Public Schools

Stop Defunding Our Public Schools Stop Defunding Our Public Schools

Across the country, education budgets have been slashed in favor of bloated military budgets and tax cuts for the rich. 

Apr 18, 2019 / Belle Chesler

School-District Secessions Are Gathering Speed, a New Report Shows

School-District Secessions Are Gathering Speed, a New Report Shows School-District Secessions Are Gathering Speed, a New Report Shows

Wealthy school districts are increasingly splitting from poorer, more diverse ones.

Apr 17, 2019 / StudentNation / Emmanuel Felton

The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis

The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis

The struggle for fair funding goes way beyond the district. So now the teachers are taking their fight to Sacramento.

Mar 18, 2019 / Bryce Covert

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Letters From the March 25, 2019, Issue Letters From the March 25, 2019, Issue

The Dangers of Amnesia In his cover story “Who Is Matt Duss and Can He Take On ‘The Blob’?” [Feb. 25/March 4], David Klion misleadingly describes Barack Obama’s adviser Ben Rhodes…

Mar 7, 2019 / Our Readers

Oakland Teachers on Strike

The Educators’ Revolt Is Spreading to Oakland The Educators’ Revolt Is Spreading to Oakland

Starting February 21, Oakland teachers will be on strike to reverse the dismantling of their school system.

Feb 21, 2019 / Eric Blanc

Denver Teachers

Denver Students Take the Lead as Teachers Strike Denver Students Take the Lead as Teachers Strike

Working-class students of color are mobilizing to support their striking teachers and against privatizing district leaders.

Feb 12, 2019 / StudentNation / Eric Blanc

LaShawn Robinson outside the Connecticut Capitol

A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case

After Sheff v. O’Neill, Hartford, Connecticut, created a new model for school integration. Now a conservative law firm wants to dismantle it.

Feb 11, 2019 / Rachel M. Cohen

What Rydell High School Can Teach Us about the LA Teachers Strike

What Rydell High School Can Teach Us about the LA Teachers Strike What Rydell High School Can Teach Us about the LA Teachers Strike

As teachers in Denver and Oakland head toward their own strikes, it’s worth doubling down on the lessons from LA.

Feb 7, 2019 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe

Donald Trump

2019 Will Be the Worst Year of Trump’s Life  2019 Will Be the Worst Year of Trump’s Life 

John Nichols on the White House, Sarah Jaffe on the LA teachers’ strike, and Sean Wilentz on slavery and the constitution.

Jan 24, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Stan Kroenke

The Rams’ Stan Kroenke Represents the Worst of the NFL The Rams’ Stan Kroenke Represents the Worst of the NFL

This year’s Super Bowl pits two odious teams against one another.

Jan 23, 2019 / Dave Zirin

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