Rawls and Us Rawls and Us
The late John Rawls was, by all accounts, a remarkably modest and generous person, much beloved by his friends and students, and profoundly uninterested in the kinds of fame an...
Dec 5, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Banishing Bilingualism Banishing Bilingualism
Within the next decade, 30-40 percent of current public school teachers in the United States will retire, opening up more than 700,000 teaching positions.
Nov 21, 2002 / Herbert Kohl and Susan Katz
The Right Way to Have Sex The Right Way to Have Sex
Debbie Nathan is an attendee of Feminist Futures, a New York-based study group whose organizers include Leonore Tiefer.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Debbie Nathan
A Nation at Risk A Nation at Risk
A year ago Congress overwhelmingly approved George W.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Peter Sacks
Can You Spell Cannon Fodder? Can You Spell Cannon Fodder?
The New York City public school system doesn't have the money, time or organizational skills to make sure every child has a dictionary--or a desk.
Oct 24, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Court’s Terrible Two The Court’s Terrible Two
Saving the worst for last, on the final day of the term the Supreme Court issued 5-to-4 rulings on school vouchers and drug testing that blow a huge hole in the wall of church-sta...
Jul 3, 2002 / Herman Schwartz
School’s Out School’s Out
When the New York City Board of Education called on public schools to bring back the Pledge of Allegiance in the wake of 9/11, my daughter, a freshman at Stuyvesant High, thoug...
Jul 3, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Justice for Battered Women Justice for Battered Women
Victims of domestic violence defend their right to keep their children.
Jun 27, 2002 / Feature / Chris Lombardi
Testing Times in Higher Ed Testing Times in Higher Ed
The SAT has been on the ropes lately. The University of California system has threatened to quit using the test for its freshman admissions, arguing that the exam has done more ha...
Jun 6, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Peter Sacks
Malign Neglect Malign Neglect
Children in New York City's public schools are being shortchanged--again.
May 23, 2002 / Feature / Jonathan Kozol