Dana Goldstein

New York

National Correspondent at The New York Times

National correspondent @NYTimes. Author of THE TEACHER WARS.

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Articles

Has America Given Up on Children’s Learning?

4 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Dana Goldstein

What happened to learning as a national priority? For decades, both Republicans and Democrats strove to be seen as champions of student achievement. Politicians believed pushing for stronger reading and math skills wasn’t just a responsibility, it was potentially a winning electoral strategy. At the moment, though, it seems as though neither party, nor even a single major political figure, is vying to claim that mantle.
Has America Given Up on Children’s Learning?

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Dana Goldstein

12 hours agoIs college worth it? See which majors offer the highest return on your investment. Americans currently owe nearly $1.8 trillion in student loan debt, but despite rising costs, going to college is a decision that can give you one of the best returns on your investment. The size of that return, however, can depend on what you major in.
Judge Limits Trump’s Ability to Withhold School Funds Over DEI

2 weeks ago | virginislandsdailynews.com | Dana Goldstein

A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday limited the Trump administration’s ability to withhold federal funds from public schools that have certain diversity and equity initiatives. Judge Landya B. McCafferty said that the administration had not provided an adequately detailed definition of “diversity, equity and inclusion,” and that its policy threatened to restrict free speech in the classroom while overstepping the executive branch’s legal authority over local schools.
Judge Limits Trump's Ability to Withhold School Funds Over D.E.I.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Dana Goldstein

The administration was seeking to cut off money from public schools that allowed certain diversity and equity programs. A federal judge in New Hampshire limited on Thursday the Trump administration's ability to withhold federal funds from public schools that have certain diversity and equity initiatives. The judge, Landya B.
A los maestros les preocupa que sus alumnos usen la inteligencia artificial, pero a ellos les encanta utilizarla

3 weeks ago | elespectador.com | Dana Goldstein

Un taller de ChatGPT para profesores en Washington, EE.UU. Audio generado con IA de GoogleA medida que la inteligencia artificial se abre camino en las escuelas, surge una paradoja. Muchos educadores, preocupados por las trampas y los atajos, están tratando de limitar que los estudiantes usen la IA.
Texas is poised to create a $1 billion private school voucher program

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Dana Goldstein |J. Goodman

The Texas House of Representatives voted early Thursday morning to create one of the largest taxpayer-funded school voucher programs, a hard-fought victory for private school choice activists as they turn their attention to a nationwide voucher push. The measure still has some legislative hurdles to clear before Governor Greg Abbott signs it into law, but the House vote — 85-63 — secured a win that was decades in the making, propelled by the governor’s hardball politics last year.
School Vouchers Won in Texas. Next Up, the Nation.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Dana Goldstein |Sarah Mervosh

Choice laws have now passed in every major Republican state. Congress and President Trump are now aiming at blue states that have resisted vouchers for decades. With a big win for school vouchers in Texas in the early hours of Thursday morning, the private-school choice movement conquered the last major Republican-led state. Next up, the rest of the country.
Trump Targets K-12

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Dana Goldstein

Harvard might be the most famous educational institution opposing President Trump's threats of funding cuts and a federal takeover, but it's not the only one. Another legal battle is brewing that affects a far different, and far larger, group of students.
The Fight Between Trump and Public Schools Over DEI Escalates

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sarah Mervosh |Dana Goldstein

Can President Trump withhold federal money for low-income students? A brewing fight over diversity, equity and inclusion programs may force the courts to decide. The Trump administration is facing lawsuits and growing pushback over its demand that all 50 states end the use of what it says are illegal diversity programs in public schools or risk losing federal funding for low-income students.
Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Dana Goldstein |J. Goodman

Hours before the vote, the president spoke by phone to Mr. Abbott and Republican representatives, urging them to support the measure. "It's a really forward-thinking vote," Mr. Trump said, his voice heard on speakerphone. "Whatever I can do, let me know."Those in the room cheered. "It's time to provide a full array of options to parents," Representative Brad Buckley, a sponsor of the bill, said from the House floor before the vote.