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{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

The Prevalence of Corporal Punishment in US Schools

The Prevalence of Corporal Punishment in US Schools The Prevalence of Corporal Punishment in US Schools

Some nineteen states still allow corporal punishment in their schools, subjecting hundreds of thousands of American children to legalized floggings every year.

Jun 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Tommy Raskin and StudentNation

The 2013 Nation Student Writing Contest The 2013 Nation Student Writing Contest

What do you think is the central issue for your generation in Election 2013?

May 28, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Why Christians Like Me Should Listen to Critiques of Evangelical Adoption

Why Christians Like Me Should Listen to Critiques of Evangelical Adoption Why Christians Like Me Should Listen to Critiques of Evangelical Adoption

I’d like to believe my sons’ best life is in my home, and not with their first families. But Christians committed to justice need to remember we are not entitled to other people’s ...

May 17, 2013 / Melanie Springer Mock

Chilean Students Run For Congress Chilean Students Run For Congress

Several former Chilean student leaders are capitalizing on their high approval ratings to run for Congress and challenge Chile binomial voting system.

Apr 28, 2013 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson and StudentNation

Obama Wants Quality Preschool for All Kids—Will We Get It?

Obama Wants Quality Preschool for All Kids—Will We Get It? Obama Wants Quality Preschool for All Kids—Will We Get It?

What's next for early childhood education? The Nation's Bryce Covert talks with Dana Goldstein and Melissa Lazarín about the policy and politics of universal preschool.

Feb 20, 2013 / The Nation

The War on Drugs Is a War on Kids

The War on Drugs Is a War on Kids The War on Drugs Is a War on Kids

The school-to-prison pipeline has emerged quickly, but the corrosive effect of criminalizing children will be felt for generations to come.

Feb 13, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Nothing New Under the Wingnut Sun: ‘Textbook Wars’

Nothing New Under the Wingnut Sun: ‘Textbook Wars’ Nothing New Under the Wingnut Sun: ‘Textbook Wars’

When conservatives challenge curricula like they did last week in Fairfax County, Virginia, they reveal fundamental tensions in liberal education that aren’t going away.

Feb 11, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein

Libertarian Mugged by Reality

Libertarian Mugged by Reality Libertarian Mugged by Reality

Perhaps it’s time to revise the old saw that the ivory tower breeds liberals, and the “real world” makes them conservative.

Jan 30, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

The Wrong Responses to Gun Violence

The Wrong Responses to Gun Violence The Wrong Responses to Gun Violence

Will Obama's order to increase "school resource officers" funnel more of our students through the school-to-prison pipeline?

Jan 18, 2013 / The Nation

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