Education

The Equalizers
The father and son who made a billion-dollar difference for Californiaís students.
By Dashka Slater
January/February 2001 Issue

A Dream Deferred
A mournful, contrarian dissection of the failed legacy of Brown v. Board of Education.
Reviewed By Debra J. Dickerson
May/June 2004 Issue

Reading, Writing, and Landscaping
Mowing lawns, scrubbing bathrooms, selling stereos: How teachers make ends meet.
By Dave Eggers
May/June 2004 Issue

Class Dismissed
Laid-off teachers, 40-child classes, axed electives, and pay-to-play sports:Is Oregon the future of public education in America?
By David Goodman
May/June 2004 Issue

Unhappy Meals
School lunches are loaded with fat -- and the beef and dairy industries are making sure it stays that way.
By Barry Yeoman
January/February 2003 Issue

Class Activist
Selemawit Tewelde, 16, is not about to see her school privatized without a fight.
By Daniel Brook
May/June 2002 Issue

The Moses Factor
Nearly four decades after he played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement, Bob Moses has returned to Mississippi with a new equation for equality.
By Julia Cass
May/June 2002 Issue

Don't Leave College Without It
Universities are cutting big-dollar deals with credit card companies, and students are paying the price.
By Taylor Loyal
March/April 2002 Issue

Digital Diplomas
Welcome to the brave new world of higher education, where profesors are 'content experts,' classes are 'courseware,' and students are customers. But just what is a dot-com degree worth?
By Eyal Press and Jennifer Washburn
January/February 2001 Issue

Reading, Writing, and Revenue
From New York to San Francisco, Edison Schools Inc. has been selling the idea that for-profit management companies can do a better job of teaching kids than public-school districts. But a growing number of educators say the reality doesn't match the hype.
By Chuck Sudetic
May/June 2001 Issue

Recipe for Change
A housing program in the South Bronx relies on more than new apartments to revive a neighborhood.
By Sue Halpern
July/August 2001 Issue

Recruiting the Class of 2005
Military programs have expanded into thousands of public high schools, signing up nearly half a million students. Is Junior ROTC building character -- or lining up soldiers?
By David Goodman
January/February 2002 Issue

America's Newest Class War
An innovative Vermont law designed to equalize school funding has pitted the haves against the have-nots.
By David Goodman
September/October 1999 Issue

Those Who Can't, Test
The SAT is: A) outmoded B) inaccurate C) a huge moneymaker for a company you've never heard of. Answers below.
By Brian Doherty
November/December 1998 Issue

Pulp Friction
The same timber companies devastating the nation's forests are shortchanging schools.
By Eric Bates
November/December 1997 Issue

Race to the Top
America's oldest public school, a long-standing paragon of diversity, carries on as affirmative action wanes.
By Bebe Nixon
September/October 1997 Issue

Showdown in Des Moines
A local school board race draws the religious right's big guns.
By Adele M. Stan
November/December 1995 Issue

The Right Fight Right-wing fundamentalists have their sights set on something even larger than public schools: civil society. Since their views are shared by only a small minority of Americans, they often work in secret. Here's how to flush them out.
By Liz Galst
March/April 1994 Issue

Off course Women's studies has empowered women to speak up in class. The problem is what they're often talking about.
By Karen Lehrman
September/October 1993 Issue

Pro-choice
A progressive friend of Bill Clinton's argues for competition within the public school system.
Interviewed By Josh Clark
September/October 1993 Issue

As the World Learns
American students need to be better educated if they are to compete in the global economy.
By Diane Brady
September/October 1993 Issue

The Book of No Job
You can be blameless and upright, study hard, get good grades, earn high test scrores, and collect your diploma. But still you may have to endure low wages and underemployment. Why?
By Jonathan Marshall
September/October 1993 Issue

Schooling Girls
Our girls and boys go off to the same schools every day, sit in the same classrooms with the same teachers, and emerge at the end of twelve years with different educations. By Peggy Orenstein
January/February 1993 Issue