Debbie Nathan is a journalist and the author of
Women and Other Aliens: Essays from the US-Mexico Border
and Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case.

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The Children Left Behind
What happened to the students pushed out by high-stakes testing?
Debbie Nathan
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers UnionWU, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.