Education

The new law comes as the practice of giving preferential treatment to applicants with family ties to alumni has come under renewed scrutiny.The new law comes as the practice of giving preferential treatment to applicants with family ties to alumni has come under renewed scrutiny. Read More

Several test takers across the country found themselves in favor of the new format of the college admissions exam — even with some technical glitches.Several test takers across the country found themselves in favor of the new format of the college admissions exam — even with some technical glitches. Read More

South Carolina Salkehatchie had no budget, players or running water in the locker room when Matt Lynch arrived. One season in, the first publicly gay head coach is figuring out how to win, on the court and off.South Carolina Salkehatchie had no budget, players or running water in the locker room when Matt Lynch arrived.

The new format cuts nearly an hour out of the exam and has shorter reading passages.The new format cuts nearly an hour out of the exam and has shorter reading passages. Read More

The injured high school students, one of whom was in critical condition, range in age from 15 to 17, the police said. It was the latest in a series of shootings on or near public buses in the city.The injured high school students, one of whom was in critical condition, range in age from 15

On Tuesday, the historic 13-2 vote by the men’s basketball team to unionize took a significant step toward classifying student-athletes as employees.On Tuesday, the historic 13-2 vote by the men’s basketball team to unionize took a significant step toward classifying student-athletes as employees. Read More

The Oklahoma school superintendent, Ryan Walters, said “radical leftists” had created a narrative about the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict that “hasn’t been true.”The Oklahoma school superintendent, Ryan Walters, said “radical leftists” had created a narrative about the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict that “hasn’t been true.” Read More

The meeting was abruptly adjourned about 10 minutes in after a demonstration by pro-Palestinian students protesting the university’s ties with Israel.The meeting was abruptly adjourned about 10 minutes in after a demonstration by pro-Palestinian students protesting the university’s ties with Israel. Read More

Harvard said it has been acting in good faith and submitted nearly 1,500 pages of new material.Harvard said it has been acting in good faith and submitted nearly 1,500 pages of new material. Read More

The penalty is the largest ever imposed by the Education Department, which found that the school had punished sexual assault victims but not their assailants and created a “culture of silence.”The penalty is the largest ever imposed by the Education Department, which found that the school had punished sexual assault victims but not their assailants