School Funding

What the MTA and Bullies Have in Common

David Jones | Posted 12.27.2009 | New York


David Jones

Of all the people who lack political and economic power in New York City, low-income kids using student passes to get to junior high school or high school must lead the list.

Time for Schwarzenegger the Action Figure to Emerge on Education

John Affeldt | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics


John Affeldt

When the state that educates 1 in 8 American children is failing miserably at that task, America should care. When that state is also the 8th largest...

Recovery in Sight? Not for Schools

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics


Tom Vander Ark

With staggering unemployment in low income and minority communities, trouble expanding access to health care, and school funding likely to be lousy for years to come, it's a tough time to be an urban kid in America.

Snack Attack: U.S. Schools Should Rethink Vending Machines Right Now!

Susan Weissman | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living


Susan Weissman

it just doesn't make sense to encourage a child to run a soccer field with the "empty calories" of Doritos in her stomach. Some schools around the U.S. are addressing that health contradiction.

A Brief Educational Update

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 12.25.2008 | Living


Jeffrey Shaffer

The bus schedules should have arrived in your mail by now and we have instituted a policy that awards school credits to any student who shows up at the bus stop with a full can of gasoline.

Extreme Disparities in School Funding are Promoting Inequality

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Rep. Mike Honda

The substantial differences in funding between schools prevents too many children in poor areas from realizing their potential, leading to ever more economic inequality in our society.

Some Chicago Schools Too Poor For Recess

Chicago Sun-Times | Rosalind Rossi | Posted 09.25.2008 | Chicago


Recess is an age-old tradition. You can still find kids enjoying the midday break from class at the Chicago area's most-affluent schools. But good luc...

What Next For Meeks? Bring New Trier Kids To CPS

Alexander Russo | Posted 09.17.2008 | Chicago


Alexander Russo

Disrupting the start of the school year is a small price to pay for something that could transform education in Illinois, which has the second-most inequitable funding system in the nation.

Schools Chief Says Thanks, But No Thanks To Boycott Plan

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 09.13.2008 | Chicago


Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan said thanks, but no thanks Wednesday to those calling for students to boycott the first day of class as a way...