Education

Jennifer Mnookin will be the Ivy League university’s fifth president in four years. She describes herself as “a principled pragmatist.”Jennifer Mnookin will be the Ivy League university’s fifth president in four years. She describes herself as “a principled pragmatist.” Read More

The Trump administration has been scrutinizing the University of California, Berkeley, which insists its new program will be a nonpartisan venture.The Trump administration has been scrutinizing the University of California, Berkeley, which insists its new program will be a nonpartisan venture. Read More

Most states teach history by subject. Texas will go chronologically, starting with ancient history and reaching World War II by seventh grade.Most states teach history by subject. Texas will go chronologically, starting with ancient history and reaching World War II by seventh grade. Read More

In part because gambling ads are in everything, everywhere, all at once.In part because gambling ads are in everything, everywhere, all at once. Read More

The people who know playgrounds best want a pink basketball court, hair-braiding station, and pollinator garden.The people who know playgrounds best want a pink basketball court, hair-braiding station, and pollinator garden. Read More

The university hired a high-powered law firm to try to reach an agreement with the Justice Department over claims its admissions practices hurt white and Asian applicants.The university hired a high-powered law firm to try to reach an agreement with the Justice Department over claims its admissions practices hurt white and Asian applicants. Read More

Readers are dismayed by the justices’ decisions. Also: The Huntington’s dilemma; a woman’s age; students, cheating and A.I.Readers are dismayed by the justices’ decisions. Also: The Huntington’s dilemma; a woman’s age; students, cheating and A.I. Read More

Heat waves, space and billionairesHeat waves, space and billionaires Read More

Our Washington correspondent Michael Bender explains how the Trump administration is trying to use a civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination to roll back protections for transgender students.Our Washington correspondent Michael Bender explains how the Trump administration is trying to use a civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination to roll back protections for

One nonprofit, Defending Education, initiated nearly a dozen civil rights investigations targeting diversity programs and transgender policies.One nonprofit, Defending Education, initiated nearly a dozen civil rights investigations targeting diversity programs and transgender policies. Read More