diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
index 5b254fc86e..f045dfeb3b 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
@@ -145,22 +145,22 @@ function goto( mode)
     </p>
 
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Dump list of enrolled students")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Dump list of enrolled students">
     </p>
 
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Dump Grades for all students in this course")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Download CSV of all student grades for this course")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Dump Grades for all students in this course">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Download CSV of all student grades for this course">
     </p>
 
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Dump all RAW grades for all students in this course")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Download CSV of all RAW grades")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Dump all RAW grades for all students in this course">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Download CSV of all RAW grades">
     </p>
 
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Download CSV of answer distributions")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Dump description of graded assignments configuration")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Download CSV of answer distributions">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Dump description of graded assignments configuration">
     </p>
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
 
@@ -177,21 +177,21 @@ function goto( mode)
     <li>${_("Gradebook name:")} <font color="green">${rg.get('name','None defined!')}</font>
     <br/>
     <br/>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List assignments available in remote gradebook")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List enrolled students matching remote gradebook")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List assignments available in remote gradebook">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List enrolled students matching remote gradebook">
     <br/>
     <br/>
     </li>
-    <li><input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List assignments available for this course")}">
+    <li><input type="submit" name="action" value="List assignments available for this course">
     <br/>
     <br/>
     </li>
     <li>${_("Assignment name:")} <input type="text" name="assignment_name" size=40 >
     <br/>
     <br/>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Display grades for assignment")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Export grades for assignment to remote gradebook")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Export CSV file of grades for assignment")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Display grades for assignment">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Export grades for assignment to remote gradebook">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Export CSV file of grades for assignment">
     </li>
     </ul>
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
@@ -213,14 +213,14 @@ function goto( mode)
     </p>
     <p>
       ${_("Then select an action:")}
-      <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Reset ALL students' attempts")}">
-      <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Rescore ALL students' problem submissions")}">
+      <input type="submit" name="action" value="Reset ALL students' attempts">
+      <input type="submit" name="action" value="Rescore ALL students' problem submissions">
     </p>
     <p>
     <p>${_("These actions run in the background, and status for active tasks will appear in a table below. To see status for all tasks submitted for this problem, click on this button:")}
     </p>
     <p>
-      <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Show Background Task History")}">
+      <input type="submit" name="action" value="Show Background Task History">
     </p>
 
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ function goto( mode)
     </p>
     <p>
       ${_("Click this, and a link to student's progress page will appear below:")}
-      <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Get link to student's progress page")}">
+      <input type="submit" name="action" value="Get link to student's progress page">
     </p>
     <p>
       ${_("Specify a particular problem in the course here by its url:")}
@@ -248,16 +248,16 @@ function goto( mode)
     </p>
     <p>
       ${_("Then select an action:")}
-      <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Reset student's attempts")}">
+      <input type="submit" name="action" value="Reset student's attempts">
       %if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_BACKGROUND_TASKS'):
-      <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Rescore student's problem submission")}">
+      <input type="submit" name="action" value="Rescore student's problem submission">
       %endif
     </p>
 
     %if instructor_access:
     <p>
       ${_("You may also delete the entire state of a student for the specified module:")}
-      <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Delete student state for module")}">
+      <input type="submit" name="action" value="Delete student state for module">
     </p>
     %endif
     %if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR_BACKGROUND_TASKS'):
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ function goto( mode)
            "To see status for all tasks submitted for this problem and student, click on this button:")}
     </p>
     <p>
-      <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Show Background Task History for Student")}">
+      <input type="submit" name="action" value="Show Background Task History for Student">
     </p>
     %endif
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ function goto( mode)
     </select>
     </p>
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Generate Histogram and IRT Plot")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Generate Histogram and IRT Plot">
     </p>
 
     <p></p>
@@ -298,28 +298,28 @@ function goto( mode)
   %if instructor_access:
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List course staff members")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List course staff members">
     <p>
     <input type="text" name="staffuser">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Remove course staff")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Add course staff")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Remove course staff">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Add course staff">
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
   %endif
 
   %if admin_access:
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List course instructors")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List course instructors">
     <p>
-    <input type="text" name="instructor"> <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Remove instructor")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Add instructor")}">
+    <input type="text" name="instructor"> <input type="submit" name="action" value="Remove instructor">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Add instructor">
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
   %endif
 
   %if settings.MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_MANUAL_GIT_RELOAD'] and admin_access:
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Reload course from XML files")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("GIT pull and Reload course")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Reload course from XML files">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="GIT pull and Reload course">
   %endif
 %endif
 
@@ -328,23 +328,23 @@ function goto( mode)
   %if instructor_access:
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List course forum admins")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List course forum admins">
     <p>
-    <input type="text" name="forumadmin"> <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Remove forum admin")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Add forum admin")}">
+    <input type="text" name="forumadmin"> <input type="submit" name="action" value="Remove forum admin">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Add forum admin">
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
   %endif
 
   %if instructor_access or forum_admin_access:
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List course forum moderators")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List course forum community TAs")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List course forum moderators">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List course forum community TAs">
     <p>
     <input type="text" name="forummoderator">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Remove forum moderator")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Add forum moderator")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Remove forum community TA")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Add forum community TA")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Remove forum moderator">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Add forum moderator">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Remove forum community TA">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Add forum community TA">
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
   %else:
   <p>${_("User requires forum administrator privileges to perform administration tasks.  See instructor.")}</p>
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ function goto( mode)
 
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List enrolled students")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List students who may enroll but may not have yet signed up")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List enrolled students">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List students who may enroll but may not have yet signed up">
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
 
   %if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('REMOTE_GRADEBOOK_URL','') and instructor_access:
@@ -371,10 +371,10 @@ function goto( mode)
     <li>${_("Gradebook name:")} <font color="green">${rg.get('name','None defined!')}</font>
     <li>${_("Section:")} <input type="text" name="gradebook_section" size=40 value="${rg.get('section','')}"></li>
     </ul>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List sections available in remote gradebook")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List students in section in remote gradebook")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Overload enrollment list using remote gradebook")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Merge enrollment list with remote gradebook")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List sections available in remote gradebook">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List students in section in remote gradebook">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Overload enrollment list using remote gradebook">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Merge enrollment list with remote gradebook">
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
 
   %endif
@@ -385,9 +385,9 @@ function goto( mode)
   <input type="checkbox" name="email_students"> ${_("Notify students by email")}
   <p>
   <input type="checkbox" name="auto_enroll"> ${_("Auto-enroll students when they activate")}
-  <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Enroll multiple students")}">
+  <input type="submit" name="action" value="Enroll multiple students">
   <p>
-  <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Unenroll multiple students")}">
+  <input type="submit" name="action" value="Unenroll multiple students">
 
 %endif
 
@@ -396,11 +396,11 @@ function goto( mode)
 %if modeflag.get('Data'):
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Download CSV of all student profile data")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Download CSV of all student profile data">
     </p>
     <p> ${_("Problem urlname:")}
         <input type="text" name="problem_to_dump" size="40">
-        <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Download CSV of all responses to problem")}">
+        <input type="submit" name="action" value="Download CSV of all responses to problem">
     </p>
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
 %endif
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ function goto( mode)
   %if instructor_access:
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">
     <p>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("List beta testers")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="List beta testers">
     <p>
     ## Translators: days_early_for_beta should not be translated
     ${_("Enter usernames or emails for students who should be beta-testers, one per line, or separated by commas.  They will get to "
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ function goto( mode)
     </p>
     <p>
     <textarea cols="50" row="30" name="betausers"></textarea>
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Remove beta testers")}">
-    <input type="submit" name="action" value="${_("Add beta testers")}">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Remove beta testers">
+    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Add beta testers">
     </p>
     <hr width="40%" style="align:left">