Education

Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’

Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’ Ayanna Pressley to Betsy DeVos: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You to Care for a House Plant Let Alone My Child’

You shouldn’t either.

Jul 14, 2020 / John Nichols

For Some Students, ICE’s Visa Announcement Is Life or Death

For Some Students, ICE’s Visa Announcement Is Life or Death For Some Students, ICE’s Visa Announcement Is Life or Death

If the agency deports international students whose classes are online-only, those from Syria are in particular danger.

Jul 10, 2020 / Francesca Freeman and George Batah

Online Learning Isn’t Even Remotely Equal

Online Learning Isn’t Even Remotely Equal Online Learning Isn’t Even Remotely Equal

We can’t just ignore it: Not every student has access to the same resources. But they should.

Jul 1, 2020 / Mary Retta

Letting Go of Robert E. Lee at Washington and Lee University

Letting Go of Robert E. Lee at Washington and Lee University Letting Go of Robert E. Lee at Washington and Lee University

It is going to get increasingly hard to persuade high school students who care about diversity to attend a university named after a Confederate general.

Jun 25, 2020 / StudentNation / Toni Locy

We Need Police Out of Our Schools—Now

We Need Police Out of Our Schools—Now We Need Police Out of Our Schools—Now

An interview with Minneapolis student leader Nathanial Genene about the uprising, removing police from public schools, and the need to rethink what school looks like.

Jun 23, 2020 / Q&A / Jesse Hagopian

Minneapolis Public Schools Abolished Their Police First

Minneapolis Public Schools Abolished Their Police First Minneapolis Public Schools Abolished Their Police First

While the city of Minneapolis is now considered a vanguard in the national effort to defund the police, less acknowledged is that its public school system has been several steps ah...

Jun 19, 2020 / Mary Retta

How the New York City School System Failed the Test of Covid-19

How the New York City School System Failed the Test of Covid-19 How the New York City School System Failed the Test of Covid-19

The city’s leaders bungled the closing of the schools when the coronavirus struck. Can they be trusted to reopen them safely?

Jun 16, 2020 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe

What About the International Students?

What About the International Students? What About the International Students?

The coronavirus threw their lives into disarray. Months in, their futures are still uncertain.

Jun 15, 2020 / StudentNation / Jimin Kang

With Covid-19, We Need to Rethink the Youth Vote

With Covid-19, We Need to Rethink the Youth Vote With Covid-19, We Need to Rethink the Youth Vote

It’ll make or break the coming election.

Jun 12, 2020 / StudentNation / Jazmin Kay

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We Need an Academic New Deal We Need an Academic New Deal

Higher education work is a public good, and we university workers are prepared to fight to make it better for all.

Jun 9, 2020 / Alyssa Bowen and William Horne

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