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The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a “necessary historical document.”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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Three new court rulings make it clear that chaos on campus has legal consequences.
By David French
Students in Denver behind one of the longest-running encampments in protest of the Israel-Hamas war disbanded the camp in May. They spent the rest of the summer planning for what comes next.
By Audra D. S. Burch and Kelley Manley
The order maintained halts by lower courts on federal rules prohibiting discrimination against transgender people in schools.
By Abbie VanSickle and Michael D. Shear
Nemat Shafik was vilified on almost all sides for her handling of the protests over the Israel-Hamas war. When given an offramp, she took it.
By Alan Blinder, Stephanie Saul, Sharon Otterman and Mark Landler
Conservatives have criticized Gov. Tim Walz over the law, but schools have not taken it as a mandate to put menstrual products into boys’ restrooms.
By Emily Cochrane
Miranda Sipps, 12, suffered for four days before dying while her mother and her boyfriend failed to seek medical treatment for her, the authorities said. Both are charged with a felony.
By Hank Sanders
John F. Manning has served as interim provost since March, and is considered a top contender for university president.
By Anemona Hartocollis
Dr. Katrina A. Armstrong replaces Nemat Shafik as president of one of the most turbulent campuses in America.
By Alan Blinder
Al principio de la carrera política de su marido, intervino para ayudar. Algunos se preguntaron: ¿Por qué no es ella la candidata?
By Joseph Bernstein
Nemat Shafik is the third Ivy League president to resign in the wake of turbulent congressional appearances and strife connected to the Israel-Hamas war.
By Alan Blinder and Sharon Otterman
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