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  1. 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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    Tuition is roughly $65,000 a year for four years.
    CreditPatrick Semansky/Associated Press
  2. 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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    The reports come after a school year in which concerns have grown about antisemitism and Islamophobia at Harvard and other universities.
    CreditTony Luong for The New York Times
  3. 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.

       By Sarah Mervosh and

    A flow of pandemic aid dollars will come to an end in September, leaving districts to deal with declining student enrollment and tighter budgets.
    CreditRosem Morton for The New York Times
  4. 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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    “The money did contribute to the recovery,” one researcher said. “Could the money have had a bigger impact? Yes.”
    CreditJim Wilson/The New York Times
  5. 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.

       By Dana Goldstein and

    Nathanael’s school, Kingdom Seed, has a student body of seven students.
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  1. 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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    Gov. Gavin Newsom called on Tuesday for a ban on smartphone use in schools by the end of the current legislative session, as California’s largest school district voted to pursue their own prohibition that could begin in January.
    CreditJohn G Mabanglo/EPA, via Shutterstock
  2. 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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    In May, the police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Pennsylvania and arrested 33 people.
    CreditRachel Wisniewski for The New York Times
  3. 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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    Harvard and M.I.T. have each announced that they will no longer require diversity statements from applicants for faculty jobs.
    CreditBen Curtis/Associated Press
  4. 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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    Pro-Palestinian demonstrators unfurled a Palestinian flag during Carol Christ’s commencement speech last month at the University of California, Berkeley.
    CreditJim Wilson/The New York Times
  5. 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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    Kelly Hui, center, one of four students from whom the University of Chicago is withholding degrees because of their involvement in a protest encampment, at a rally after students walked out of the university’s convocation ceremony on Saturday.
    CreditVincent Alban/Chicago Tribune, via Associated Press

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Learning: A Special Report

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  1. 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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    First graders at Vare-Washington Elementary School in Philadelphia.
    CreditHannah Yoon for The New York Times
  2. 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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    Adrian College is a liberal arts school of just over 1,600 undergraduates in Michigan.
    CreditErin Kirkland for The New York Times
  3. 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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    Students at Dr. Michael D. Fox elementary school wear light blue and khaki uniforms. The community school in Hartford, Conn., works with 10 to 20 organizations to help students and families.
    CreditIke Abakah for The New York Times
  4. 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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    Joi Mitchell didn’t want to follow family members into classroom teaching but found a way to work with students by serving as a tutor, including on the Cardozo campus.
    CreditJason Andrew for The New York Times
  5. 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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    CreditMonika Aichele
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