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February 21, 2022
I Helped Publish “Maus.” Never Once Have I Regretted It.
If you truly want a teenager to read any book with gusto, the first thing you need to do is, of course, ban it.
Tom Engelhardt
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February 18, 2022
To Fight Attacks on “Critical Race Theory,” Look to Black History
There is a long tradition of Black educators fighting attempts to keep America’s true history out of the classroom—one we can all learn from.
Keisha N. Blain
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February 15, 2022
“Return to Normal” Has Pushed Schools to a Crisis Point
How do you run a school without enough staff?
Belle Chesler
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February 8, 2022
Book Bans Are on the Rise. But Librarians and Authors Are Fighting Back.
In the past few decades in the US, book banning has taken on a decidedly more genteel character.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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February 4, 2022
What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors
On banning the book that changed what we talk about when we talk about the Holocaust.
Linda Mannheim
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January 24, 2022
“If These Demands Are Not Met, We Will Be Striking by Not Attending School”
An interview with Ayleen Serrano and Nikayla Dean, organizers of Oakland’s student Covid protests.
Eoin Higgins
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January 20, 2022
Some Kids Have Returned to In-Person Learning Only to Be Kicked Right Back Out
While some school districts are responding to a pandemic-driven surge in student misbehavior with mental health support and disciplinary alternatives, others are suspending kids.
Tara García Mathewson
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January 11, 2022
There Is Something Very Wrong With a Society That Scapegoats Its Teachers
It’s no accident that teachers are being attacked for everything from teaching about racism to asking for adequate Covid protections.
Liat Olenick
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December 9, 2021
To Reduce Inequality in Our Education System, Reduce Class Sizes
New York City has a rare opportunity to pass a hugely popular bill to shrink class sizes. So why are the mayor and the City Council speaker standing in its way?
Leonie Haimson
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November 16, 2021
Progressives Can No Longer Cede School Boards to the GOP
They should treat them as political arenas in which to fight—and win.
Katrina vanden Heuvel