Can Teachers Alone Overcome Poverty? Steven Brill Thinks So Can Teachers Alone Overcome Poverty? Steven Brill Thinks So
The journalist blames teachers unions, not economic inequality, for students’ failure to achieve.
Aug 10, 2011 / Feature / Dana Goldstein
Rethinking Politics in the Classroom Rethinking Politics in the Classroom
We need a mandatory course in every high school that looks at society through the lens of ethics and morality, rather than efficiency and productivity.
Aug 10, 2011 / Feature / Daniel Judt
Why Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Crisis Should Matter to All Educators: Interview With Dr. Rudy Acuna Why Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Crisis Should Matter to All Educators: Interview With Dr. Rudy Acuna
Award-winning historian and educator Dr. Rodolfo “Rudy” Acuña discusses the Tea Party’s chilling attack on his work.
Aug 10, 2011 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers
20 Percent of Veterans in College Have Planned to Commit Suicide 20 Percent of Veterans in College Have Planned to Commit Suicide
A new study says colleges are unprepared to educate the more than one million veterans expected to enter institutions of higher learning in the next decade.
Aug 9, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin S. Donohoe
Right-Wing Billionaires Invest in Wisconsin’s Recall Elections Right-Wing Billionaires Invest in Wisconsin’s Recall Elections
As part of a push to privatize schools, rich conservatives are pouring a fortune into a campaign to defend Republicans who support school choice schemes.
Aug 8, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Matt Damon, Arne Duncan and the Divisive Teacher-Quality Debate Matt Damon, Arne Duncan and the Divisive Teacher-Quality Debate
Last weekend, two very different speeches on the future of the teaching profession made news.
Aug 3, 2011 / The Notion / Dana Goldstein
Scrutiny on Murdoch’s School Reform Agenda Grows Scrutiny on Murdoch’s School Reform Agenda Grows
Now that Murdoch’s in the limelight, will News Corp's attempts to sell educational technology to school districts come under fire?
Jul 21, 2011 / The Notion / Dana Goldstein
ALEC Exposed: Starving Public Schools ALEC Exposed: Starving Public Schools
Aggressively pushing voucher programs, ALEC is calling on states to “transform the system, don't tweak it" in a large-scale assault on public education.
Jul 12, 2011 / Feature / Julie Underwood
The Risks—and Potential Rewards—of Pre-K ‘Testing’ The Risks—and Potential Rewards—of Pre-K ‘Testing’
The Obama administration wants states to develop assessments for pre-schoolers. Here’s how it would work in the classroom.
Jul 6, 2011 / The Notion / Dana Goldstein
Work Smarter, Not Harder: The Debate Over Homework Work Smarter, Not Harder: The Debate Over Homework
Are students working too hard? Britney Wilson provides insight on the homework debate.
Jul 6, 2011 / StudentNation / Britney Wilson