Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little? Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little?
These are educational professionals, and they need to be compensated like they are.
Sep 21, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Old Boy Longhorns vs. Neoliberal Pirates: The State of Sports at the University of Texas Old Boy Longhorns vs. Neoliberal Pirates: The State of Sports at the University of Texas
The ouster of business-first Athletic Director Steve Patterson has many at the University of Texas hopeful for the future. But one professor says that there are no guarantees the s...
Sep 18, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas
The president has yet to visit an American mosque. Ahmed Mohamed’s ordeal is the perfect opportunity to launch a new fight against anti-Muslim bigotry.
Sep 17, 2015 / Ali Gharib
No, We Shouldn’t Privatize PBS No, We Shouldn’t Privatize PBS
As Sesame Street partners with HBO, it’s important to remember the vitality of public television.
Sep 14, 2015 / William F. Baker and Evan Leatherwood
These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternative These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternative
Students in the New York Performance Standards Consortium are learning to be critical thinkers, deeply engaged in their education.
Sep 11, 2015 / StudentNation / Howard Martin Katzoff
Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap
Statewide austerity measures leave campus workers doing more work for less pay.
Sep 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Rebellion Against Standardized Tests Is Exploding The Rebellion Against Standardized Tests Is Exploding
But New York State is cracking down on “opting out.”
Sep 2, 2015 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Even the GOP’s ‘Serious’ Candidates Are Way Out of Step With Mainstream Americans Even the GOP’s ‘Serious’ Candidates Are Way Out of Step With Mainstream Americans
Republicans are advocating a future that will drag us back to the failed policies of the past.
Aug 18, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How America’s Broken Service Academies Create a Broken Military How America’s Broken Service Academies Create a Broken Military
Many of the military’s problems begin with the training of its leaders.
Aug 18, 2015 / William J. Astore
The Absurd, Cowardly, and Morally Bankrupt NLRB Decision Against the Northwestern Football Union The Absurd, Cowardly, and Morally Bankrupt NLRB Decision Against the Northwestern Football Union
The National Labor Relations Board may have ruled against the Northwestern football players’ efforts to organize, but this fight is far from over.
Aug 17, 2015 / Dave Zirin