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    Right wing takes aim at public education

    JULY 23, 2012 10:32AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, education, public schools, charter schools, texas board of education, right wing, history, massachusetts education reform act, a nation at risk, william weld, bi-partisanship, curriculum frameworks, teachers unions, tenure, mandatory testing, class size, republican party, rick scott, scott walker, president obama, mitt romney, diane ravitch, george h.w. bush, bill clinton, school vouchers, school choice, evolution, creationism, bible-based math, religious right, christian fundamentalism, outcomes based education, john birch society, john adams, horace mann, civil war, confederates, jim crow, ku klux klan, mccarthyism, education reform, tax cuts, national governors association, federal student loans, privitization

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    • 9 Ratings
    • 640 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Confessions of a "Failing"Teacher:Who Are the Real Failures?

    MAY 9, 2012 11:01AM

    By David Chura


    Topics: teacher evaluation, alternative education, education reform

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    • 13 Ratings
    • 2705 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    The joys of a sick day: A single/working mother’s refuge

    JANUARY 11, 2012 5:51AM

    By ManhattanWhiteGirl


    Topics: nyc, real families, life stories, teaching, bronx, education reform, race to the top, single mothers, kids, education

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    • 24 Ratings
    • 1949 Views
    • 42 Comments
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    The Key

    OCTOBER 7, 2010 10:22PM

    By Maureenow


    Topics: waiting for superman, teahcing, education reform

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    • 15 Ratings
    • 2303 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Superman Waiting

    OCTOBER 3, 2010 2:43PM

    By Maureenow


    Topics: education reform, teaching, waiting for superman

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    • 13 Ratings
    • 2641 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Leaving "No Child Left Behind" Behind -- Finally

    MARCH 15, 2010 11:42AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: arne duncan, george w. bush, ted kennedy, politics, obama radio address, elementary and secondary education act, education reform, no child left behind

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    • 23 Ratings
    • 2194 Views
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    School Reform: Money Given to Leave School Years Earlier

    MARCH 4, 2010 10:20AM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: school, education reform, age, competency, scholarship, high school, community college

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