Dana Goldstein

Dana Goldstein is a fellow at the New America Foundation and The Nation Institute, and a former associate editor at The Daily Beast. Her writing on politics, women's issues, and education has also appeared in The American Prospect, The Nation, The New Republic, BusinessWeek, and Slate. You can follow her work at danagoldstein.net.

Left Behind

Why the World Is Smarter Than Us

A new book finds a startling conclusion in schools across the globe: they value the intellect more than we do. By Dana Goldstein.

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The Masculine Mystique

The New New Fatherhood

Poor urban dads are reversing gender roles in caring for their children, but not being providers. Dana Goldstein on why that’s not quite enough.

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Too Poor to Learn

<p>In Michael Brick’s new book, ‘Saving the School,’ the author follows a group of educators trying to turn around a failing Texas high school, and shows that to overcome poverty, teachers must do more than just teach. By Dana Goldstein.<br> </p>

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