Bilingual Education Is Back on the Ballot in California Bilingual Education Is Back on the Ballot in California
This November, voters will decide whether dual-immersion language programs deserve a new chance in the state’s schools.
Oct 7, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Why a Radio Station Censored the East Carolina University Band and Deepened a Backlash Why a Radio Station Censored the East Carolina University Band and Deepened a Backlash
A radio station refusing to air a football game because the band members took a knee during the anthem is not “a protest of a protest.” It’s erasure.
Oct 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin
12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump 12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump
She and her platform represent much more than just “the lesser evil.”
Oct 5, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era The Anonymous Town That Was the Model of Desegregation in the Civil-Rights Era
Here’s how it fell apart.
Oct 4, 2016 / Feature / LynNell Hancock
Racism Got You Stressed? That May Be Holding Kids Back at School, Too. Racism Got You Stressed? That May Be Holding Kids Back at School, Too.
New research suggests the experience of bias alters our hormones in ways that widen the academic achievement gap.
Oct 4, 2016 / Benjamin Ryan
Everything Is Interesting Everything Is Interesting
Nicholson Baker goes back to school.
Sep 29, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley
On the Passing of HBCU and Olympic Coaching Legend Ed Temple On the Passing of HBCU and Olympic Coaching Legend Ed Temple
He trained 40 black woman Olympians who won 23 Olympic medals, thirteen of them gold.
Sep 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Letters From the October 10, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 10, 2016, Issue
So much for this magazine… The panic boom… Redoing the House—and Senate… Teach your children well… A real puzzle…
Sep 22, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers
4 Simple Ways to Help 44 Million Americans With Student Debt 4 Simple Ways to Help 44 Million Americans With Student Debt
The student-loan-debt crisis is very real, yet policies have failed to respond with any urgency.
Sep 19, 2016 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian
Unions Enter the World of Online Charter Schools Unions Enter the World of Online Charter Schools
The teachers across Agora Cyber Charter’s “virtual classrooms” have won an unlikely organizing victory.
Sep 14, 2016 / Michelle Chen