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Betsy DeVos warns teachers unions: 'I'm not going anywhere. In fact I'm just getting started.' 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1823
Some Schools Are Abolishing Homework In Favor Of Reading, And That's A Good Thing. 5 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 10 5193
How Reading Rewires Your Brain for More Intelligence and Empathy. 6 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 14 2418
Substitute Teaching 23 no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2767
As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away. 2 elleng Jul 2017 Nov 2017 10 3045
(Austin) AISD moves to rename remaining schools with Confederate ties by August 1 Eugene Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1312
Swelling College Endowments Tempt Lawmakers Looking for Tax Dollars 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1782
Reading buddies are such a hit at Lowell School. 4 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 2264
'To Kill a Mockingbird' Returns to Mississippi School's Reading List After Outcry 4 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 2495
DeVos offers buyouts to shrink Education Department workforce 2 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1692
Have you ever taken or given an IQ test? 14 BigmanPigman Oct 2017 Oct 2017 8 4623
DeVos calls for another delay of rule to protect students from predatory colleges 2 workinclasszero Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1316
I had a terrible day teaching today. 8 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 6012
Educating Future Voters in the Age of Social Media 1 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1515
Campus Hate Lives on the Internet. Administrators Need to Catch Up. 0 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2026
U. of Southern California Removes Medical-School Dean as Newspaper Reports Sexual-Misconduct Claim 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2424
The Best Public Colleges in the U.S. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2613
Some FL colleges waive out-of-state tuition for PR and USVI students 2 Sancho Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 3197
School administrator who stole $75k gives up job certificate 2 no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2146
Librarian faces backlash for rejecting book donation from Melania Trump 3 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2952
Education secretary faces largely silent protest at Harvard speech 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 2116
Nearly half of all US high schoolers graduate with an "A" average 10 n2doc Jul 2017 Sep 2017 6 5009
Suddenly, Trump wants to spend millions of dollars on STEM in public schools 5 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 3437
Buenos Aires students and scientists stage sit-ins to protest unpaid internships, cutbacks 0 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1476
'Junk science': experts cast doubt on widely cited college free speech survey 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 1981
Why we will never start school at a decent time (and why our politics will always be fucked) 8 NCDem777 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 9 3774
Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos tears up Obama's rules on campus sex assault investigations 3 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2398
The best educational experiences are those where the teacher understands 4 elleng Mar 2017 Aug 2017 1 3662
Why Kids Shouldnt Sit Still in Class 4 elleng Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 3206
I'm on our local school board! 5 Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 Aug 2017 11 4280

Education Continued...

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Illinois Senate overrides Rauner school funding veto, but House hurdle remains 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3236
A Stanford researchers 15-minute study hack lifts B+ students into the As 3 QED Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 4032
New Florida law lets any resident challenge what's taught in science classes 5 Eugene Jul 2017 Aug 2017 4 3055
Justice Department denies 'personnel posting' reflects new policy on affirmative action 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 4009
Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2244
Schools near state lines perform worse and rules discouraging teachers from moving may be to blame 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 6 2292
Money for Illinois schools in limbo amid political bickering 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1603
Black Girls Are Perceived As Less Innocent Than White Girls Starting at Age 5 4 DesertRat Jul 2017 Jul 2017 10 3049
27% proficient in English? 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2308
Building Information Literacy Skills in the Era of Fake News 2 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2146
Florida's education system - the one Betsy DeVos cites as a model - is in chaos 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2381
Doing "Research" has radically changed in the modern world.. 5 Stuart G Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2662
Key Democrat calls for ouster of DeVos's civil rights chief in light of 'egregious' remarks about se 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2194
Redesigning Social Studies Education: Empowering Students through Authentic Inquiry 4 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2438
DeVos: Too many college students have been treated unfairly under Obama-era sexual assault policy 2 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2237
Question: Which cities and states have Civics taught in K-6th? 5 BigmanPigman Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2503
Maryland becomes first state to outlaw scholarship displacement by public colleges 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2402
Science teachers: DeVos's Education Department is misinterpreting federal law 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 7 2545
DeVos Is Discarding College Policies That New Evidence Shows Are Effective. 3 elleng Jun 2017 Jun 2017 6 2840
Alabama second in nation in school district secessions, report says (al.com) 1 eppur_se_muova Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2826
For philosophy majors, the question after graduation is: What next? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2698
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 AgadorSparticus Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3458
AZ Republican:Teachers get second jobs to buy boats, enjoy finer things in life 8 n2doc Jun 2017 Jun 2017 6 4966
Education Department to scale back civil rights investigations at schools and universities 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 2753
Education Secretary seeks rule redo for defrauded college students 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3037
Schools That Work 2 elleng Nov 2016 Jun 2017 0 1820
Pay 25 mill fine for fake University, then pick Education Secretary 12 suegeo Nov 2016 Jun 2017 25 3993
Trump seeks to shrink federal role in education with new order 3 Eugene Apr 2017 Jun 2017 2 5022
U.S. justices reject Gorsuch in win for disabled student 4 Eugene Mar 2017 Jun 2017 4 3728
Oklahoma Lawmaker: Vet citizenship of non-English-speaking schoolkids 1 Eugene May 2017 Jun 2017 1 2782

Education Continued...

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Five startling things Betsy DeVos just told Congress 1 Eugene May 2017 Jun 2017 7 5070
An incredible advance in education and learning about past events...hit this link below, but.. 1 Stuart G Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 5250
Something Totally Unsurprising about DeVos 1 wcollar Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 3429
Mitch Daniels and Purdue University Tuition Freeze 1 exboyfil Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 5027
Texas teacher let go for giving mock 'terrorist' award to student, 13 2 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 4126
'All but impossible': Republican senator says Trump's education cuts would go too far 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 5265
Harvard Revokes Admission of Several Students for Posting 'Offensive' Memes 1 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4669
Texas teacher disciplined for 'terrorist' award for student 2 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 5197
Months in, Betsy DeVos still has no answers on major education issues 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 5162
Trump's first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 1528
Republicans in N.C. Senate cut education funding but only in Democratic districts. Really. 1 n2doc May 2017 May 2017 5 2513
U.S. Supreme Court rejects case involving burping teen 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 5523
Money to prep poor kids for college? Sorry, wrong size type 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 3471
Trump singles out historically black college funds in signing statement 4 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 3802
Penn State Fraternity Death: 18 Charged Over Pledge Timothy Piazza's Fatal Fall 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 1862
Florida lawmakers pass bill making it easier to challenge textbooks 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 4224
School districts, education groups sue Arizona over funding 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 4540
Trumps rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year 2 n2doc Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 6152
Former Chicago Public Schools chief sentenced for fraud 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3703
Purdue acquires for-profit Kaplan University 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4837
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