Yale’s New President Pushed Policing as Head of Stony Brook University
In her four years at the state university, Maurie McInnis drew criticism from faculty members who said some of her decisions violated academic freedom.
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In her four years at the state university, Maurie McInnis drew criticism from faculty members who said some of her decisions violated academic freedom.
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Teachers this year saw the effects of the pandemic’s stress and isolation on young students: Some can barely speak, sit still or even hold a pencil.
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The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a “necessary historical document.” The mandate comes as part of a conservative movement to infuse Christian values in public schools.
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The lawsuit was filed a year after the Supreme Court struck down the use of racial and gender preferences in college admissions.
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Bloomberg’s $1 Billion Gift for Free Medical School Applies but Not to All
A donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide free tuition for Johns Hopkins medical students, if their families make less than $300,000 a year.
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Harvard Task Forces Find Climate of Bias for Both Jewish and Muslim Groups
Groups investigating antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias cited instances of discrimination against pro-Israel students and “a pervasive climate of intolerance” against pro-Palestinian students.
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Why U.S. Schools Are Facing Their Biggest Budget Crunch in Years
Federal pandemic aid helped keep school districts afloat, but that money is coming to an end.
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Schools Got a Record $190 Billion in Pandemic Aid. Did It Work?
Two new studies suggest that the largest single federal investment in U.S. schools improved student test scores, but only modestly.
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A School With 7 Students: Inside the ‘Microschools’ Movement
Parents, desperate for help, are turning to private schools with a half-dozen or so students. And they are getting a financial boost from taxpayers.
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California Joins Growing National Effort to Ban Smartphone Use in Schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a statewide ban as states and large school districts have pursued similar prohibitions to prevent disruption and cyberbullying.
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Penn Bans Protest Encampments From Its Campus for the First Time
The new rules, which would also significantly rein in demonstrations at the university in other ways, come on the heels of a nationwide wave of student activism against Israel’s actions in Gaza.
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Is This the End for Mandatory D.E.I. Statements?
Harvard and M.I.T. no longer require applicants for teaching jobs to explain how they would serve underrepresented groups. Other schools may follow.
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U.C. Berkeley’s Leader, a Free Speech Champion, Has Advice for Today’s Students: Tone It Down
“Just because you have the right to say something doesn’t mean it’s right to say,” said Carol Christ, who is retiring as chancellor at the end of this month.
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Students Want Charges Dropped. What Is the Right Price for Protests?
At pro-Palestinian demonstrations, students have broken codes of conduct and, sometimes, the law. But the question of whether and how to discipline them is vexing universities.
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Back to School and Back to Normal. Or at Least Close Enough.
As school began this year, we sent reporters to find out how much — or how little — has changed since the pandemic changed everything.
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At the Edge of a Cliff, Some Colleges Are Teaming Up to Survive
Faced with declining enrollment, smaller schools are harnessing innovative ideas — like course sharing — to attract otherwise reluctant students.
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Community Schools Offer More Than Just Teaching
The concept has been around for a while, but the pandemic reinforced the importance of providing support to families and students to enhance learning.
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Could Tutoring Be the Best Tool for Fighting Learning Loss?
In-school tutoring is not a silver bullet. But it may help students and schools reduce some pandemic-related slides in achievement.
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Meeting the Mental Health Challenge in School and at Home
From kindergarten through college, educators are experimenting with ways to ease the stress students are facing — not only from the pandemic, but from life itself.
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Jorge Armando Contreras used his position at a school district in Orange County to fund a luxurious lifestyle, prosecutors said.
By Eduardo Medina
Republicans are already seeking to link Vice President Kamala Harris to pandemic school closures, which local teachers’ unions pushed to extend.
By Dana Goldstein and Nicholas Nehamas
“We want to ban assault weapons, and they want to ban books,” she told the crowd of 3,500 people at the convention of the American Federation of Teachers.
By Erica L. Green
The state superintendent said he would crack down on “rogue districts” opposing the mandate. The guidelines detail how the Bible should be taught by subject and grade levels from five to 12.
By Isabelle Taft
Kamala Harris has been a longtime ally of teachers’ unions, even when their positions have divided the Democratic coalition.
By Dana Goldstein
The G.O.P. has turned its own ignorance into a point of pride.
By Pamela Paul
The mayor of Nashville, Freddie O’Connell, asked the police to investigate three bombings after a book said that the attacks were tied to racist terrorism.
By Amanda Holpuch
The state is adding restrictions meant to make lockdown drills less scary for children, and will also require schools to notify parents about the exercises ahead of time.
By Shayla Colon
A united “Divine Nine” could be a formidable political advantage as the vice president, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, looks to shore up the Democratic base.
By Maya King
The spate of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments engulfed academic institutions of all sizes in nearly every part of the country.
By Isabelle Taft, Alex Lemonides, Lazaro Gamio and Anna Betts
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