A Blueprint for Universal Childhood

Children deserve to spend their days in the company of peers, having fun, and discovering the world with the help of loving, well-compensated adults.

Citizens of the Present

Red Diaper Babies

In America, school is preparation for “real” life. In the early Soviet Union, school was filled with life.

Are We Winning?

The Obama administration's new rhetoric on testing shows the tide may be turning against corporate education reformers.

The Privatization of Childhood

Childhood has become a period of high-stakes preparation for life in a stratified economy.

Edutopia

Education is not a design problem with a technical solution. It’s a social and political project neoliberals want to innovate away.

The Strike That Didn’t Change New York

The Chicago teachers’ strike was a victory for workers around the country. But how do we move from homegrown resistance to a national movement that could ignite a shift in public policy?

Against “Community Care”

The Outsourced Self reviewed.

The Case for Cinderblocks

A Nation of Little Lebowski Urban Achievers

Now, instead of saying "our socioeconomic system is failing us,” an entire generation of children will learn to say, “I have failed myself.”