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]

The Student Week Ahead The Student Week Ahead

A weekly series highlighting the best in student events coast to coast.

Feb 21, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Future of Public Education, as Much as Unions, Is at Stake in Wisconsin

The Future of Public Education, as Much as Unions, Is at Stake in Wisconsin The Future of Public Education, as Much as Unions, Is at Stake in Wisconsin

What has become clear to the protesters over the last week is that, beyond an assault on unions, Walker’s bill is part of a wider attack on working families and public educat...

Feb 21, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

Students Are the ‘Soul’ of Wisconsin’s Protests

Students Are the ‘Soul’ of Wisconsin’s Protests Students Are the ‘Soul’ of Wisconsin’s Protests

“While students haven’t been the source of this protest, they have definitely been the soul of this protest.”

Feb 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

Wisconsin Students Protest Governor’s Attack on Unions

Wisconsin Students Protest Governor’s Attack on Unions Wisconsin Students Protest Governor’s Attack on Unions

A proposed bill to end collective bargaining for nearly all public employees has mobilized the state's students to protect teacher's unions.

Feb 15, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

Obama Budget Would Maintain Pell Grant… but Cut Two Programs Obama Budget Would Maintain Pell Grant… but Cut Two Programs

What would Obama's budget proposal mean for students?

Feb 14, 2011 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

Faculty Support for UC Irvine Students Faculty Support for UC Irvine Students

One hundred faculty members at the University of California-Irvine signed a letter to the Orange County district attorney to drop charges against 11 students.

Feb 11, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

College Health Plan Standards Will Improve With the Rest of Health Care College Health Plan Standards Will Improve With the Rest of Health Care

College health care plans were initially excluded from the national health care over-haul but now will be held to the same standards as other insurers. 

Feb 11, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

The Student Week Ahead

The Student Week Ahead The Student Week Ahead

A weekly series highlighting the best in student events coast to coast.

Feb 11, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Obstacles in Regulating For-Profit Colleges Obstacles in Regulating For-Profit Colleges

Yahoo has an excellent report by Liz Goodwin detailing the political firestorm that the Department of Education is facing as it attempts to crack down on for-profit colleges.

Feb 9, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Hurting Poor Students in Michigan Hurting Poor Students in Michigan

Starting in April, most college students will no longer be able to use food stamps in Michigan.

Feb 8, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

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