Education

Students Blockade I-75, Stage a ‘Shit-In’ for Trans Justice and Get ‘Real’ With George Will

Students Blockade I-75, Stage a ‘Shit-In’ for Trans Justice and Get ‘Real’ With George Will Students Blockade I-75, Stage a ‘Shit-In’ for Trans Justice and Get ‘Real’ With George Will

From the clock tower to the playground, youth resistance to racism and violence rolls on.

Oct 24, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Poly, NYU’s Latest Global Venture in Building ‘Innovation’ on the Backs of Low-wage Workers

Poly, NYU’s Latest Global Venture in Building ‘Innovation’ on the Backs of Low-wage Workers Poly, NYU’s Latest Global Venture in Building ‘Innovation’ on the Backs of Low-wage Workers

NYU’s Polytechnic School of Engineering or “Poly” facilitates innovation through exploitation of graduate student labor. 

Oct 21, 2014 / StudentNation / Lily Defriend, Gisselle Cunningham, and StudentNation

From St. Louis to South LA, American Youth Move the Moment

From St. Louis to South LA, American Youth Move the Moment From St. Louis to South LA, American Youth Move the Moment

Across the country, young people rally, converge and stage sit-ins to end mass criminalization—and more.

Oct 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

This Is What Happens When Republicans Try to Destroy Public Education

This Is What Happens When Republicans Try to Destroy Public Education This Is What Happens When Republicans Try to Destroy Public Education

Outrage over deep budget cutbacks in key states is hurting the GOP.

Oct 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

WATCH: What’s Next for Public Schools?

WATCH: What’s Next for Public Schools? WATCH: What’s Next for Public Schools?

Tune in to a live panel moderated by Chris Hayes on Sunday, October 5, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST.

Oct 1, 2014 / The Nation

Questions About California’s New Campus Rape Law

Questions About California’s New Campus Rape Law Questions About California’s New Campus Rape Law

Taken literally, California’s new law mandating an affirmative consent standard on college campuses could redefine a lot of consensual sex as rape. Should we be worried?

Sep 29, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice

From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice

For young people across the country, generational moments collide.

Sep 29, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Newark Students Have Made the City Their Classroom

Newark Students Have Made the City Their Classroom Newark Students Have Made the City Their Classroom

Students in Newark, New Jersey, walked out of class earlier this month in protest of the “One Newark” plan to privatize the district’s schools. A substitute teach...

Sep 26, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Nyle Fort

Venture Capitalists Are Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Everything About the Education Market

Venture Capitalists Are Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Everything About the Education Market Venture Capitalists Are Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Everything About the Education Market

Venture capitalists and for-profit firms are salivating over the exploding $788.7 billion market in K-12 education. What does this mean for public school students?

Sep 25, 2014 / Lee Fang

What It Takes to Unite Teachers Unions and Communities of Color

What It Takes to Unite Teachers Unions and Communities of Color What It Takes to Unite Teachers Unions and Communities of Color

Overcoming years of tensions and divisions, parents and teachers are linking arms to save public schools.

Sep 24, 2014 / Michelle Fine and Michael Fabricant

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