StudentNation

StudentNation is a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism and is made possible through generous funding from the Puffin Foundation. StudentNation focuses on first-person accounts from student activists, organizers, and journalists and has helped launch the careers of contributors to The New York TimesVoxBusiness InsiderTeen Vogue, the Guardian, and more. If you’re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected]

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 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

Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/13/12) Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/13/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Sep 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Chicago Kids Supporting Teachers (Photos) Chicago Kids Supporting Teachers (Photos)

 Major props to TimeOut Kids Chicago for a terrific slide show of children out on the picket lines supporting their teachers in Chicago.

Sep 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Building a Student Movement in the US Building a Student Movement in the US

The critical importance of student unions.

Sep 10, 2012 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia and Biola Jeje

Chicago Public School Teachers Out on Strike

Chicago Public School Teachers Out on Strike Chicago Public School Teachers Out on Strike

Unresolved issues include the cost of health benefits, the makeup of the teacher evaluation system, the seniority system and job security.

Sep 10, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Scamming Students Scamming Students

At a time when public institutions face debilitating budget cuts, 86 percent of the for-profit colleges’ revenue comes from taxpayers, to the tune of $32 billion in the mos...

Sep 6, 2012 / StudentNation / Gizelle Lugo

A New Phase for the Quebec Student Uprising A New Phase for the Quebec Student Uprising

Tuesday’s provincial election was a pretty good day for the Quebec student movement.

Sep 5, 2012 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

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