Will Public Schools Survive Covid-19? Will Public Schools Survive Covid-19?
Long-term divestment has put America’s public schools in a dangerous situation, pitting necessary education against the safety of students, staff, and parents.
Aug 21, 2020 / no-paywall / Belle Chesler
So Far, 2020 Has Been Our Year of Magical Thinking So Far, 2020 Has Been Our Year of Magical Thinking
No one is immune to the wish to return to normal life. But if we don’t learn to manage and resist it, 2021 could be the year of living—and dying—dangerously.
Aug 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Gregg Gonsalves
School Reopenings Are Only Going to Get More Chaotic School Reopenings Are Only Going to Get More Chaotic
Trump gave up on controlling the virus, squandering our chance to reopen safely.
Aug 20, 2020 / Editorial / Zoë Carpenter
Back to School, Back to Covid? Back to School, Back to Covid?
The push to open schools puts kids’ lives at risk.
Aug 19, 2020 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
This Is What Dystopia Looks Like This Is What Dystopia Looks Like
Anticipating back-to-school, a teacher reflects on days past and the endless limbo of remote learning.
Aug 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Aaron Talley
Daddying, Celebrating Black Fathers Daddying, Celebrating Black Fathers
Black Lives Matter, every day.
Aug 18, 2020 / OppArt / Tau Battice
Universities Are Playing Fast and Loose With Students’ Health Universities Are Playing Fast and Loose With Students’ Health
Who’s really responsible for Covid-19 outbreaks when university campuses reopen?
Aug 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Cynthia Greenlee
How Men’s Rights Groups Helped Rewrite Regulations on Campus Rape How Men’s Rights Groups Helped Rewrite Regulations on Campus Rape
E-mails shared with The Nation reveal a deep collaboration between the Department of Education and organizations that believe in a crisis of false rape allegations.
Aug 14, 2020 / StudentNation / Hélène Barthélemy
The Last Temptation of Jerry The Last Temptation of Jerry
A scandal at Liberty University proves that white evangelicals are starting to copy Trump.
Aug 10, 2020 / Jeet Heer