Education

Readers respond to a guest essay by Danielle Sassoon about her experience at N.Y.U. Also: A crackdown on science; a plea to the former presidents.Readers respond to a guest essay by Danielle Sassoon about her experience at N.Y.U. Also: A crackdown on science; a plea to the former presidents. Read More

The Trump administration is closing in on a deal with the University of Virginia, four months after government pressure forced the school’s previous president to resign.The Trump administration is closing in on a deal with the University of Virginia, four months after government pressure forced the school’s previous president to resign. Read More

The admissions policy of Kamehameha Schools gives preference to Native Hawaiians. A new lawsuit calls it “blood-based discrimination.”The admissions policy of Kamehameha Schools gives preference to Native Hawaiians. A new lawsuit calls it “blood-based discrimination.” Read More

The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws.The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws. Read More

One of the two, Vanderbilt University, signaled it had reservations.One of the two, Vanderbilt University, signaled it had reservations. Read More

For Mr. Mamdani, his time at the elite Bronx High School of Science expanded and helped shape his views of New York, from the cricket pitch to politics.For Mr. Mamdani, his time at the elite Bronx High School of Science expanded and helped shape his views of New York, from the cricket pitch to politics. Read

If these pupils made up their own school system, it would be one of the 20 largest districts in the United States. The number includes those who are doubled up in crowded apartments.If these pupils made up their own school system, it would be one of the 20 largest districts in the United States. The

Shutting out China’s best minds will only push them into a homegrown Chinese research ecosystem that is eclipsing American universities.Shutting out China’s best minds will only push them into a homegrown Chinese research ecosystem that is eclipsing American universities. Read More

The Trump administration alienated many elite schools in its latest effort to overhaul higher education, so it looked elsewhere for allies.The Trump administration alienated many elite schools in its latest effort to overhaul higher education, so it looked elsewhere for allies. Read More

Three Southern Opinion columnists on the region and its outsize role in national politics.Three Southern Opinion columnists on the region and its outsize role in national politics. Read More