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A New Vision of School Reform

A New Vision of School Reform A New Vision of School Reform

The change we need in education policy is more than a rebranding of No Child Left Behind.

May 27, 2010 / Feature / Pedro Noguera

Restoring Our Schools

Restoring Our Schools Restoring Our Schools

Forget quick fixes. To compete internationally, we need to improve the whole system.

May 27, 2010 / Feature / Linda Darling-Hammond

Why I Changed My Mind

Why I Changed My Mind Why I Changed My Mind

Bringing "choice" and "accountability" to the education system sounded good on paper, but in reality, that effort has failed.

May 27, 2010 / Feature / Diane Ravitch

Bright Ideas

Bright Ideas Bright Ideas

Far from the media spotlight, innovation in education is going on in unexpected places.

May 27, 2010 / Feature / Philissa Cramer

Cradle to College Cradle to College

Community schools alter the arc of children's lives by addressing academic and social needs.

May 27, 2010 / Feature / David Kirp

The Pull of Magnets

The Pull of Magnets The Pull of Magnets

Despite the hype around charters, it's magnet schools that have a real track record of success.

May 27, 2010 / Feature / Susan Eaton

Law-Free Zoning

Law-Free Zoning Law-Free Zoning

An appeals court ruling that foreigners held at Bagram can't challenge their detention gives the military an easy way to avoid legal review: send all detainees to Afghanistan, no m...

May 27, 2010 / David Cole

Veil of Fears Veil of Fears

I don't like face-veiling either. But how does criminalizing Muslim women's clothing make them more equal?

May 26, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Blame Clinton, Not Paul

Blame Clinton, Not Paul Blame Clinton, Not Paul

Rand Paul is a distraction. The real question is: why did Clinton leave responsibility for the poor to the states while letting the federal government maintain a lavish welfare sys...

May 26, 2010 / Robert Scheer

A Mother’s Catch-22

A Mother’s Catch-22 A Mother’s Catch-22

Low-income mothers can't work without child care and can't afford child care without working.  As local governments refuse funding for child-care subsidies, moms are ending up...

May 25, 2010 / William Greider

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