Education Cuts Aren't Smart
January 2, 2012
Op-Ed
Too many states are choosing to balance budgets on the backs of children.
Articles By Marian Wright Edelman
Don't Cut Head Start
June 6, 2011
Op-Ed
Congress is debating whether to slash more than $1 billion from Head Start to give trillions of dollars in tax cuts to the richest Americans and corporations.
We Must Preserve Health Care Reform
January 24, 2011
Op-Ed
Ensuring children access to comprehensive health coverage is one of the smartest, most cost-effective choices our country can make.
Gun Violence and Children
September 20, 2010
Op-Ed
Have we no shame or respect for children's lives in Somalia or even our own country?
Fighting Obesity in the Classroom
July 5, 2010
Op-Ed
Parents, schools, communities, and experts all have a role to play in finding solutions to this crisis.
Remembering Dorothy Height
April 26, 2010
Op-Ed
Through it all, Height's intellect and strength remained as sharp as her signature sense of style.
Remembering Jaime Escalante
April 19, 2010
Op-Ed
His formula for student success was simple: You need a good teacher committed to working hard to educate and students committed to working hard to learn.
