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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

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    • 5 Ratings
    • 3705 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

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    • 3 Ratings
    • 1086 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

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    • 9 Ratings
    • 2224 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

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    • 8 Ratings
    • 3588 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

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    • 21 Ratings
    • 9977 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

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    • 11 Ratings
    • 2377 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Teaching Trayvon

    MARCH 29, 2012 7:38PM

    By Ulli K Ryder


    Topics: education, race, politics

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    • 13 Ratings
    • 2830 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

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    • 23 Ratings
    • 10077 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

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    • 14 Ratings
    • 3334 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
    • 4049 Views
    • 24 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
    • 4712 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
    • 2696 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
    • 62 Ratings
    • 222715 Views
    • 86 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
    • 9589 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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    • 13 Ratings
    • 3500 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    A memory of young adulthood--growing up late

    FEBRUARY 15, 2012 7:33AM

    By ManhattanWhiteGirl


    Topics: bob dylan, growing up, daughters, parents, food/drink, marijuana, academics, university, youth, education, books, life stories

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 2676 Views
    • 45 Comments
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    Killing Me Softly (With This Economy)

    FEBRUARY 9, 2012 10:43PM

    By dunniteowl


    Topics: gave up, not interested, bum, handout, lazy, unemployed, employment, overseas, jobs, semiconductors, manufacturing, production, marketing, sales, door-to-door, experience, self employment, work ethic, desire to work, training, education, intelligence, entrepreneurial spirit, hard work, employment, unemployment myths debunked, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 52 Ratings
    • 2390 Views
    • 75 Comments
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    Failure

    FEBRUARY 1, 2012 8:30AM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: musings, perspective, education, money, values, dreams, failure

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2749 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Maybe Private School is Cheaper than Ritalin

    JANUARY 31, 2012 4:55PM

    By Holly Robinson


    Topics: school choice, charter schools, montessori, private schools, stimulants, psychotropic medications, mental health, child psychiatry, boys, school adjustment, education, hyperactivity, adderall, ritalin, adhd, add, parenting

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2694 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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