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Libby Nelson

Libby Nelson

Former Editorial Director, Politics & Policy

    Latest articles by Libby Nelson

    Politics
    How the TPP could change where your clothes come fromHow the TPP could change where your clothes come from
    Politics

    Shoes and clothes made in Vietnam and Malaysia are about to get cheaper to bring into the US.

    By Libby Nelson
    2016 Presidential Election
    3 winners and 2 losers from the fourth Republican debate3 winners and 2 losers from the fourth Republican debate
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    2016 Presidential Election

    A big night for Marco Rubio and Rand Paul — and another dismal one for Jeb.

    By Dylan Matthews, Libby Nelson and 1 more
    2016 Presidential Election
    Hillary Clinton on charter schools: “They don’t take the hardest-to-teach kids”Hillary Clinton on charter schools: “They don’t take the hardest-to-teach kids”
    2016 Presidential Election

    Unions are thrilled — and education reformers are worried — by her comments in South Carolina.

    By Libby Nelson
    Education
    Student protestors at the University of Missouri want a “no media safe space”Student protestors at the University of Missouri want a “no media safe space”
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    These 2 paragraphs should be attached to every story about political correctness on campusThese 2 paragraphs should be attached to every story about political correctness on campus
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    College students have always said stupid things. But social media now makes it easy for everyone to hear them.

    By Libby Nelson
    Education
    University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigns after protests over campus racismUniversity of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigns after protests over campus racism
    Education

    A graduate student’s hunger strike, followed by the football team’s refusal to play, forced Wolfe out of office.

    By Libby Nelson
    Education
    How football and a hunger strike forced the University of Missouri president to resignHow football and a hunger strike forced the University of Missouri president to resign
    Education

    Tim Wolfe announced on Monday that he’d step down after pressure for his resignation built over the weekend.

    By Libby Nelson
    Education
    Yale’s big fight over sensitivity and free speech, explainedYale’s big fight over sensitivity and free speech, explained
    Education

    Two emails about offensive Halloween costumes have turned into a tense confrontation on campus.

    By Libby Nelson
    Education
    A study suggests it’s easy to catch students cheating. So why don’t colleges try?A study suggests it’s easy to catch students cheating. So why don’t colleges try?
    Education

    About 10 percent of students at a top university cheated on a midterm exam so blatantly that an algorithm could figure it out.

    By Libby Nelson
    Explainers
    What the Success Academy fight over kicking out students says about the charter movementWhat the Success Academy fight over kicking out students says about the charter movement
    Explainers

    The most successful charter school in New York suspends students as young as 5 and, at one school, kept a list of students to kick out. How much does that explain its success?

    By Libby Nelson