Texas Is the New Republican Template Texas Is the New Republican Template
What’s happening there is about much more than the fight over reproductive rights. It’s about political control.
Sep 8, 2021 / John Nichols
The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District
When schools in Marion, Ark., opened, the district was prohibited from requiring masks. Here’s what their experience can teach the rest of the country.
Aug 30, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Olivia Paschal
Joe Biden Can Cancel Your Student Loan Debt Joe Biden Can Cancel Your Student Loan Debt
Legal experts, the Senate majority leader, and borrowers all agree that the president has the authority to cancel student loan debt. Why doesn’t Nancy Pelosi?
Aug 27, 2021 / StudentNation / Cody Hounanian and Brendan Rooks
Are Bans Against School Mask Mandates Against the Law? Are Bans Against School Mask Mandates Against the Law?
The Biden administration may use disability rights legislation to require masks in schools.
Aug 23, 2021 / StudentNation / David M. Perry
Chicago Teachers to the Mayor: Put Human Needs Ahead of Banks Chicago Teachers to the Mayor: Put Human Needs Ahead of Banks
The $4 billion in federal Covid relief funds coming to the city offers an unprecedented chance to deliver affordable housing, safe schools, and secure neighborhoods. The mayor want...
Aug 20, 2021 / Eleni Schirmer
What Is College Really Worth? What Is College Really Worth?
As the price of college goes up and the value of a degree goes down, are students being given a fair deal?
Aug 18, 2021 / StudentNation / Rebecca Gordon
Public Education Is Set Up to Fail in the Pandemic Public Education Is Set Up to Fail in the Pandemic
A crisis looms over school reentry. Chronic underinvestment threatens to make it that much worse.
Aug 17, 2021 / StudentNation / Melody Schreiber
From a High-School Cheerleader, a Lesson in Free Speech From a High-School Cheerleader, a Lesson in Free Speech
As school resumes, the Supreme Court’s decision in the most significant student free speech case in decades reverberates across the country.
Aug 5, 2021 / Column / Elie Mystal
A Quick Reminder That Mandating Vaccines Is Totally Constitutional A Quick Reminder That Mandating Vaccines Is Totally Constitutional
No, the Bill of Rights does not block vaccine mandates. Neither does HIPAA. Just ask the three Republican judges who ruled that Indiana University can require students to be vaccin...
Aug 4, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Graduate Workers at UT Austin Are Undervalued, Underpaid, and Demanding Answers Graduate Workers at UT Austin Are Undervalued, Underpaid, and Demanding Answers
After a year of precarious pandemic protocols, the health of grad workers is now at risk.
Aug 2, 2021 / StudentNation / Annie Bares and John Mellison