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20 school lunches from around the world. 12 RandySF Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 6259

Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard out by ‘mutual agreement’ 4 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 2443

Charter school: Enroll here, get a free Nintendo DSi 6 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2627

Many traditional public schools send special ed kids to continuation schools every day. 8 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2591

What do you think of Indistar? 1 RobertAustin Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2037

Got a question, 6 MadHound Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2396

Live From the Rubber Room! 0 Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1855

How Gloria Romero (D-CA Ed Deformer) Became the Face of Proposition 32 3 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 3493

Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School 5 groovedaddy Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2429

Teaching jobs come back after four years of layoffs 0 FBaggins Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 1696

Education profiteering -Wall Street’s next big thing? 5 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 2464

Hey NYC-Skip What subjects do you teach? Grade level 6 demtenjeep Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2582

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] 105 NYC_SKP Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 25437

Please help... 17 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 5 3036

I teach 1 ashling Oct 2012 Oct 2012 13 2023

How a Teacher Made $1 Million Selling Lesson Plans 4 ErikJ Sep 2012 Oct 2012 4 2728

One of the best Education videos I've seen... 4 YvonneCa Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2182

Help Write a Letter to President Obama 11 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2656

AFT's endorsements for upcoming election 1 noamnety Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1944

Wendy Kopp (Teach For America) to Jonathan Kozol: Your book didn't mention me once! 3 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 8 2437

Imagine where there is no chess team and this is the school... 1 littlemissmartypants Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1941

"Imagine a school where the cool kids are the chess team" 21 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 32 8911

Today's lesson: charters do not outperform unionized schools 1 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 6 1846

Anti-teacher-union “Won’t Back Down” flunks at box office 19 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 21 4698

Stuff (wealthy) white people like: Education reform. 6 HiPointDem Oct 2012 Oct 2012 7 2840

Questions about "Won't Back Down" movie 3 spedtr90 Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2385

Michelle Rhee’s Plan to Destroy Public Education 4 proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 Oct 2012 13 2177

Seven Days that shook the Windy City: Reflections on a Chicago teachers strike 2 Starry Messenger Oct 2012 Oct 2012 12 1884

Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Create Free Open Textbooks 12 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 3 3260

Don’t turn teachers into scapegoats 10 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Oct 2012 8 2990

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Oh, DISGUSTING! Private Sector "Sponsors" of State Sanctioned "Partnership Academies"!!!!11!!11 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1659

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 NYC_SKP Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1465

Petition to Congress to Cut the Pay of Administrators -- two more signatures needed from Illinois... 0 RobertAustin Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1896

Tellin’ Ain’t Teachin’: The Need for Frequent Processing by Spencer Kagan 8 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2989

Toon: Cheating Stops, Scores drop 0 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2137

Now We Know Our ABCs. And Charter Schools Get an F. 2 eridani Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 2082

Students, Experts Recoil at Alcohol Enema Case 1 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2097

Contextual Accountability by John Kuhn 3 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2440

Teachers (and Friends): So who's running for Congress this year that "gets it"? 7 Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 Sep 2012 3 3545

It occurs to me what American schools really need to do. 10 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 3039

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 silentwarrior Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2318

Toon- Any of you want to actually Teach? 4 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 20 2500

Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Concerning Evaluation of Teachers and Principals 0 elleng Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1788

These are the folks leading ed policy: Common Core model lesson doesn't fit guidelines 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2114

Democrats endorsing parent trigger 5 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2447

This year's Education Nation: teachers in a feisty mood 3 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 1911

The Ohio State University in the news and how public dollars are spent there. 0 kathman-duzi Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1712

National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1564

Student test scores waaay down in Philly. Tighter proctoring (less cheating) suspected as cause. 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 2154

National annual mean income for teachers and other similar professions 2 proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 2109

QUESTION: Property taxes for Education 10 Angry Dragon Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3300

The Endeavor flew over my school today! 6 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 9 3988

what the chicago teachers won (comparative chart from ctu) 9 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 7 2684

Sigh...Union groups supporting an add on 2 the state constitution to bar 0 MichiganVote Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1762

Part-time faculty pay reaching poverty level 15 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 17 4875

Heads up: Tony Danza is the lone guest tonight on Tavis' PBS show 5 Bozita Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2379

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 6502

Why Do People Hate Teachers Unions? Because They Hate Teachers. 17 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 11 4901

Bill Cosby signs on with 'students first' 28 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6604

Duke University "Talent Identification Program" 2 jody Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1942

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Broward County, Fla. is First Major System to support Nat'l LGBT History Month. 0 Smarmie Doofus Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 1829

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1657

School bullies beware: San Francisco won’t tolerate that behavior 1 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2042

a very different take on the education debate- this american life 11 mopinko Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 3454

Edmonton teacher fired for giving zeros gets new job 1 alp227 Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 2458

Salon: Teaching ate me alive. 4 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 2481

Vouchers Unspoken, Romney Hails School Choice 1 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 1802

One of the (many) ways "non-profit" charters are profit centers: REITs. 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3229

So, assuming this is a win for chicago teachers, what are the repercussions and developments? 8 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2525

Standing up for teachers--Eugene Robinson 7 Starry Messenger Sep 2012 Sep 2012 5 3410

Is Putting Boys and Girls in Separate Classrooms Legal? 22 redqueen Aug 2012 Sep 2012 1 5778

Please help me ask the NEA, and their state affiliates, to kick out all the administrators. 10 RobertAustin Sep 2012 Sep 2012 2 3365

A Teacher at Central Falls HS Will Not Vote for Obama [View all] 134 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 15 31768

(When there's a contract they) Call Me Maybe (Musical interlude from young chicago teachers) 0 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2287

Karen Lewis Rocks. 6 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 6 2664

CUNY Administration Declares War On Rebel English Department 6 xchrom Sep 2012 Sep 2012 13 3155

SF school principal punishes teachers concerned about safety. 5 RandySF Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2706

Toon - Rahm's Replacement Teachers 2 n2doc Sep 2012 Sep 2012 19 2884

Petition to Congress to CUT ADMINISTRATORS' PAY -- nationwide! 3 RobertAustin Sep 2012 Sep 2012 4 2392

Chicago teachers are striking over salary because Illiniois made salary the only 'strikeable' issue. 3 HiPointDem Sep 2012 Sep 2012 8 2742

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