Education
Andrew McGettigan examines the the crisis at London Metropolitan University and what it means for higher education
Max Watson of London Metropolitan University’s Unison branch describes how its members helped stave off privatisation proposals at the university
Donald Morrison examines what the explosive growth in academy schools means for teachers
Student activist Michael Chessum reflects on the state of the fight against the Tories’ education reforms
Melissa Benn, author of School Wars, discusses education with teacher Anna Wolmuth
Student article competition winner Kit Withnail calls for others to stand with the movement
Cristina Delgado Garcia and Luke Yates explain why university cuts aren’t fair or needed
The struggle against a city academy in north London controlled by a group of hedge fund managers might be a sign of things to come. Hank and Jean Roberts tell the story of the campaign
As Tory education secretary Michael Gove pushes through legislation to 'put the boosters' under Labour's school academies programme, Fiona Millar explains her concerns
Donald Morrison says if the Tories get their way more money will be taken away from the public sector and handed over to private profiteers
Leeds students Andre Pusey and Leon Sealey-Huggins report on the fight against higher education cuts and its connection to the wider battle against the current neoliberal role and form of universities
From school meals to school selection policies, Margaret Tulloch has been a tireless campaigner for state education for half a lifetime. She spoke to Laurie Penny
The relationship between students and locals is fraught with long-held mistrust and resentment. Ex-student Jenny Nelson looks at the colourful history of these often segregated communities, and meets some of the student activists who are trying to break out of the ghettos they've inherited
With 'top-up' fees and increasing debt leaving many students less willing to fight for anyone but themselves, London School of Economics union president Aled Fisher argues for more, not less, participation in wider politics
In trying to push through a reform package that the Guardian has called a 'Blairite revolution', the National Union of Students' Labour leadership is putting the NUS on a path to self-destruction, says executive member Hind Hassan
The falling value and rising price of a degree is hitting some harder than others. Laurie Penny looks at what's left of the egalitarian dream of universally accessible education
The ambition of advanced capitalism is not simply to combat radical ideas - it is to abolish the very notion that there could be a serious alternative to the present. Terry Eagleton laments the passing of a critical age
The education white paper and the market principles behind it are opposed by many Labour MPs. Here, one of them sets out what would be needed to win back their support.
