Education Reform

American Education Is Leaving Our Youth With a Debt Sentence

American Education Is Leaving Our Youth With a Debt Sentence American Education Is Leaving Our Youth With a Debt Sentence

How for-profit colleges are allowing Wall Street investors to cash in, at students’ expense.

Sep 22, 2014 / Astra Taylor and Hannah Appel

Christie Touts Anti–Public Schools Record on 2016 Campaign Trail

Christie Touts Anti–Public Schools Record on 2016 Campaign Trail Christie Touts Anti–Public Schools Record on 2016 Campaign Trail

He’ll do to the country what he did to Newark’s schools, the governor promises.

Aug 1, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Teachers to Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Please Quit

Teachers to Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Please Quit Teachers to Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Please Quit

National Education Association calls out Obama’s education secretary for focusing on high-stakes testing. Democrats should take the criticism seriously.

Jul 8, 2014 / John Nichols

Northwestern Reshapes Its Sexual Assault Policy

Northwestern Reshapes Its Sexual Assault Policy Northwestern Reshapes Its Sexual Assault Policy

Northwestern officials will finally comply with the Violence Against Women Act and compile statistics for incidents of dating violence, domestic violence and stalking.

Jul 3, 2014 / StudentNation / Olivia Exstrum and StudentNation

California Just Abolished Due Process for Public School Teachers

California Just Abolished Due Process for Public School Teachers California Just Abolished Due Process for Public School Teachers

Hardline reformers are using Vergara v. State of California to dismantle tenure in other states.

Jun 13, 2014 / Michelle Chen

The Newark School Reform Wars

The Newark School Reform Wars The Newark School Reform Wars

The city has a new mayor with a progressive mandate, but its schools are reeling from the market-based reforms Cory Booker introduced.

May 28, 2014 / Owen Davis

Colleges Are Buying Stuff They Can’t Afford and Making Students Pay For It

Colleges Are Buying Stuff They Can’t Afford and Making Students Pay For It Colleges Are Buying Stuff They Can’t Afford and Making Students Pay For It

Colleges borrowing great sums from students are focusing on prettying and branding the campus to reflect the commodification of the “college experience,” a vicious cycl...

May 23, 2014 / Michelle Chen

How Teachers Are Fighting to Change One of the Most Segregated School Districts in the Country

How Teachers Are Fighting to Change One of the Most Segregated School Districts in the Country How Teachers Are Fighting to Change One of the Most Segregated School Districts in the Country

“They’ve lost before they even walked into that room,” said a Brooklyn English teacher. “They’re already telling themselves, ‘I can’t,&rsq...

May 21, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Should New York Teachers Reject de Blasio’s Proposed Contract?

Should New York Teachers Reject de Blasio’s Proposed Contract? Should New York Teachers Reject de Blasio’s Proposed Contract?

Teachers’ contract vote will depend largely on whether they feel they can rely on this administration to steer the education system in a more progressive direction

May 7, 2014 / Michelle Chen

The GED Is Getting Tougher for Students Who Need it Most

The GED Is Getting Tougher for Students Who Need it Most The GED Is Getting Tougher for Students Who Need it Most

An alternative education that makes sense would go beyond test prep

May 5, 2014 / Michelle Chen

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