning: Not an Either/Or 0 elleng Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1172

Students in the Explorer's room roll pumpkins down a hill observing physics in action. 1 elleng Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1358

DeVos proposals for campus sex misconduct rules are 'worse than we thought,' victims' advocates say 2 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 5 1518

Why Millions of Teens Can't Finish Their Homework 1 littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 Nov 2018 8 2202

Play and Learning in Early Childhood 2 elleng Sep 2018 Oct 2018 5 2846

Very pleased to see this today, 0 elleng Oct 2018 Oct 2018 7 1509

Lady student at Colorado School of Mines in 1952 0 Democrats_win Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1579

learning to read in the 1950s and 1960s 4 rampartc Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 3188

Betsy DeVos was asked whether U.S. schools are teaching kids to be socialists. Her answer was rich. 4 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1982

DeVos will not seek further delay of Obama for-profits rule 1 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1590

Betsy DeVos's security detail could cost $7.7 million 0 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1438

Three intrepid academics perpetrate a giant version of the Sokal Hoax, placing scores of fake papers 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1949

Real education: Lowell School 4 elleng Oct 2018 Oct 2018 5 1563

For critics of DeVos, sale of DeVry chain raises red flags 0 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 7 1619

Rethinking What Gifted Education Means, and Whom It Should Serve 0 elleng Sep 2018 Sep 2018 5 1687

Education Dept. Reopens Rutgers Case Charging Discrimination Against Jewish Students 0 Eugene Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1247

The Most Contrarian College in America 1 elleng Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1497

University faculty on strike in Argentina 1 sandensea Aug 2018 Sep 2018 0 1379

National Red for Ed Day - September 4, 2018 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1705

Buenos Aires Province School Infrastructure head fired on padded contract allegations, two deaths 0 sandensea Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1304

Money magazine: These Are the 727 Best Colleges in America 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 3 2044

Purdue University removes John Schnatter name from building, offers to return $8 million donation 3 Eugene Aug 2018 Aug 2018 13 1812

5 best & worst states for school systems 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 Jul 2018 5 1741

C. K. McClatchy High School Science Fair Project Tying Race, IQ Sparks Outcry 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Jul 2018 1 1481

The first year of teaching is notoriously tough. Denver is experimenting with a new approach 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 1610

Trump administration rolls back racial diversity guidelines for colleges 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1339

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos under fire for saying schools can report undocumented students 2 Eugene May 2018 Jul 2018 2 1480

Oklahoma teachers' salary raise in limbo following historic win 0 Eugene Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1389

In the Age of Trump, Civics Courses Make a Comeback. 6 elleng Jun 2018 Jun 2018 10 2465

Caught on tape: Georgia lieutenant governor says he backed 'bad' school bill to hurt governor's race 0 Eugene Jun 2018 Jun 2018 9 1526

As kindergarten ratchets up academics, parents feel the stress. 3 elleng Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1624

Meet the Teacher of the Year the White House doesn't want you to hear 6 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 10 1975

Is there something going on that I should know about? 0 no_hypocrisy May 2018 May 2018 2 1720

Truth 3 n2doc Apr 2018 May 2018 16 1824

Glad to see this here! nt 2 patrice May 2011 Apr 2018 0 2328

Well my alma mater has finally done it 3 exboyfil Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 3314

Michigan legislators and our Governor, Snydly Whiplash are voting this week 3 erinlough Dec 2011 Apr 2018 3 2355

Gates Foundation Grants ALEC A Hefty Sum For 'Education Reform' 5 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 Apr 2018 5 4525

Thank you Thank you Thank you 6 proud2BlibKansan Apr 2011 Apr 2018 1 3219

Hey all you teachers out there 5 Ohiogal Mar 2018 Apr 2018 4 1755

Kansas officials find $80M error in school funding measure 3 Eugene Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1728

ETS "offers" 27 percent pay cut to GRE raters (mostly adjuncts and grad students) 8 jayschool2013 Jan 2018 Apr 2018 5 5889

A little bit o'history... 2 TreasonousBastard Apr 2018 Apr 2018 4 1563

Teachers screwed again... 8 TreasonousBastard Apr 2018 Apr 2018 24 3370

Arizona teachers demand 20 percent raise at Capitol protest 2 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 8 1470

In Swedens Preschools, Boys Learn to dance and girls learn to yell. 2 elleng Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1545

Question for Parents and Educators... 2 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1318

Insurers' new business: "active shooter" policies for U.S. schools 0 Eugene Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1190

Knucklehead alert 1 Ohiogal Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1590

School Walkouts March 14th 10:00 AM in all time zones. 2 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 8 1636

*The West Virginia Teachers Strike is Over. But Oklahoma and Arizona May Be Next* 0 appalachiablue Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1216

More Adventures in Substitute Teaching 13 no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 Mar 2018 12 1962

W Virginia GOP leaders accidentally vote to give teachers their raise! 1 BigmanPigman Mar 2018 Mar 2018 6 1770

DeVos delays Obama-era rule on minority special-education students 1 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1455

Nationwide Walkout NO GUNS scheduled across the country. 2 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 5 1769

KIPP co-founder Mike Feinberg fired over sexual misconduct allegations 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1310

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Stoneman Douglas teacher Diane Wolk-Rogers - town hall tonight 3 Leghorn21 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 1630

As a former teacher I would 5 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 7 1575

Talking to my second graders about shootings 12 teach1st Feb 2018 Feb 2018 13 1920

California’s War on Public Education 3 Modern School Jan 2012 Feb 2018 4 3050

Publicly Funded Schools Becoming Things of the Past 1 Modern School Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 2327

Los Angeles Unified School District to eliminate ALL Adult Ed 3 radhika Jan 2012 Feb 2018 5 3738

Whoever has less math anxiety wins 6 Boojatta Feb 2012 Feb 2018 4 3664

Suggestions for teaching geography to a kindergartner? 28 RandySF Feb 2012 Feb 2018 0 8215

Education Department’s obsession with test scores deepens 13 proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 Feb 2018 8 4121

UC-Berkeley and other ‘public Ivies’ in fiscal peril 2 n2doc Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 2895

Alabama Students Limited In Teacher Gifting Under New Law 10 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 Feb 2018 5 3815

I received a mailer from "studentsFirst" 6 w8liftinglady Dec 2011 Feb 2018 4 2884

Good a group for this issue is paramount. 3 Rex Dec 2011 Feb 2018 1 2583

New England colleges have one big worry: 2025 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2516

Will the NEA (not the NRA) have to deal with shootings now? 3 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1585

'Hurtful' Harper Lee and Mark Twain dropped from Minnesota curriculum 2 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1788

Puerto Rico governor announces public education overhaul 0 Eugene Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1271

Do School Vouchers Work? Milwaukees Experiment Suggests an Answer (depends..) 1 question everything Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1584

We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, 10 elleng Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 1932

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