UNC Allows Students to Exclude Abortion Coverage From Health Care Plan UNC Allows Students to Exclude Abortion Coverage From Health Care Plan
At the urgings of a student pro-life group, UNC now gives students the choice to exclude abortion coverage from their student health insurance plans.
Aug 17, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan
Resisting Reforms: On Diane Ravitch Resisting Reforms: On Diane Ravitch
In The Death and Life of the Great American School System, Diane Ravitch has found a new métier as a critic of neo-capitalist school reform.
Aug 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Featherstone
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Art School (Propositions for the 21st Century); Ch-ch-ch-changes: Artists Talk about Teaching; Curating and the Educational Turn
Aug 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Fostering Lifelong Learning Through Discounts Fostering Lifelong Learning Through Discounts
Of the 17 million college students in the United States, more than half a million of these students are over the age of 50. More and more schools are offering discounts and tuition...
Aug 10, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault
GAO Finds Massive Fraud at For-Profit Colleges GAO Finds Massive Fraud at For-Profit Colleges
The question remains what will be done about the practices exposed by the GAO report.
Aug 5, 2010 / StudentNation / George Warner
Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities
One Canadian university is sending students to help green small rural communities in Alberta.
Aug 4, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan
What Are Teachers Worth? What Are Teachers Worth?
If we can't find a way to pay living wages for kindergarten teachers, who are we?
Aug 3, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red
How does a student afford mandatory expenses for college without graduating $5,000 or more in the red? Consider credit unions, instead of credit card companies.
Aug 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault
Talking to Teachers, Obama Defends Education Agenda Talking to Teachers, Obama Defends Education Agenda
In a speech to the Urban League this morning, the president says he's creating a culture of accountability, not attacking teachers. But what kind of reform do we really need? The N...
Jul 29, 2010 / The Nation
StudentNation: Making an Educated Investment StudentNation: Making an Educated Investment
In a society where a bachelor’s degree is the new high school diploma and a master’s degree is the new bachelor’s, the issue of college affordability is a common ...
Jul 27, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault