Citizens Are Not Consumers Citizens Are Not Consumers
When education gets outsourced, students lose.
May 6, 2016 / Michelle Chen
As the Religious Right Forces the Gospel Into Public Schools, Some Parents Are Opting to Homeschool As the Religious Right Forces the Gospel Into Public Schools, Some Parents Are Opting to Homeschool
After their kids experienced “religious bullying,” these parents felt they had no choice but to take their kids out of public school.
May 3, 2016 / Katherine Stewart
Making Sense of the Boston Public Schools Walkout Making Sense of the Boston Public Schools Walkout
The Boston Public Schools have been under sustained budget cuts for several years. This year students decided they'd had enough.
May 2, 2016 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien
Jane Sanders Has Some Harsh Words for Our Public Education System Jane Sanders Has Some Harsh Words for Our Public Education System
In this interview, Bernie Sanders’s wife explains how schools would be different under President Sanders.
Apr 28, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal
Want Your Kids to Get a Good Education? Support Their Teachers’ Workplace Rights Want Your Kids to Get a Good Education? Support Their Teachers’ Workplace Rights
A new lawsuit pits teachers’ rights against students’ access to quality education. That argument doesn’t hold water.
Apr 20, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns
Will the gunmaker have to pay the price for the Sandy Hook mass shooting?
Apr 14, 2016 / George Zornick
The Solution to Higher Ed’s Bad Pay Is Unions The Solution to Higher Ed’s Bad Pay Is Unions
Unionized faculty earn about $21,000 more annually in pay and benefits than their non-unionized peers.
Apr 13, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs
These politicians send their own kids to progressive schools that eschew rote learning.
Mar 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal
Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools? Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools?
Meanwhile, charter advocates continue to criticize the safety of traditional public schools.
Mar 9, 2016 / StudentNation / George Joseph
Why John King Should Be Rejected as Secretary of Education Why John King Should Be Rejected as Secretary of Education
As a student at Syosset High School during much of King’s reign as New York State's education commissioner, I saw firsthand the disastrous effects of his policies.
Mar 3, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal