Cuomo’s Choice: Tax the Rich or Starve the Schools Cuomo’s Choice: Tax the Rich or Starve the Schools
As New York’s schools struggle to reopen, America’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, has refused to fill a gaping budget hole by taxing the rich, instead threatening massive cuts.
Sep 17, 2020 / StudentNation / Ross Barkan
Caution Ahead Caution Ahead
Schools reopening present many challenges.
Sep 16, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Endless Summer Endless Summer
Covid spreads and violence escalates under Trump’s leadership.
Sep 11, 2020 / OppArt / Emily Waters
What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration
A combination of federally funded online tutoring and Parenting Pay could jump-start real equity in education and build a culture and economy of care.
Sep 1, 2020 / Elizabeth Gregory
Back-to-School Threat Back-to-School Threat
Classes in a pandemic as cases among young people rise.
The Kids Are Getting Pepper-Sprayed The Kids Are Getting Pepper-Sprayed
Kids as young as 10 years old were among the 200 peaceful student protesters that Chicago police surrounded—tackling, pepper-spraying, and arresting several.
Aug 25, 2020 / StudentNation / Mary Retta
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 / StudentNation / Belle Chesler
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 / StudentNation / Zoë Carpenter
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 / StudentNation / Aaron Talley