Romney-Ryan Prep School Fantasies: Wrong About Teachers… and Parents Romney-Ryan Prep School Fantasies: Wrong About Teachers… and Parents
66 percent of Chicago parents back teachers and their union, while Romney-Ryan back wrongheaded Rahm Emmanel—and the fantasy that parents don't like public education.
Sep 13, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Chicago Teachers Push Back Against Neoliberal Education Reform Chicago Teachers Push Back Against Neoliberal Education Reform
In Chicago, teachers aren’t just fighting for a fair contract—they’re fighting to stop the education reform agenda that dominates the national debate.
Sep 11, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook
Why Strike? Hear It From a Chicago Teacher (VIDEO) Why Strike? Hear It From a Chicago Teacher (VIDEO)
Twenty-six thousand teachers and school staff are expected to join the picket lines in Chicago Monday. Why?
Sep 10, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
The Poetry of America’s Best and the Brightest The Poetry of America’s Best and the Brightest
The students at Bunker Hill Community College may have difficult lives. But the best are as bright as any Ivy Leaguer.
Sep 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Wick Sloane
Students, Beware: Private Student-Loan Companies Are Not Your Friends Students, Beware: Private Student-Loan Companies Are Not Your Friends
A devastating report reveals the predatory practices behind the $150 billion private student-lending industry.
Sep 4, 2012 / Kay Steiger
Massive Student Protests Continue in Montreal Massive Student Protests Continue in Montreal
Tens of thousands of students and their supporters take to the streets in Montreal to protest tuition hikes.
Aug 24, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
NYU Law Trustee Funds Justice Institute, Locks Out Workers NYU Law Trustee Funds Justice Institute, Locks Out Workers
The glaring disjunction between Daniel Straus' deeds and actions have not gone unnoticed, and now the businessman is facing retribution from striking workers and organized students...
Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/1/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/1/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Aug 2, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Will Women Get Pushed Off the Fiscal Cliff? Will Women Get Pushed Off the Fiscal Cliff?
Sequestration cuts will hit women fastest and hardest.
Jul 30, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert