Dana Goldstein

Dana Goldstein is a Puffin Foundation writing fellow at The Nation Institute and a Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation. Her writing on education, women's issues, public health, and American politics has appeared in The Daily Beast, The American Prospect, The Nation, the Washington Post, The New Republic, Slate and BusinessWeek. You can follow her work at www.danagoldstein.net.

Articles

What Teachers Want (Education, Labor)

New studies show that many teachers are unhappy in their jobs—and in this climate of austerity, it's no wonder.

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Can Teachers Alone Overcome Poverty? Steven Brill Thinks So (Charter Schools, Education, Unions, Poverty)

The journalist blames teachers unions, not economic inequality, for students’ failure to achieve.

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Should All Kids Go to College? (Education Reform, Higher Education)

Given skyrocketing college costs and the bleak jobs outlook, some argue that vocational school is an apt alternative to a four-year liberal arts program for many working-class kids.

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What Newark Schools Need (Education, Education Policy, Society)

Why won't Facebook philanthropist Mark Zuckerberg use his gift to build on progress already being made?

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Grading 'Waiting for Superman' (Charter Schools, Education, Education Reform, Media Analysis)

The celebrated film tells a familiar story about unions and schools—but misses what's new.

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The Selling of School Reform (Education Policy, Politics, Society)

Charter and merit pay advocates make up in lobbying what they lack in community support.