Education

Student Debt Crisis Deepens

Student Debt Crisis Deepens Student Debt Crisis Deepens

In Mississippi, 54 percent of students have college loan debt and, on average, graduate with about $24,000 in student loans.

Jul 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Whitney Barkley and StudentNation

From Austin to Charleston, Students One-Up the Supreme Court

From Austin to Charleston, Students One-Up the Supreme Court From Austin to Charleston, Students One-Up the Supreme Court

As John Roberts and John Boehner drop the axe, students build new fronts against racism and austerity.

Jul 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Chicago Rising!

Chicago Rising! Chicago Rising!

A resurgent protest culture fights back against Rahm Emanuel’s austerity agenda.

Jul 2, 2013 / Feature / Rick Perlstein

Want to Make Internships More Just? Stop Requiring School Credit

Want to Make Internships More Just? Stop Requiring School Credit Want to Make Internships More Just? Stop Requiring School Credit

By insisting that interns register the internship with their college, publications conveniently skirt legal responsibility to provide monetary compensation.

Jun 28, 2013 / StudentNation / Zach Schonfeld and StudentNation

It’s Not Just the Interest Rate: How Congress Can Help Students

It’s Not Just the Interest Rate: How Congress Can Help Students It’s Not Just the Interest Rate: How Congress Can Help Students

While lawmakers have dropped the ball on passing a student loan fix, there are a few basic ways government can still help student borrowers. 

Jun 28, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Newark Union Head Barely Wins Re-Election After Zuckerberg-Donation-Funded Reform Plan

Newark Union Head Barely Wins Re-Election After Zuckerberg-Donation-Funded Reform Plan Newark Union Head Barely Wins Re-Election After Zuckerberg-Donation-Funded Reform Plan

Following a Facebook fortune-funded teacher bonus plan, Newark teachers elected an incumbent president who supports a recent “performance bonus’ for ‘peer re...

Jun 28, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

The Pointlessness of School Suspensions

The Pointlessness of School Suspensions The Pointlessness of School Suspensions

Addressing student discontent, from the outset, is far more productive than enraging children with suspensions that only increase their ruthlessness.

Jun 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Tommy Raskin and StudentNation

From Albuquerque to Albany, Students Build Regional Networks

From Albuquerque to Albany, Students Build Regional Networks From Albuquerque to Albany, Students Build Regional Networks

As students in Philadelphia and Chicago resist draconian budget cuts, organizers across the country build for August’s National Student Power Convergence.

Jun 21, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

John Nichols: Standardized Testing Is ‘a Mess’

John Nichols: Standardized Testing Is ‘a Mess’ John Nichols: Standardized Testing Is ‘a Mess’

School districts feel immense pressure to test, but teachers and parents are beginning to fight back.

Jun 21, 2013 / Press Room

{Young}ist Takes Root

{Young}ist Takes Root {Young}ist Takes Root

A new media community takes root.

Jun 19, 2013 / StudentNation / Queen Arsem-O’Malley and StudentNation

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