Students Lose Role Models When Budget Cuts Force Schools to Dismiss Staff Students Lose Role Models When Budget Cuts Force Schools to Dismiss Staff
When budget cuts led to mass layoffs, the 15-year-old student author lost the mentorship of many influential adults.
Sep 21, 2010 / Tanner Simmonds
A Pedagogical and National Disaster A Pedagogical and National Disaster
Saddened at the loss of his school's cooking class and the state of the school library, the author fears that American students will fall behind students in other countries.
Sep 21, 2010 / Hasan Habib
Tea Party Values Tea Party Values
The upstart energy of the Tea Party is beginning to coalesce with the organizing savvy of the religious right—and putting the force of religious zeal behind the Tea Party&rsq...
Sep 21, 2010 / Sarah Posner
LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment
With companies' increased focus on diversity, being LGBT can be an asset.
Sep 21, 2010 / StudentNation / Anjali Tsui
The Betrayal of the American Dream The Betrayal of the American Dream
Thanks to Governor Christie, a generation of hardworking New Jersey students don't know if they'll be able to afford college.
Sep 20, 2010 / John Connelly
Bard High School Early College Offers Public School Students Free, High Quality Education Bard High School Early College Offers Public School Students Free, High Quality Education
The author offers an uplifting example of a public high school that offers students exceptional education in New York City, but wants more students across the US to have simil...
Sep 20, 2010 / Sam Levine
Losing Ignition Losing Ignition
Nation Writing Contest Winner: Students and workers pay the price in the decline of Detroit's automobile industry.
Sep 20, 2010 / Amanda Lewan
Undereducated Students, Overburdened Teachers and the Future of America Undereducated Students, Overburdened Teachers and the Future of America
After describing the immediate effects of budget cuts to education, such as overburdened teachers and lack of after school activities, the 16-year-old author considers the long-ter...
Sep 20, 2010 / Hishaam Habib
Books, Brilliance, or Burgers Books, Brilliance, or Burgers
Finding out that higher education and burger production have a disturbing amount in common.
Sep 20, 2010 / Deric Mendes
A Necessary Luxury A Necessary Luxury
A father councils his son to find work he's passionate about, after losing his own job as a in a bank buyout.
Sep 20, 2010 / Adam Zobel