In Post-Rhee DC, Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide In Post-Rhee DC, Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide
According to new data, white and middle-class DC students are flying high, while black, Hispanic and poor children continue to lag behind their peers.
Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Lee Fang Takes on the Corporatization of American Schools Lee Fang Takes on the Corporatization of American Schools
A network of conservative politicians, lobbyists and corporate interests are attempting to privatize public education through "virtual schooling."
Nov 29, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
‘Dear Jenny: I Fired Your Mom and Put You to Work to Help You “Rise.” Love, Newt’ ‘Dear Jenny: I Fired Your Mom and Put You to Work to Help You “Rise.” Love, Newt’
Yes! A new ad campaign rips Gingrich’s cruel proposal to fire janitors and replace them with child labor.
Nov 25, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
How Online Learning Companies Bought America’s Schools How Online Learning Companies Bought America’s Schools
Under the banner of high-tech progress, corporate lobbyists have rammed through legislation privatizing K-12 education across the country.
The Mexican Education War The Mexican Education War
As in the United States, many Mexican education reformers focus on teachers' unions--but both countries need a broader public schools agenda.
Nov 10, 2011 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Big Money, Bad Media, Secret Agendas: Welcome to America’s Wildest School Board Race Big Money, Bad Media, Secret Agendas: Welcome to America’s Wildest School Board Race
Denver's contest for local school board seats has already cost $600,000, as big-money backers of school privatization, charters and “choice” try to buy control of educa...
Oct 21, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
South Korea Fights Test-Prep Obsession, as the US Creates More Tests South Korea Fights Test-Prep Obsession, as the US Creates More Tests
South Korea is turning away from a testing-obsessed educational culture just as the United States is doubling down on test-focused reforms.
Sep 30, 2011 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Five Ways Young Americans Can Fight Back Against Student Loan Debt Five Ways Young Americans Can Fight Back Against Student Loan Debt
Young people may feel helpless about the corporatocracy, but they have the potential to overcome many barriers.
Sep 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Rae Gomes
The Future of No Child Left Behind The Future of No Child Left Behind
President Obama is moving forward to reform NCLB unilaterally, but the House GOP has its own plan.
Sep 23, 2011 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile
Hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators participated in marches across Chile, united by the same desire: that the government would commit to working towards a quality, free...
Aug 26, 2011 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson