Education

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The Solution to Higher Ed’s Bad Pay Is Unions The Solution to Higher Ed’s Bad Pay Is Unions

Unionized faculty earn about $21,000 more annually in pay and benefits than their non-unionized peers.

Apr 13, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

US Soldier

This Ex–Army Ranger Goes on Missions to High Schools—but Not to Recruit This Ex–Army Ranger Goes on Missions to High Schools—but Not to Recruit

For a decade, Afghanistan vet Rory Fanning has been battling the desire to inflict pain on himself. Instead, he visits schools.

Apr 7, 2016 / StudentNation / Rory Fanning

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Letters From the April 25-May 2, 2016, Issue Letters From the April 25-May 2, 2016, Issue

Newsroom blues… When tests fail girls… Playing the long game…

Apr 7, 2016 / Our Readers

These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs

These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs

These politicians send their own kids to progressive schools that eschew rote learning.

Mar 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

Is Tinder Making Economic Inequality Worse?

Is Tinder Making Economic Inequality Worse? Is Tinder Making Economic Inequality Worse?

In theory, dating apps make it easier to meet people outside our social strata. In practice, we swipe right on people with similar socioeconomic backgrounds.

Mar 29, 2016 / Eliza Schultz

Who Can Change the American University?

Who Can Change the American University? Who Can Change the American University?

Many professors won’t support their students who are protesting campus racism—even when they want to.

Mar 29, 2016 / Eve Dunbar

Trump University

Documents Show Just How Suckered Students of the Trump Institute Felt Documents Show Just How Suckered Students of the Trump Institute Felt

Former students of Trump schools vent their rage and disbelief in newly revealed letters of complaint compiled by the Texas attorney general.

Mar 28, 2016 / Spencer Woodman

Yale union action

Yale Is Depriving Graduate Students of Their Rights Yale Is Depriving Graduate Students of Their Rights

The neoliberal university places an emphasis on corporate power rather than free inquiry.

Mar 18, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Jayhawks

How the Kansas Jayhawks Can Help Stop the Madness How the Kansas Jayhawks Can Help Stop the Madness

NCAA programs are rarely seen as part of the fight to change a thoroughly corrupt operation. Kansas could be different.

Mar 17, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Preschoolers

Black Kids in Mississippi Are Being Systematically Denied the Services They Are Entitled To Black Kids in Mississippi Are Being Systematically Denied the Services They Are Entitled To

The government’s mistrust of local communities is so strong, it’s underwriting the miseducation of a whole generation.

Mar 17, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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