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IssueVol. 078 Issue 012 (December 1 2014)
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Paid articleEducation Nation
Editorial
EDITOR’S NOTE by RUTH CONNIFF Education Nation This special double-issue of the magazine is all about schools: the threats they face from privatization; the inspiring teachers, students,...
Paid articleReturn of the Know Nothings
COMMENT Return of the Know Nothings In the 1850s, the Know Nothing movement swept across America, peddling a mean-spirited, ignorant politics propelled by the fear that immigrants were overrunning...
Paid articleNo Comment
NO COMMENT Mind Reader of the House House Speaker John Boehner, in a talk this fall to the American Enterprise Institute, characterized the thoughts of the unemployed in the following manner: “I...
Paid articleWe Hear You
WE HEAR YOU Obama Like Bush Thanks for Matthew Rothschild’s Comment in the November issue, “Obama More Like Bush Every Day.” Obama has done nothing but provide continuity for Bush Administration...
Paid articleOn The Line
ON THE LINE Nurses Won’t Take the Fall On November 12, nurses around the country took to the streets to protest poor training and their lack of proper protective equipment in dealing with Ebola...
Paid articleThe Smoking Gun
Glass, Gene V.
THE SMOKING GUN by GENE V. GLASS K12 Inc. is a provider of online schooling-virtual education—for students in grades one to twelve. It has managed to enroll upwards of 100,000 children in its...
Paid articleWhat Would Martin Say
Williams, Yohuru
This year marked the fiftieth anniversary of Mississippi Freedom Summer and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in U. S....
Paid articleAn Interview with Matt Damon's Mom, Nancy Carlsson-Paige
Slekar, Tim
An Interview with Matt Damon’s Mom, Nancy Carlsson-Paige By Tim Slekar Nancy Carlsson-Paige is a leading advocate for early childhood education. An emeritus professor at Lesley University, where...
Paid articleCharter Schools Flood New Orleans
Buras, Kristen
Charter Schools Flood New Orleans By Kristen Buras Kristen Buras is an associate professor in educational policy studies at Georgia State University. She is the author of Charter Schools, Race,...
Paid articleBehind the Charter Façade
France, Jason
Behind the Charter Facade By Jason France I worked at the Louisiana Department of Education when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. While many residents were drowning in their homes, choking on...
Paid articleLearning From Karen Lewis
Gunderson, Michelle
aren Lewis is a woman who speaks truth to power— boldly and without hesitation. When you listen to her words and watch her actions, you realize the possibility of winning, the possibility of what it...
Paid articleRocketship Lands in Milwaukee
Miner, Barbara
Rocketship Lands in Milwaukee Like most principals, Brittany Kinser is a cheerleader for her school. “I just want to make sure you’ll be positiveshe says when I visit the Rocketship charter school...
Paid articleThere Goes the Neighborhood School
Berkshire, Jennifer C.
There Goes the Neighborhood School By Jennifer C. Berkshire hen the city of Chicago shuttered somefifty neighborhood schools last year, officials used antiseptic-sounding words like...
Paid articleHow the Corporate Education Reform Industry Buys Elections
Pelto, Jonathan
How the Corporate Education Reform Industry Buys Elections This year’s election season gave us some textbook examples of how corporate education reformers use their personal fortunes to contaminate...
Paid articleMeet the Bullies: The Flow of Money From the Corporate Education Reform Industry
Meet the Bullies: The Flow of Money From the Corporate Education Reform Industry The companies, foundations, and individuals behind the effort to “reform" and privatize America's public school...
Paid articleChris Christie, School Bully
Weber, Mark
Chris Christie, School Bully By Mark Weber will always remember the first time I saw Governor Chris Christie verbally abuse a teacher. It was September of 2010, and it was becoming increasingly...
Paid articleAn Interview with Martin Atkins
Slekar, Tim; Hopkins, Jed
An Interview with Martin Atkins If public education was done right, wouldn’t all teachers simply be punk rockers? It might seem odd to feature the punk rock drummer from the bands Public Image...
Paid articleSchools that Work
Noguera, Pedro
Schools That Work By Pedro Noguera f we loved our kids as much as we love football, we would get better schools. Pedro Noguera is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University...
Paid articleA Progressive Vision for Education
Connif, Ruth
A Progressive Vision for Education In 1997, a group of schools across New York State banded together to oppose high-stakes testing and promote a richer model of education, based on engaging...
Paid articleStudents Go on Strike
Jafe, Sarah
Students Go on Strike By Sarah Jaff e The teachers’ union in Philadelphia lost the legal right to strike when the state took over the city’s public schools more than a decade ago. Then, last...
Paid articleOff The Map
Durst, Will
OFF THE MAP by WILL DURST Will Durst’s 2014 Xma$ Gift Wi$h Li$t For Barack Obama: A Kevlar bubble, so he can ditch the Kevlar vest, as he will now be taking shots from 360 degrees instead of just...
Paid articleEdge of Sports
Zirin, Dave
EDGE OF SPORTS by DAVE ZIRIN Olympic Nightmares There was a time when countries were lining up around the block for the privilege of hosting the Summer and Winter Olympics. Political leaders and...
Paid articlePoem
POEM by LAUREN SCHMIDT In Defense of Poetry The Haven House for Homeless Women and Children come celebrate with me that every day something has tried to kill me and has failed. —Lucille...
Paid articleOur Favorite Books of 2014
BOOKS Our Favorite Books of 2014 By Kate Clinton On page 572 of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century . . . Kidding. We dutifully bought Capital as if it were summer’s War and...
Paid articleThe Progressive Index 2014
INDEX The Progressive Index 2014 A list of authors and subjects, followed by title, month of issue, and page number. For example, “Apr 19” refers to page 19 of the April issue. A Aaron, Craig:...
Paid articleVox Populist
Hightower, Jim
VOX POPULIST by JIM HIGHTOWER Election 2014: Rise of the Secret Oligarchs A stunning surprise came out of this year’s elections. The most dominant contenders were not glad-handing braggarts, but...
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