Nikhil Goyal

Nikhil Goyal is the author of Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty and a former senior policy adviser on education and children for Senator Bernie Sanders.

 

Nikhil Goyal is author of Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty. He served as senior policy adviser on education and children for Senator Bernie Sanders and holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Stop Arguing Over Elite Schools. Just Make Public Colleges Free.

Stop Arguing Over Elite Schools. Just Make Public Colleges Free. Stop Arguing Over Elite Schools. Just Make Public Colleges Free.

College tuition and fees have metastasized, hitting an average of nearly $11,000 a year for in-state students who attend public four-year institutions.

Sep 29, 2023 / Editorial / Nikhil Goyal

Helen Gym

Helen Gym Has a Plan to Make Philadelphia Safe Helen Gym Has a Plan to Make Philadelphia Safe

If elected, Gym would join other progressive mayors in Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles in reimagining public safety in US cities.

May 10, 2023 / Nikhil Goyal

Two people pose for graduation photos

We Can Reopen Schools if We Make the City the Classroom We Can Reopen Schools if We Make the City the Classroom

Radical education ideas from the 1960s and ’70s can help us safely teach children during a pandemic.

Jul 21, 2020 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

Bernie Sanders

Bernie’s Plan to Save Public Schools Bernie’s Plan to Save Public Schools

Sanders has the most progressive education platform in modern American history.

May 20, 2019 / Editorial / Nikhil Goyal

Bernie and Jane Sanders

Jane Sanders Has Some Harsh Words for Our Public Education System Jane Sanders Has Some Harsh Words for Our Public Education System

In this interview, Bernie Sanders’s wife explains how schools would be different under President Sanders.

Apr 28, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs

These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs

These politicians send their own kids to progressive schools that eschew rote learning.

Mar 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

Why John King Should Be Rejected as Secretary of Education

Why John King Should Be Rejected as Secretary of Education Why John King Should Be Rejected as Secretary of Education

As a student at Syosset High School during much of King’s reign as New York State's education commissioner, I saw firsthand the disastrous effects of his policies.

Mar 3, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

Plutocracy Is the Problem

Plutocracy Is the Problem Plutocracy Is the Problem

WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: It is up to the American people to insist that corporations are not people, money is not speech and elections are not up for sale.

Sep 26, 2013 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal and StudentNation

Why I Opted Out of APPR Why I Opted Out of APPR

A recent graduate of Syosset High School explains why he opted out of his school’s standardized tests.

May 21, 2013 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal and StudentNation

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