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Half of children in grades three to eight fail reading tests. The city’s schools chancellor, who has faulted the current approach, will begin rolling out new curriculums next year.
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The state objected to content on topics like the Black Lives Matter movement, socialism and why some citizens ‘take a knee’ during the national anthem.
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Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, said, “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attractive people.”
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The case, involving Scholastic, led to an outcry among authors and became an example of how the culture wars behind a surge in book banning in schools has reached publishers.
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Officials in Flint were alarmed by threats to students’ safety. The ban is in effect at least until the end of the school year.
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The latest test results continue a nearly decade-long decline. Try a sample quiz to test your knowledge.
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Schools may try to guess other campuses you’re considering and provide a list of their prices. They may not be accurate.
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The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey on Sunday made a remarkable admission of failure and committed to a new focus on mental health.
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State lawmakers seem poised to allow more charter schools to open in the city. While the number is small, the debate over charter schools remains heated as public schools lose students and funds.
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The case is seeking declaration that requiring students to remove “Let’s go Brandon” attire violated the students’ First Amendment rights.
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As D.E.I. programs come under attack, a plan at the University of Virginia for “more diversity, less Confederacy” enraged some alumni, who started organizing against it.
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The course had run into criticism from scholars, who accused the board of omitting key concepts and bending to political pressure from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Proponents say the laws aim to give parents control over their children’s education. But many educators say the rules have brought chaos and fear.
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After a preview of the new rankings system, Yale and other universities raised a storm of objections. The formal list is now indefinitely delayed.
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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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Faced with declining enrollment, smaller schools are harnessing innovative ideas — like course sharing — to attract otherwise reluctant students.
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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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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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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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