Public Schools

Is Removing Climate Skepticism From Textbooks Censorship?

Is Removing Climate Skepticism From Textbooks Censorship? Is Removing Climate Skepticism From Textbooks Censorship?

The public-school board in Portland, Oregon, tried to broaden the district’s climate-change curriculum. Now it’s being accused of suppressing debate.

Jun 14, 2016 / StudentNation / Zoë Carpenter

How Little Is Too Little Money for Schools?

How Little Is Too Little Money for Schools? How Little Is Too Little Money for Schools?

Kansas City, Kansas, saw amazing gains, then lost $50 million, and now they’re trying to keep up reforms on a shoestring.

Jun 6, 2016 / Jonathan Sapers

NYC Teacher in Class

If Students’ Learning Conditions Are Teachers’ Working Conditions, These Students Are in Trouble If Students’ Learning Conditions Are Teachers’ Working Conditions, These Students Are in Trouble

New York City’s public schools are falling behind.

May 23, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Pre-K Teacher and Students

Without More Even Investment, Universal Pre-K Won’t Be Universal Without More Even Investment, Universal Pre-K Won’t Be Universal

When pre-K teachers at community centers typically make $27,000 less than public elementary-school teachers, how can we expect quality early-childhood education?

May 20, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

A airman in the United States Air Force demonstrates proper firing position

These Grannies Are Helping to Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline at Its Source These Grannies Are Helping to Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline at Its Source

When teachers are underpaid and schools are underserved, why do we pay veterans to encourage young students to join the military?

May 11, 2016 / Feature / Joyce Chu

Schoolbus

Citizens Are Not Consumers Citizens Are Not Consumers

When education gets outsourced, students lose.

May 6, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Elementary school students

As the Religious Right Forces the Gospel Into Public Schools, Some Parents Are Opting to Homeschool As the Religious Right Forces the Gospel Into Public Schools, Some Parents Are Opting to Homeschool

After their kids experienced “religious bullying,” these parents felt they had no choice but to take their kids out of public school.

May 3, 2016 / Katherine Stewart

Rally against budget cuts

Making Sense of the Boston Public Schools Walkout Making Sense of the Boston Public Schools Walkout

The Boston Public Schools have been under sustained budget cuts for several years. This year students decided they'd had enough.

May 2, 2016 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien

Bernie and Jane Sanders

Jane Sanders Has Some Harsh Words for Our Public Education System Jane Sanders Has Some Harsh Words for Our Public Education System

In this interview, Bernie Sanders’s wife explains how schools would be different under President Sanders.

Apr 28, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

School children sitting in class

Want Your Kids to Get a Good Education? Support Their Teachers’ Workplace Rights Want Your Kids to Get a Good Education? Support Their Teachers’ Workplace Rights

A new lawsuit pits teachers’ rights against students’ access to quality education. That argument doesn’t hold water.

Apr 20, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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