A Lesson for Arne Duncan A Lesson for Arne Duncan
It’s one thing to stand for children, the ever-forgotten pawns of the so-called school wars. It’s another to take students seriously as interlocutors in poli...
Sep 26, 2012 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky
Being Young at the DNC Being Young at the DNC
If the Democrats are serious about helping youth, then they can’t just listen because it’s a nice thing to do and it looks good, but because young people can contribute...
Sep 25, 2012 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell
The Strike Is Over, Segregation Is Not The Strike Is Over, Segregation Is Not
The Chicago Teacher Strike was just the first step in a march against educational inequality.
Sep 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Christie Thompson
Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/21/2012) Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/21/2012)
This week: Michigan labor laws, riots in China and much more.
Sep 21, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Did Quebec’s Election End the Student Movement? Did Quebec’s Election End the Student Movement?
The real victory in Quebec may be students realizing their own power in organizing.
Sep 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell
Video Contest Details Student Debt Experiences Video Contest Details Student Debt Experiences
Student Debt Crisis is asking the public to choose the winner of its student debt story video contest.
Sep 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Kyle McCarthy
School is Out(side): A Radical Re-imagining of Public Education in Madison Square Park School is Out(side): A Radical Re-imagining of Public Education in Madison Square Park
Free University's set up in Madison Square Park is just downtown from the original Free Academy of the City of New York, which was founded in 1847 as a completely tuition-free scho...
Sep 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Anna Robinson
Preventing Sexual Assault on Campus Preventing Sexual Assault on Campus
Preventing sexual assault requires understanding that affirmative consent can’t be meaningfully taught to students who don’t have a comprehensive framework of human sex...
Sep 18, 2012 / StudentNation / Rachel Alexander
Strike Against Inequality Strike Against Inequality
A strike in the country's most segregated school district is about more than union politics.
Sep 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Christie Thompson
UNC Student Power Gathers Activists UNC Student Power Gathers Activists
New progressive coalition on UNC campus shows the promise of collaborations.
Sep 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Sam Schaefer