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    • 19 Ratings
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    The Truth About K-12 Teacher Tenure

    MAY 7, 2009 10:24AM

    By Jeanette DeMain


    Topics: just cause, job protection, unions, tenure, teachers, public education

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 5377 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    Corporate America wants inexperienced teachers in schools

    JULY 24, 2012 5:30AM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: public education, unions, teachers, education, schools, economy

    • 2 Ratings
    • 2098 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    McWorld v. Public Education

    MARCH 8, 2010 9:28AM

    By Dennis Loo


    Topics: university of california, march 4th protests, csu, public education

    • 4 Ratings
    • 1936 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Public Education Will Never Improve.

    MAY 26, 2011 4:54PM

    By Reflections of a shallow pond


    Topics: public education, kids, budget deficit

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1900 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    The Test of a Great Teacher (This is not a test.)

    JULY 10, 2012 9:53AM

    By Ramona Grigg


    Topics: teaching to the test, rebecca mieliwocki, public schools, public education, privatizing, no child left behind, nea, 2012 teacher of the year

    • 23 Ratings
    • 1570 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    We Are All Sarah Palin (A Civics Lesson in Hypocrisy)

    NOVEMBER 24, 2008 10:27AM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: american enterprise institute, american history, bush educational policy, center for creative leadership, civic literacy quiz, civic literacy test, civics, colleges, conservatives, education, educational policy, hoover institution, intercollegiate studies institute, isi, national center for policy analysis, national center for policy anaylsis, our fading heritage: americans fail a basic test on their history and institutions, philip m. mckenna foundation, public education, public schools, sarah palin, schools, u.s. consititution, u.s. history, universities, books, politics, news

    • 1 Ratings
    • 1483 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Let’s Nationalize Public Education

    OCTOBER 5, 2008 2:22PM

    By Mister Thorne


    Topics: public education, education, amendment x, tenth amendment, u.s. constitution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1347 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Philly Community Mobilizes Against School Privatization

    MAY 9, 2012 12:28PM

    By Dustin Slaughter


    Topics: activism, business, privatization, public education, nutter, knudsen, src

    • 1 Ratings
    • 1036 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Student Behavior and Our Media

    FEBRUARY 21, 2011 6:32PM

    By Paul Fornale


    Topics: students, teachers, behavior, public education, test scores, media

    • 0 Ratings
    • 1032 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    On Good and Bad Teachers

    SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 1:29AM

    By Steven Bridenbaugh


    Topics: public education, charter schools, teacher performance, prep schools, education, no child left behind

    • 2 Ratings
    • 988 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    LA to Give 50 Schools Away to be Run by Charters--Opinions?

    AUGUST 21, 2009 8:29PM

    By Without a Paddle


    Topics: lausd to give away 50 campuses to charters, public education, charter schools, community schools, parent involvement, private-public schools, education, lausd, teachers, american federation of teachers, obama supports charters, harlem children's zone

    • 0 Ratings
    • 802 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Time for the PCAT (Parental Comprehensive Assessment Test)

    MARCH 29, 2010 10:15AM

    By songweasel


    Topics: fcat, pcat, parental involvement, pta, accountability, public education, florida, florida legislature, state testing, standardized testing, teacher merit pay

    • 2 Ratings
    • 784 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Chris Christie and School Rules: Making Things Sensible?

    APRIL 5, 2011 9:55AM

    By Paul Fornale


    Topics: public education, learning, students, administration, teachers, regulation, schools, chris christie

    • 1 Ratings
    • 723 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Rick Perry: Educational Rapist Preaches To American Taliban

    SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 12:36PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: gordon hilgers, harold simmons, crony capitalism, big business, finance, friedmanism, finance, holy bible, judas iscariot, jesus christ, religion, business, economics, politics, church and state, tea party patriots, tea party express, tea party nation, tea party, texas public schools, anti-intellectualism, christian fundamentalism, private education, public education, jerry falwell, liberty university, rick perry

    • 2 Ratings
    • 693 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Miss Darling Is Pink-Slipped

    JUNE 3, 2011 5:41PM

    By Renee Smith


    Topics: politics, texas, lay offs, public education, schools, north carolina, budget cuts, reform, education

    • 1 Ratings
    • 557 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Rick Santorum: Open Threat To Democracy

    FEBRUARY 25, 2012 2:39PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: gordon hilgers, ignorance, politics, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, american crossroads, karl marx, karl rove, freedomworks, dick armey, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party express, tea party, 2012 campaign, troy michigan, president obama, presidency, the vatican, pope benedict, dark ages, freedom, literacy, university, college, public education, catholic church, rick santorum

    • 0 Ratings
    • 529 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    NYT's Thomas Friedman on rescuing public education

    SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 11:11AM

    By Jackie Morrison


    Topics: news, public education, thomas friedman, new york times

    • 1 Ratings
    • 484 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Institutional child abuse in Texas

    MARCH 12, 2010 7:52PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: bigotry, child abuse, diversity, education, ignorance, institutional child abuse, institutional racism, jingoism, misogyny, public education, racism, stupidity, texas, texas state board of education, white supremacism, politics

    • 1 Ratings
    • 404 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Making the Substitute Teacher Feel Welcome

    DECEMBER 1, 2009 5:41AM

    By Patrick Frank


    Topics: substitute teaching, public education

    • 1 Ratings
    • 316 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Why Texas educators should be worried

    NOVEMBER 14, 2008 6:31PM

    By Pete Oppel


    Topics: public education

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