Education

Teachers Are Witnessing an Uptick in Emotional Problems in Students Afraid of ICE

Teachers Are Witnessing an Uptick in Emotional Problems in Students Afraid of ICE Teachers Are Witnessing an Uptick in Emotional Problems in Students Afraid of ICE

A new film looks at the impact of aggressive ICE tactics.

May 17, 2018 / Brave New Films

What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus Now

What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus Now What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus Now

Suddenly our experiences no longer seem isolated—they’re linked in a larger movement against institutional racism. Ten black student journalists tell their stories.

May 16, 2018 / StudentNation / Melissa Harris-Perry

Charlottesville

At the University of Virginia, Black Students Are Still Recovering From August 11 At the University of Virginia, Black Students Are Still Recovering From August 11

As the academic year draws to a close, black students at the University of Virginia still experience trauma from the white-supremacist Unite the Right rally.

May 16, 2018 / StudentNation / Alexis Gravely

CUNY students

CUNY Was Close to Stiffing Its Students—Until They Organized CUNY Was Close to Stiffing Its Students—Until They Organized

Students at the City College of New York protected campus groups from a new policy that could have stripped them of funding. 

May 15, 2018 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan and Skanda Kadirgamar

How Unequal School Funding Punishes Poor Kids

How Unequal School Funding Punishes Poor Kids How Unequal School Funding Punishes Poor Kids

Our system for funding education is broken, and it’s hurting society’s most vulnerable.

May 11, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Teachers Are Leading the Revolt Against Austerity

Teachers Are Leading the Revolt Against Austerity Teachers Are Leading the Revolt Against Austerity

The strikes aren’t just about pay. They’re a rejection of tax cuts for the wealthy and a rallying cry for public goods and services.

May 9, 2018 / Jane McAlevey

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Betsy DeVos Is Facing Backlash for Her Plan to Push School Vouchers on Military Families Betsy DeVos Is Facing Backlash for Her Plan to Push School Vouchers on Military Families

The secretary of education’s latest school-privatization scheme is not going well.

May 1, 2018 / Michelle Chen

UIowa

In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead

Non-tenure-track professors at the University of Iowa are fighting for bargaining rights in the kind of labor environment Janus threatens to make the national norm—and th...

Apr 27, 2018 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle

PHOTOS: These Students Are Sick and Tired of Gun Violence

PHOTOS: These Students Are Sick and Tired of Gun Violence PHOTOS: These Students Are Sick and Tired of Gun Violence

“That could be me, my friends, my family.”

Apr 26, 2018 / Photo Essay / Tracie Williams

Florida Alligator

Student-Run Newspapers Need Our Help—and They’re Coming Together to Ask for It Student-Run Newspapers Need Our Help—and They’re Coming Together to Ask for It

Independent news organizations at colleges across the US are under threat. The Save Student Newsrooms movement wants to change that.

Apr 25, 2018 / William Anderson

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