Inherit an Ill Wind Inherit an Ill Wind
Way down in Georgia last month, REM lead singer Michael Stipe paused in the middle of a solo during a rock concert because he had Kansas on his mind.
Sep 16, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Larry Witham and Edward Larson
Students for Sale Students for Sale
Research support was provided by the Open Society Institute and the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.
Sep 9, 1999 / Feature / Steven Manning
Weird Science Weird Science
My first thought upon hearing that the Kansas state education board had removed evolution from its mandatory curriculum was: Go ahead! Be like that! Handicap your kids for life.
Sep 2, 1999 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Education of Mike Milken The Education of Mike Milken
"'Gotta go to Moraga!' That's what everybody says," notes a visitor to the Oz-like place where the American educational revolution is being plotted: "That's the code word for go...
Apr 15, 1999 / Feature / Russ Baker