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Teachbad wrote a song! 0 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1799

The Real Audience for 'Won't Back Down' May Not Have Been Moviegoers 5 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 6 2199

"Race-based student goals prompt controversy in South Florida" 1 jody Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2087

20 school lunches from around the world. 12 RandySF Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 6267

Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard out by ‘mutual agreement’ 4 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 2449

Charter school: Enroll here, get a free Nintendo DSi 6 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2638

Many traditional public schools send special ed kids to continuation schools every day. 8 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2598

What do you think of Indistar? 1 RobertAustin Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2045

Got a question, 6 MadHound Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2401

Live From the Rubber Room! 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1858

How Gloria Romero (D-CA Ed Deformer) Became the Face of Proposition 32 3 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 3501

Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School 5 groovedaddy Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2435

Teaching jobs come back after four years of layoffs 0 FBaggins Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 1701

Education profiteering -Wall Street’s next big thing? 5 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 2472

Hey NYC-Skip What subjects do you teach? Grade level 6 demtenjeep Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2597

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] 105 NYC_SKP Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 25550

Please help... 17 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 3044

I teach 1 ashling Oct 2012 Oct 2012 13 2026

How a Teacher Made $1 Million Selling Lesson Plans 4 ErikJ Sep 2012 Oct 2012 4 2738

One of the best Education videos I've seen... 4 YvonneCa Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2196

Help Write a Letter to President Obama 11 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2667

AFT's endorsements for upcoming election 1 noamnety Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1950

Wendy Kopp (Teach For America) to Jonathan Kozol: Your book didn't mention me once! 3 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 8 2439

Imagine where there is no chess team and this is the school... 1 littlemissmartypants Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1949

"Imagine a school where the cool kids are the chess team" 21 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 32 8920

Today's lesson: charters do not outperform unionized schools 1 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 6 1850

Anti-teacher-union “Won’t Back Down” flunks at box office 19 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 21 4721

Stuff (wealthy) white people like: Education reform. 6 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2850

Questions about "Won't Back Down" movie 3 spedtr90 Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2396

Michelle Rhee’s Plan to Destroy Public Education 4 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 13 2182

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Seven Days that shook the Windy City: Reflections on a Chicago teachers strike 2 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 12 1889

Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Create Free Open Textbooks 12 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 3266

Don’t turn teachers into scapegoats 10 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Oct 2012 8 3000

Oh, DISGUSTING! Private Sector "Sponsors" of State Sanctioned "Partnership Academies"!!!!11!!11 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1662

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1468

Petition to Congress to Cut the Pay of Administrators -- two more signatures needed from Illinois... 0 RobertAustin Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1905

Tellin’ Ain’t Teachin’: The Need for Frequent Processing by Spencer Kagan 8 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2995

Toon: Cheating Stops, Scores drop 0 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2142

Now We Know Our ABCs. And Charter Schools Get an F. 2 eridani Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 2089

Students, Experts Recoil at Alcohol Enema Case 1 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2101

Contextual Accountability by John Kuhn 3 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2443

Teachers (and Friends): So who's running for Congress this year that "gets it"? 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Sep 2012 3 3561

It occurs to me what American schools really need to do. 10 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 3044

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 silentwarrior Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2322

Toon- Any of you want to actually Teach? 4 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 20 2503

Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Concerning Evaluation of Teachers and Principals 0 elleng Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1791

These are the folks leading ed policy: Common Core model lesson doesn't fit guidelines 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2116

Democrats endorsing parent trigger 5 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2455

This year's Education Nation: teachers in a feisty mood 3 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 1915

The Ohio State University in the news and how public dollars are spent there. 0 kathman-duzi Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1716

National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1567

Student test scores waaay down in Philly. Tighter proctoring (less cheating) suspected as cause. 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2159

National annual mean income for teachers and other similar professions 2 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 2117

QUESTION: Property taxes for Education 10 Angry Dragon Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3306

The Endeavor flew over my school today! 6 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 9 4001

what the chicago teachers won (comparative chart from ctu) 9 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2689

Sigh...Union groups supporting an add on 2 the state constitution to bar 0 MichiganVote Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1766

Part-time faculty pay reaching poverty level 15 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 17 4882

Heads up: Tony Danza is the lone guest tonight on Tavis' PBS show 5 Bozita Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2387

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 6516

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Why Do People Hate Teachers Unions? Because They Hate Teachers. 17 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 4906

Bill Cosby signs on with 'students first' 28 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6643

Duke University "Talent Identification Program" 2 jody Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1944

Broward County, Fla. is First Major System to support Nat'l LGBT History Month. 0 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1832

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1660

School bullies beware: San Francisco won’t tolerate that behavior 1 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2051

a very different take on the education debate- this american life 11 mopinko Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 3482

Edmonton teacher fired for giving zeros gets new job 1 alp227 Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2485

Salon: Teaching ate me alive. 4 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 2484

Vouchers Unspoken, Romney Hails School Choice 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1808

One of the (many) ways "non-profit" charters are profit centers: REITs. 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3238

So, assuming this is a win for chicago teachers, what are the repercussions and developments? 8 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2535

Standing up for teachers--Eugene Robinson 7 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 3421

Is Putting Boys and Girls in Separate Classrooms Legal? 22 redqueen Aug 2012 Sep 2012 1 5781

Please help me ask the NEA, and their state affiliates, to kick out all the administrators. 10 RobertAustin Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3373

A Teacher at Central Falls HS Will Not Vote for Obama [View all] 134 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 15 32028

(When there's a contract they) Call Me Maybe (Musical interlude from young chicago teachers) 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2290

Karen Lewis Rocks. 6 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2668

CUNY Administration Declares War On Rebel English Department 6 xchrom Sep 2012 Sep 2012 13 3162

SF school principal punishes teachers concerned about safety. 5 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2714

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