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With a well-marked pathway from preschool through high school, the dense New Jersey city is a model educator for newcomers—and America at large.

Reformers are targeting Mexican teachers, wielding tests as a weapon. Sound familiar?

Community members are concerned about Cornell’s partnership with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, whose research and development help sustain Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land.

What's next for early childhood education? The Nation's Bryce Covert talks with Dana Goldstein and Melissa Lazarín about the policy and politics of universal preschool.

Where are their voices on the major issues of the day?

The school-to-prison pipeline has emerged quickly, but the corrosive effect of criminalizing children will be felt for generations to come.

Will Obama's order to increase "school resource officers" funnel more of our students through the school-to-prison pipeline?

New York City’s school bus drivers and aides do a tough job where experience matters.

It's the wrong response to incidents like Newtown.

We can truly know only that which we have made: human history.