What Teachers Want What Teachers Want
New studies show that many teachers are unhappy in their jobs—and in this climate of austerity, it's no wonder.
Apr 25, 2012 / Editorial / Dana Goldstein
The Future of Vocational Education The Future of Vocational Education
Would the European high school apprenticeship model work in the United States?
Apr 19, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
On Feminism and Sadomasochistic Sex On Feminism and Sadomasochistic Sex
Katie Roiphe's Newsweek cover story ignores the fact that in every century and decade, sadomasochistic erotica has broken into the mainstream.
Apr 16, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
VIDEO: Are American Jews’ Views Towards Israel Changing? VIDEO: Are American Jews’ Views Towards Israel Changing?
Just in time for Passover, a difficult but necessary intergenerational conversation about Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Apr 6, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
In Defense of Peter Beinart In Defense of Peter Beinart
Beinart's The Crisis of Zionism tells a series of important truths about Israel, the occupation and the American Jewish establishment.
Mar 30, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
An Interview With Lisa Delpit on Educating ‘Other People’s Children’ An Interview With Lisa Delpit on Educating ‘Other People’s Children’
The beloved education theorist talks about Teach for America, the intelligence of poor children, and how her own work has been misinterpreted.
Mar 19, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Randi Weingarten: Stop the Testing Obsession Randi Weingarten: Stop the Testing Obsession
Teachers' union leader Randi Weingarten discusses how Shanghai, Singapore and other nations are improving teaching without overemphasizing student testing. Is the Obama administrat...
Mar 16, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
A Brief History of the Education Culture Wars: On Santorum’s Legacy, the GOP and School Reform A Brief History of the Education Culture Wars: On Santorum’s Legacy, the GOP and School Reform
The idea of dismantling the federal government's civil rights–driven education agenda is not new.
Mar 1, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
NYC to Release Teachers’ ‘Value-Added’ Ratings: Why It’s Not Fair NYC to Release Teachers’ ‘Value-Added’ Ratings: Why It’s Not Fair
Bill Gates and Wendy Kopp agree: the volatile data reports unfairly shame teachers.
Feb 24, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
For-Profit Higher Ed and the Occupy Movement For-Profit Higher Ed and the Occupy Movement
A Harper's journalist recently went undercover as a University of Phoenix student. What he found was an "education" that was anything but--and a prime example of how the ...
Feb 16, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein