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    Who's to Blame for the Mess in Montreal?

    MAY 23, 2012 9:44AM

    By Siobhan Curious


    Topics: politics, education, university, montreal, student protests

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 501 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Charles Koch + Roger Ailes = Ohio University?

    MAY 21, 2012 1:49PM

    By Robert Greenwald


    Topics: open call, politics news, brave new foundation, roger ailes, robert greenwald, ohio university, media matters, koch brothers exposed, koch brothers, charles koch, education, fox news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1793 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    OWS: NATO can’t feed poor, Chicago, Roseanne/Jill Stein

    MAY 21, 2012 12:59PM

    By zacherydtaylor


    Topics: business, economy, news, television, politics, nato, chicago, roseanne barr, jill stein, occupy wall street, occupy america, ows, green party, hank rush, houston’s star of hope mission, peter morici, kyocera, project vote smart, barack obama, israel, palestine, education, mass media, advertising, alternative media

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 559 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    No advertising or lobbying expenses without representation

    MAY 16, 2012 10:36AM

    By zacherydtaylor


    Topics: alternative media, susan linn, consuming kids, roy fox, harvesting minds, tobacco, gambling, oligarchies, sweatshops, propaganda, citizens united, buckley v. valeo, free speech, ballot questions, lobbying, advertising, mass media, education, television, politics, economy, business, books

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2681 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Dear White Men Defending Black Studies,

    MAY 11, 2012 11:01AM

    By Mark Sentesy


    Topics: education, politics, black studies, chronicle of higher education, racism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 3229 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Why Do Teachers Stay?

    MAY 11, 2012 10:20AM

    By Diana Senechal


    Topics: reading strategies, english as a second language, english language arts, group work, intellectual life, curriculum, republic of noise, education, teacher retention, teaching

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 638 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Goodbye, Mr. Erlich (Thoughts on Retirement)

    MAY 2, 2012 8:45PM

    By Richard Erlich


    Topics: education, college, universities, pensions, retirement, students, entitlement

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 986 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Why high-stakes testing ALSO wastes a lot of time

    APRIL 30, 2012 6:22AM

    By ManhattanWhiteGirl


    Topics: nycdoe, nyc, education, teaching, high-stakes testing, pineapplegate, standardized testing, middle school, elementary school, students, urban schools, nys, ela, test prep, math

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 2668 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Why I don't care if today's kids know about the Titanic...

    APRIL 16, 2012 4:49PM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: titanic, superman, politics, news commentary, man of steel, history, helen keller, essays, education, dr. martin luther king jr

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 8133 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    The War on Teaching Wages On in Higher Ed

    MARCH 30, 2012 2:59PM

    By Kate Geiselman


    Topics: war on teachers, teacher bashing, economics, working, upper middle class, salaries, teaching, education, do college professors work hard enough?, david levy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 2017 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Teaching Trayvon

    MARCH 29, 2012 7:38PM

    By Ulli K Ryder


    Topics: education, race, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1461 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    How I pulled my head out of my _ _ _ at the ASCD conference

    MARCH 28, 2012 6:26AM

    By ManhattanWhiteGirl


    Topics: nyc, education, ascd, bronx, philadelphia, nyc teaching fellows, pedagogy, new york post, barute kafele, atul gawande

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 8733 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    NEWS FLASH: New York Educators Reject Dinosaurs

    MARCH 27, 2012 1:08AM

    By Annie Keeghan


    Topics: education, textbooks, state testing, history, science, math, test items, exclusions

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 4230 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    Fiction Is Not Fluff

    MARCH 23, 2012 12:52PM

    By Diana Senechal


    Topics: literature, standardized testing, thomas hardy, core knowledge, jay mathews, common core state standards, nonfiction, fiction, education

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1710 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Mean girls in the Bronx—or is it something more?

    MARCH 21, 2012 6:14AM

    By ManhattanWhiteGirl


    Topics: schools, support programs, intervention, girl fights, securty, nyc, nycdoe, education, teachers, violence, bronx, mean girls

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 2795 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Occupy Education At The State Capitol In Sacramento

    MARCH 6, 2012 1:17PM

    By Kevin Army


    Topics: california, uc, csu, college, chp, california state highway patrol, sacramento police, police, leland yee, gavin newsome, schools, economy, politics, education, march in march, occupy cal, occupy education, ows, occupy, breaking news, open call, occupy america

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 4197 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    When "Traditional Values" had a Party, and Love Showed Up

    FEBRUARY 24, 2012 8:23AM

    By Kate Geiselman


    Topics: lgbt, brite signal alliance, homophobia, homosexuality, freedom of speech, education, hate speech, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, education, protest

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 2332 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    When Bootstraps Aren't Enough: the Metrics of Success

    FEBRUARY 22, 2012 1:55PM

    By Kate Geiselman


    Topics: age discrimination, manufacturing, teaching, unemployment, taa, community college, economy, education, open call, unemployment myths debunked

    • Editor's Pick
    • 43 Ratings
    • 103576 Views
    • 60 Comments
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    Afraid of Your Child's Math Textbook? You Should Be.

    FEBRUARY 17, 2012 12:19PM

    By Annie Keeghan


    Topics: textbook publishers, nctm, math standards, common core, textbook publishing, math, homework, math, educational publishing, education

    • Editor's Pick
    • 73 Ratings
    • 6142 Views
    • 88 Comments
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    About My Kid

    FEBRUARY 16, 2012 10:12AM

    By Ann Nichols


    Topics: vocational education, education, family, parenting

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