‘We Are Not a Failing School!’ ‘We Are Not a Failing School!’
A school-closing hearing in Chicago becomes a test of whether corporate-driven school "reform" can be responsive and humane.
Apr 16, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 15 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 15
This week, Newark walks out, Arizona kneecaps its students and UNC rape survivors create a national underground network. And more!
Apr 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students
With HB 2169, which prohibits the use of student fees for political advocacy, students are the new victims of Arizona's right-wing regime.
Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Maxwell Love and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/12/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/12/13)
In the latest picks, activists organize around education, economist Richard Wolff tells it like it is and Farc and the Colombian government make progress towards peace. Who said no...
Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Dispatches From the US Student Movement Dispatches From the US Student Movement
From the All in the Red Collective in New York to the Oxy Sexual Assault Coalition in California, young activists are on the march.
Apr 10, 2013 / Editorial / The Editors
At Occupy the DOE, A Push for Democratic, Not Corporate, Education Reform At Occupy the DOE, A Push for Democratic, Not Corporate, Education Reform
The growing movement against education reform is challenging a well-messaged behemoth funded by billionaires and sanctioned by both political parties.
Apr 9, 2013 / Alleen Brown
How Union City Is Shifting the Arc of Immigrant Kids’ Lives How Union City Is Shifting the Arc of Immigrant Kids’ Lives
With a well-marked pathway from preschool through high school, the dense New Jersey city is a model educator for newcomers—and America at large.
Apr 8, 2013 / David Kirp
As Boston Ends Desegregation Busing, Students Face New Inequities As Boston Ends Desegregation Busing, Students Face New Inequities
Without a mechanism to ensure equality of access in all Boston communities, it's inevitable that wealthier communities will have access to the good schools.
Apr 8, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
What You Need to Know About the Indiana University Strike What You Need to Know About the Indiana University Strike
This week, students and staff will walk out of class and off the job in support of a comprehensive set of demands for worker rights and economic equity.
Apr 8, 2013 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky and StudentNation
A New Chicago Freedom Ride A New Chicago Freedom Ride
Past shuttered schools and glass-strewn vacant lots, the Chicago Teachers Union documents the likely toll of Rahm Emanuel's latest disastrous education plan.
Apr 5, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein