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February 28, 2018
Sarah Jones
West Virginia’s teachers are skeptical of a deal to end a five-day walkout.
February 27, 2018
Sarah Jones
West Virginia Rises
A teacher work stoppage has shuttered schools across the state—with ramifications for workers everywhere.
February 16, 2018
Sarah Jaffe
How to Halt Labor’s Slow Death
The success of a Minnesota teachers' union shows the way forward for a beleaguered movement.
February 14, 2018
Emily Atkin
Did Flint’s Water Crisis Damage Kids’ Brains?
Third-grade reading proficiency has plunged in the lead-poisoned city, setting off a debate about the possible causes.
January 18, 2018
Sarah Jones
The Turpins Won’t Be the Last
How lax homeschooling laws protect child abusers
December 28, 2017
Aaron R. Hanlon
The Decline of Debate on College Campuses
The real intellectual crisis in higher education is not over free speech, but the quality of speech.
December 27, 2017
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Diane Ravitch
Settling for Scores
Why are schools still judged by the results of standardized tests?
December 27, 2017
David Dayen
Betsy DeVos’s Gut Punch to Defrauded Students
The education secretary's latest move is another favor to for-profit colleges.
November 9, 2017
Rachel M. Cohen
Life Lessons from a Charter School Founder
Eva Moskowitz's new memoir says little about her philosophy of education and a lot about her battles with critics.
November 1, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos thought privatizing the U.S. education system would be much easier.
October 23, 2017
Sarah Jones
Betsy DeVos’s incompetence will harm students with disabilities.
October 19, 2017
Graham Vyse
Ralph Northam Is Taking on Betsy DeVos—by Breaking With Barack Obama
Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate is a staunch defender of public schools and a skeptic of charter schools and standardized testing.
September 25, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos is headlining Harvard’s Koch-backed conference on school choice—with no critics of school choice.
September 1, 2017
Graham Vyse
Why Does America Keep Falling for “Sham Schools”?
The country has a long, maddening history with for-profit colleges—and the blame is bipartisan.
July 26, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos Is Making “School Choice” Toxic for Democrats
Conservatives frame privatization as a civil rights issue, but Trump's extreme agenda is energizing racial justice and public education advocates.
June 12, 2017
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Max Rivlin-Nadler
Trump the Union Buster
For graduate students fighting to unionize, time is running out.
June 6, 2017
Sarah Jones
Don’t let Silicon Valley near the kids.
May 30, 2017
Graham Vyse
Donald Trump’s war on civil rights is intensifying.
May 23, 2017
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Diane Ravitch
Don’t Like Betsy DeVos? Blame the Democrats.
The Democratic Party paved the way for the education secretary's efforts to privatize our public schools.
May 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
Can Cory Booker Win Over Progressives?
The rising star seemed destined to be a 2020 contender. But the populist wave and Trump resistance threaten to stall his ascent.
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