Education

Students Lose Role Models When Budget Cuts Force Schools to Dismiss Staff Students Lose Role Models When Budget Cuts Force Schools to Dismiss Staff

When budget cuts led to mass layoffs, the 15-year-old student author lost the mentorship of many influential adults.

Sep 21, 2010 / Tanner Simmonds

A Pedagogical and National Disaster A Pedagogical and National Disaster

Saddened at the loss of his school's cooking class and the state of the school library, the author fears that American students will fall behind students in other countries.

Sep 21, 2010 / Hasan Habib

LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment

With companies' increased focus on diversity, being LGBT can be an asset.

Sep 21, 2010 / StudentNation / Anjali Tsui

The Betrayal of the American Dream The Betrayal of the American Dream

Thanks to Governor Christie, a generation of hardworking New Jersey students don't know if they'll be able to afford college.

Sep 20, 2010 / John Connelly

Bard High School Early College Offers Public School Students Free, High Quality Education Bard High School Early College Offers Public School Students Free, High Quality Education

The author offers an uplifting example of a public high school that offers students exceptional education in New York City, but wants more students across the US to have simil...

Sep 20, 2010 / Sam Levine

Losing Ignition

Losing Ignition Losing Ignition

Nation Writing Contest Winner: Students and workers pay the price in the decline of Detroit's automobile industry.

Sep 20, 2010 / Amanda Lewan

Undereducated Students, Overburdened Teachers and the Future of America Undereducated Students, Overburdened Teachers and the Future of America

After describing the immediate effects of budget cuts to education, such as overburdened teachers and lack of after school activities, the 16-year-old author considers the long-ter...

Sep 20, 2010 / Hishaam Habib

Books, Brilliance, or Burgers Books, Brilliance, or Burgers

Finding out that higher education and burger production have a disturbing amount in common.

Sep 20, 2010 / Deric Mendes

A Necessary Luxury A Necessary Luxury

A father councils his son to find work he's passionate about, after losing his own job as a in a bank buyout.

Sep 20, 2010 / Adam Zobel

Football vs. Asian Studies Football vs. Asian Studies

While the University of Texas at Austin's football team receives generous funding, the Vietnamese language program is being cut—even though it's the third-most-spoken languag...

Sep 20, 2010 / Dan Treadway

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