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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
    • 2223 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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    • 21 Ratings
    • 5157 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Generation F**ked Over

    FEBRUARY 7, 2012 7:49PM

    By Lizz Schumer


    Topics: students, generation x, unemployment myths debunked, open call

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    • 18 Ratings
    • 1628 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    No Excuse for the Narrow Focus of Our Schools

    OCTOBER 2, 2011 1:36PM

    By Paul Fornale


    Topics: leadership, data, test scores, administrators, students, teachers, schools, education

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    • 20 Ratings
    • 1776 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    The 9/11 generation at university: Will they find hope?

    SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 11:49AM

    By Mary Stanik


    Topics: washington, students, hope, university of minnesota, pentagon, 2001, september 11

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    • 6 Ratings
    • 3553 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Government Imposed Drug Testing in Indiana

    JUNE 23, 2011 12:05PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: drugs, drug war, drug testing, workers, students, schools, supreme court, indiana, florida, rick scott, richard nixon, sandra day o'connor, clarence thomas, antonin scalia, ronald reagan, federal government, 4th amendment, u.s. constitution, news, opinion

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    • 22 Ratings
    • 3296 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    This makes writing 'Columbine' worth it. Again

    APRIL 8, 2011 1:10PM

    By Dave Cullen


    Topics: students, writing, columbine, books

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    • 11 Ratings
    • 2122 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Cathleen Black and the Realities of School Leadership

    APRIL 8, 2011 7:33AM

    By Paul Fornale


    Topics: cathleen black, school administration, teaching, learning, students, schools

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    • 18 Ratings
    • 3020 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    Carry a Big Stick--When I Was Ordered to Paddle Students

    MARCH 31, 2011 6:45AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: news, health, environment, politics, violence, green valley high, nevad, clark county, discipline, students, paddling

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 959 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Forget books, carry a gun!

    MARCH 12, 2011 8:37PM

    By Ulli K Ryder


    Topics: education, guns, teachers, students

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    • 17 Ratings
    • 1881 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    The First Rule of Teaching: Do No Harm

    OCTOBER 21, 2010 12:46PM

    By Holly Robinson


    Topics: teachers, education, evaluating teacher performance, teacher tests, teacher training, educational system, students, parents, roald dahl, matilda, miss trunchbull

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 1932 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Strike Day 8: Fear, Love, and Pictures from a Protest March

    OCTOBER 19, 2010 2:28PM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: international news, students, talkin' bout a revolution, justice, strikes, retirement reform, politics, current events, france

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 2497 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    In Tucson, Arizona's SB1070 Not So Popular

    JUNE 10, 2010 6:49PM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: workers, visitor, tucsonans, tourists, tina, students, southerland, republic, reports, raul, protesters, phoenix, phil, opinion, nogales, morons, million, mexico, mexican, mayo, maricopa, lounge, grijalva, governor, government, gordon, flagstaff, enrique, education, dupnik, crisis, conventions, convention, congressman, clarence, cinco, capital, brewer, boycotts, arizonans, arizona, american, alcantar

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1310 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    How much can we do with $100?

    NOVEMBER 3, 2009 9:43PM

    By MsThirteen


    Topics: suburb, california, bay area, teacher, elementary school, taxes, money, schools, budget, students, tape

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    • 2 Ratings
    • 893 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Healthcare and the classroom

    NOVEMBER 1, 2009 10:35PM

    By MsThirteen


    Topics: inequality, absenteeism, sick days, students, kids, elementary school, school, teacher, universal coverage, health care, h1n1

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 4537 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    What Is My Responsibility To Lazy, Disinterested Students?

    OCTOBER 1, 2009 7:07AM

    By Jeff L. Howe


    Topics: say.. wha?, lazy, beavis, jeff howe, learning, education, students

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 10999 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    Time to Eliminate High School Sports?

    JUNE 2, 2009 4:33PM

    By david smith


    Topics: high school, sports, teachers, students, california

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    • 13 Ratings
    • 4425 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    How a Bunch of Ragtag Militant Protesters Turned the Gates of Notre Dame into the Gates of Hell

    MAY 18, 2009 10:07AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: priests, bishops, pope, graduation, anti-abortionists, protest, pro-life, pro-choice, abortion, college, students, commencement, democrats, catholics, obama, notre dame

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 707 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    At the Middle of This Struggle over Catholic Identity, Notre Dame Students Will Graduate

    MAY 17, 2009 8:19AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: obama, notre dame, humanity, life, pro-life, anti-abortion, pro-choice, students, democrats, catholics, protestants, religion, faith, identity, priest, bishops, graduation, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 2542 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    “Pro-Lifers” at Notre Dame Gates Not Representative of Student Body as a Whole

    MAY 16, 2009 6:08PM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: notre dame, obama, catholics, democrats, commencement, students, college, abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, protest, anti-abortionists, graduation, pope, bishops, priests

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