What Makes a “Good” School? Excerpted from WANTING WHAT’S BEST
June 7th, 2022 | by Sarah W. Jaffe
Before the handshake was even complete, he asked, “So how are the schools down there?”
Browsing the "School" Category
The Hype and High-Stakes of Education: A Conversation with the Filmmaker Behind ACCEPTED
November 5th, 2021 | by Meg Lemke
The pandemic exposed the disaster of the inequity within the American education system for many folks—but, many folks already knew,
Back-to-School: Uncovering Knowledge
September 24th, 2021 | by Tyler Cohen
Who knows what comes next?
Love Letter to the Los Angeles Unified School District
August 26th, 2021 | by Cheryl Klein
Asking schools to solve a pandemic is like asking them to solve poverty. We demand both. And damn, schools fight the good fight.
Squid
May 20th, 2021 | by Meg Thompson
In my heart, I wanted to keep her home because the situation seemed so precarious, wobbly, built on something none of us fully understood
Here We Go Again: A Comic
January 29th, 2021 | by Lisa Lim
Remote learning or in-person learning? Whatever decision you made, you had to stick to it for the rest of the school year. No backsies. What made it even tougher was deciding whether to stay put at my in-law’s house in the middle of nowhere, or go home to the city.
I Just Sent My Son Back To School
September 23rd, 2020 | by Phoebe Cohen
He's ecstatic; I feel guilty
Dispatch from Kinderzoom: We Do Not Got This (Yet)
September 8th, 2020 | by Cheryl Klein
I have to queue up the apps, but he wants to do it himself. He screams, “It’s my tablet! Let go of my tablet!” I snatch it away. He hits me in the face.
Who Gets To Opt Out? Checking Privilege in Checking Out of Zoom-School
June 26th, 2020 | by Sarah W. Jaffe
COVID has cleanly crystalized a pattern in which well-off parents are allowed to decide what’s right for their families—and poorer families are told what is best for theirs.
Chat Room: Covid-19 Comics
April 28th, 2020 | by Robyn Jordan
They share nonsense gifs and unflattering selfies. They mention loneliness and sometimes tease each other