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Global Warming Is Thawing Out the Frozen Corpses of a Forgotten WWI Battle

First the rifles thawed, then the diaries and letters—then the bodies.

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What Does a President Trump Mean for Public Education?

Closing the U.S. Department of Education might be on the table.

Closing the U.S. Department of Education might be on the table.

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Teacher: ‘I love my students, I love my job, and I feel fulfilled. But I’m broke.’

Why can't teachers be compensated fairly? 'The answer shouldn’t be to tell those who love their career and love their students to leave for a higher-paying job or shut up about it already. '

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A teacher punched a second-grader in the face because she was ‘tired of him,’ police say

Police with Houston's Alief Independent School District say Lisa Allison told them she didn't remember throwing the punch at Landis Elementary School.

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Number of home-schooled students has doubled since 1999, new data shows

An estimated 1.8 million children are home-schooled, or 3.4 percent of U.S. students.

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Why the shine is off the charter school movement

'How much “choice” is enough? How many schools are sustainable given a population of students? What happens when choice exacerbates segregation? Who ensures that separation of church and state is enforced?'

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(via Our Schools Need Social Justice Warriors, Not Status-Quo Embracers)

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Matt Damon explains why he made this surprising new film

The actor and activist narrates a new documentary about education reform.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-bKFo30o2o)

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(via Fearing Election Day trouble, some U.S. schools cancel classes)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_BskcXTqpM)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITTbY1n3Iz8)

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Teachers are expected to remain politically neutral. These Teachers of the Year say they can’t.

'We are supposed to remain politically neutral. For valid reasons, we don’t want to offend our students, colleagues or community members. But there are times when a moral imperative outweighs traditional social norms.'

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