Texas Fails High School Texas Fails High School
Without accurate reports and transparent outcomes, the urgent need to implement high school reforms could pass without notice.
Jul 9, 2010 / StudentNation / Sara Haji
You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught
Despite conservative attempts to whitewash what they learn in school, young Americans are a diverse and tolerant bunch—and they know it.
Jun 9, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Student Writing Contest Student Writing Contest
We're looking for original, thoughtful, provocative student voices to answer this question: How has your education been compromised by budget cuts and tuition hikes?
May 10, 2010 / The Nation
Absolutely No Excuse Absolutely No Excuse
It is manifestly barbarous that children should be tossed into jail for life.
Nov 19, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Slide Show: The Obama Youth Slide Show: The Obama Youth
The Nation presents images of a unique moment in time: when America's youth rallied and organized in record numbers for the 2008 election.
Nov 5, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Save the Children, in Zimbabwe and at Home Save the Children, in Zimbabwe and at Home
What is poverty? One volunteer's perspective shows us it's all relative. A finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest 2009.
Nov 5, 2009 / Feature / Ophelia Hu
Conscience of a Young Conservative Conscience of a Young Conservative
Can the Republican Party survive without the enthusiasm of its young supporters?
Nov 5, 2009 / Feature / Alana Levinson
The New Okies: Brain Drain in Class of ’09 The New Okies: Brain Drain in Class of ’09
Going abroad is no longer just a school-time pleasure cruise. It's an employment opportunity.
Nov 5, 2009 / Feature / Jeanette Blalock-Davis
Graduating in the Recession Graduating in the Recession
A struggling young journalist is forced to take up a job on the side delivering pizza, but with tips dwindling, he wonders if it's really worth it.
Nov 5, 2009 / Feature / Michael Cohen
The Weight of Our Problems The Weight of Our Problems
The looming presence of debt collectors makes high school an even harder.
Nov 5, 2009 / Feature / Aleena Durrani