Grading ‘Waiting for Superman’ Grading ‘Waiting for Superman’
The celebrated film tells a familiar story about unions and schools—but misses what's new.
Sep 23, 2010 / Feature / Dana Goldstein
Parents Occupy Chicago Elementary School Building Parents Occupy Chicago Elementary School Building
On one level, it's a conflict to keep their field house. On another, it's about the future of our nation's schools.
Sep 22, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Rojas
Bard High School Early College Offers Public School Students Free, High Quality Education Bard High School Early College Offers Public School Students Free, High Quality Education
The author offers an uplifting example of a public high school that offers students exceptional education in New York City, but wants more students across the US to have simil...
Sep 20, 2010 / Sam Levine
Failing New Jersey’s Schools Failing New Jersey’s Schools
Nation Student Writing Contest Winner: A freshman at Old Bridge High School reports on how New Jersey's budget cuts have cheated her and her fellow students of a quality education.
Sep 20, 2010 / Melissa Parnagian
Schools vs. Slogans Schools vs. Slogans
The disconnect between the realities of public schools and the policy prescriptions coming from the White House is the crux of the problem in education.
Sep 9, 2010 / Pedro Noguera
Resisting Reforms: On Diane Ravitch Resisting Reforms: On Diane Ravitch
In The Death and Life of the Great American School System, Diane Ravitch has found a new métier as a critic of neo-capitalist school reform.
Aug 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Featherstone
What Are Teachers Worth? What Are Teachers Worth?
If we can't find a way to pay living wages for kindergarten teachers, who are we?
Aug 3, 2010 / Laura Flanders
StudentNation: Making an Educated Investment StudentNation: Making an Educated Investment
In a society where a bachelor’s degree is the new high school diploma and a master’s degree is the new bachelor’s, the issue of college affordability is a common ...
Jul 27, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault
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
The Future of Education Reform The Future of Education Reform
NYU senior scholar Deborah Meier speaks with Pedro Noguera, guest editor of The Nation's special education issue, about the challenges facing the country's education system.
Jun 25, 2010 / The Nation