Youth, Education, & Children

New Rules for Schools

Amy Bach : Youth Violence

The most effective way to fight violence in schools is not the widespread "zero tolerance" model. Thankfully, Clayton County, Georgia, may have the perfect solution.

The Student Sex Column Movement

Alex DiBranco : Sex & Sexuality

The explosion of student sex columns, as captivating as they are controversial, represents a campus movement possessed of the same subversive potential that fueled 1960s student activism.

Legislation Watch: Fighting Hunger in Schools

Greg Kaufmann : Food & Nutrition

As the economy continues to hemorrhage jobs, Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota is introducing legislation to increase eligibility for free school lunches.

Three R's and a Why

Andrea Batista Schlesinger : US Politics & Government

Civics education in schools creates young people who turn into the citizens that our democracy requires.

A Survival Guide for New Teachers of Color

Antonio Ramírez A Milwaukee teacher reflects on those first difficult years.

Jeremy Tyler, Euro-Pro

Dave Zirin & Billy Buntin : Sports

A promising young athlete causes a furor because he's leaving high school to play pro basketball. What's so wrong with that?

Through a Lens Starkly

JoAnn Wypijewski : Sex & Sexuality

A rash of teen "sexting" has turned educators and law enforcement officials into instant oglers, hunting for crimes where none are intended.

Jamileh Ebrahimi, Educational Justice Organizer

Jamilah King : Activism & Organizing

Want to improve K-12 schools in your city? Get your friends involved, says Ebrahimi.

The 'Yes We Will' Campaign Begins

YouTube : Barack Obama

The election of Barack Obama brought unprecedented hope to students and educators, now it's time to turn that energy into action.

Addressing Inequity in Education

Laine Alison Zalac : Gap Between Wealth & Poverty

This essay, the high school winner of The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that until inequities in education are eliminated, a permanent underclass will continue to exist.

The 2008 Student Loan Blues

Nicholas von Hoffman : Higher Education

Some 200,000 college students won't qualify for loans in September, and millions more will pay higher interest rates. Can they count on Obama to help them out?

No Child Left Alive

Daniel Mootz : Iraq War

Is there an Army recruiter in your future?

Mourning in America

Patricia J. Williams : Supreme Court

As the Supreme Court rules public schools cannot take voluntary action to overcome racial inequality, what's surprising is the lack of outcry.

Hey, Kids: Spying Is Fun!

Simon Maxwell Apter : National Security Administration (NSA)

Using cartoons, games and kid-friendly websites, the federal intelligence community is seeking to win the hearts and minds of America's children.

Saving Private Lynch

Annette Fuentes : Iraq War