The Madness of March The Madness of March
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan can moralize all he wants about the "educational mission" of the NCAA schools playing in March Madness--but no one is watching to learn...
Mar 23, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Californians March into the Heartland Californians March into the Heartland
Holding the budget hostage while state unemployment tops 12 percent, California growers and their political allies have slashed funding for schools and social services. The March f...
Mar 17, 2010 / David Bacon
How Sports Attacks Public Education How Sports Attacks Public Education
On Thursday, I was proud to take part in a student walkout and talk some sports.....
Mar 4, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Multicultural Classes Criticized as Indoctrination Multicultural Classes Criticized as Indoctrination
The University of Minnesota is drawing criticism for proposing curriculum that would teach education majors about things like institutionalized racism.
Feb 22, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter
Ideas for Change in America Ideas for Change in America
As today's young adults struggle to balance the rising costs of a postsecondary education with countless other financial obligations, many public universities burdened with budget ...
Feb 19, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships
Not being paid for work is illegal, so why aren’t unpaid internships?
Feb 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter
Faculty Protest Texas Football Coach’s Raise Faculty Protest Texas Football Coach’s Raise
University of Texas football coach Mack Brown is getting a $2 million bonus while the rest of campus is tightening its belt.
Jan 5, 2010 / Column / Dave Zirin and Snehal Shingavi
Are Student Loan Companies Playing Politics With People’s Jobs? Are Student Loan Companies Playing Politics With People’s Jobs?
Lenders claim that cutting their federal subsidies in order to give grants to students would put tens of thousands out of work--but the numbers just don't add up.
Dec 9, 2009 / Pedro de la Torre III
Saving Journalism (It’s Not Academic) Saving Journalism (It’s Not Academic)
Are universities the last hope for a home for quality journalism?
Dec 2, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
California Scheming California Scheming
In the latest push to privatize public education, regents at the University of California have raised tuition by 32 percent.
Nov 24, 2009 / Feature / Ben Ehrenreich