Nikhil Goyal

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A Teenager Fights Back Against Teacher Evaluation Gone Wrong

Teen Nikhil Goyal refused to participate in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's teacher evaluation scheme.

Nikhil Goyal

May 25, 2013

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Students Need More Than Michelle Rhee's Education Reforms

High school student and author Nikhil Goyal wants teachers to be paid well, given autonomy, and treated like professionals. Is that too much to ask?

Nikhil Goyal

Jan 14, 2013

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Best of 2012: The Five Most Extraordinary Things to Happen in Education

The theme of 2012? Let's go make some chaos in education.

Nikhil Goyal

Dec 30, 2012

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Want to Get America Back on Track? Realize the True Purpose of Schools

As a society, we aren't realizing the true purpose of school—becoming lifelong learners and active, engaged citizens in democracy.

Nikhil Goyal

Dec 15, 2012

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Kicker: New Media Startup Fights Back Against the Dumbing Down of America

A new platform called "Kicker" helps young people engage with current events.

Nikhil Goyal

Dec 07, 2012

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Four More Years of Arne Duncan? That's the Last Thing our Schools Need

Nikhil Goyal

Dec 01, 2012

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The Rise of Democratic Schools and 'Solutionaries': Why Adults Need to Get Out of the Way

Grown-ups need to give youth a seat at the education reform table.

Nikhil Goyal

Nov 21, 2012

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Students For Education Reform? Not the Change We Need

Don't think for a second that SFER represents the voice of students.

Nikhil Goyal

Nov 16, 2012

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Whatever Happens on Election Day, We Have to Be the Ones Driving Educational Change

Sure, the next President will drive the education agenda, but we're the ones who will create real change.

Nikhil Goyal

Nov 07, 2012

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Why Millennials Aren’t Rushing to the Polls (and Why They Should)

The 2012 election might have the lowest youth voter turnout since 1972.

Nikhil Goyal

Nov 02, 2012

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Can This New Nonprofit Make Apprenticeships Cool Again?

Today only .3 percent of the American workforce are apprentices. E[nstitute] wants to change that.

Nikhil Goyal

Oct 21, 2012

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Where Does Mitt Romney Really Stand on Standardized Testing?

Romney doesn't know of a better way to evaluate students than high stakes tests.

Nikhil Goyal

Oct 13, 2012

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Mis-Education Nation: Why Were Student Voices Silenced at NBC's Town Hall?

The lack of students at NBC News' Education Nation is evidence of a larger problem of diverse, progressive education experts being silenced.

Nikhil Goyal

Oct 06, 2012

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Chicago Teachers' Strike Lesson: We Need Autonomous Educators, Not Corporate Reform

A corporate reform takeover is hurting students.

Nikhil Goyal

Sep 27, 2012

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Schools Don't Need Reform, They Need Revolution

Teen author Nikhil Goyal says now's the time to radically reinvent education.

Nikhil Goyal

Sep 19, 2012

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Can Schools Teach Entrepreneurship?

17-year-old author and innovator Nikhil Goyal says it's possible if schools change their 'do as you're told' mentality.

Nikhil Goyal

Sep 02, 2012

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Teen Nikhil Goyal refused to participate in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's teacher evaluation scheme.

High school student and author Nikhil Goyal wants teachers to be paid well, given autonomy, and treated like professionals. Is that too much to ask?

The theme of 2012? Let's go make some chaos in education.

As a society, we aren't realizing the true purpose of school—becoming lifelong learners and active, engaged citizens in democracy.

A new platform called "Kicker" helps young people engage with current events.

Grown-ups need to give youth a seat at the education reform table.

Don't think for a second that SFER represents the voice of students.

Sure, the next President will drive the education agenda, but we're the ones who will create real change.

The 2012 election might have the lowest youth voter turnout since 1972.

Today only .3 percent of the American workforce are apprentices. E[nstitute] wants to change that.

Romney doesn't know of a better way to evaluate students than high stakes tests.

The lack of students at NBC News' Education Nation is evidence of a larger problem of diverse, progressive education experts being silenced.

A corporate reform takeover is hurting students.

Teen author Nikhil Goyal says now's the time to radically reinvent education.

17-year-old author and innovator Nikhil Goyal says it's possible if schools change their 'do as you're told' mentality.