New rules would make it easier for some of the schools to hire teachers, but they are expected to be met with fierce opposition from many in education.
Mr. Baird, a native of Barbados who became a teacher and administrator in New York City schools and at various colleges, argued for the term Afro-American.
Nicholas Kristof met Abel when he was a 17-year-old orphan, and the effective head of a household. I caught up with him 7 years later.
Nicholas Kristof met Abel when he was a 17-year-old orphan, and the effective head of a household. I caught up with him 7 years later.
Why don’t we speak openly about mental illness?...
As a high school student, Courtney Carson was at the heart of a racial debate that drew national attention. He’s now trying to improve his hometown.
States are moving to punish child care centers that enroll the unvaccinated, dismissing the objections of those who resist immunization without a valid medical reason.
Jon Cruz admitted asking dozens of teenage boys to send him photographs of themselves, some explicit, but he pleaded guilty to only one count.
In a follow-up to a 2014 audit, the comptroller’s office rebuked the city’s Education Department for its “ineptitude” in its record-keeping.
A reader recalls a personal experience with student loans.
Pick reading that will engage but not deplete you, something that requires a bit of mental energy, not another item on your to-do list.
Choose a vexing political issue and grapple with it.
After witnessing teachers, pupils and schools caught in the crossfire of war, Diego Ibarra Sánchez began working on “Hijacked Education,” which examines how constant conflict has upended education.
After witnessing teachers, pupils and schools caught in the crossfire of war, Diego Ibarra Sánchez began working on “Hijacked Education,” which examines how constant conflict has upended education.
After witnessing teachers, pupils and schools caught in the crossfire of war, Diego Ibarra Sánchez began working on “Hijacked Education,” which examines how constant conflict has upended education.
Leaving school after freshman year seemed like the ultimate failure. It ended up being the best thing to happen to my education.
Leading a new wave of defiant activism, Lizbeth Mateo is one of a few undocumented immigrants working as a lawyer in immigration courts.
Vocational education is popular across the political spectrum — and can indeed lead to good blue-collar jobs. But it has problems too.
Under proposed state rules, even schools for struggling students might have to meet a federally mandated graduation rate. That could put them in danger of closing.
The best way to offset high college costs is to save. But doing that is easier said than done. Here are some tips for making saving easier.
Liberia and other poor countries are experimenting with private management of schools, and the result has been positive.
Liberia and other poor countries are experimenting with private management of schools, and the result has been positive.
A case in point is a Florida student who sued his school board last month after his mother said the federal authorities stopped investigating his complaint.
The column struck a nerve among readers, who took on issues of class and mobility in the United States.
A longtime principal at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School abruptly retired after a battle with the head of the school involving its program dealing with race.
Often, a young child asking about sex does not want or need to know about the mechanics.
The education ministry is debating what activities will be allowed when girls in public schools are allowed to take fitness classes in the coming academic year.
Vouchers are going unused, according to the city’s public advocate, because many parents cannot find providers.
The education secretary, Betsy DeVos, who made a career of promoting local control of education, is taking a tough line on enforcing new federal standards.
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Bill de Blasio, to win a two-year extension of mayoral control of New York City schools, accepted an increase in charters and steps to make their operation easier.
The Times collected information on dozens of college summer reading programs and examined an annual survey of hundreds of universities. A few trends emerged.
This time, Mayor Bill de Blasio dispensed with publicly feuding with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over a major issue — control of the city schools — and got what he wanted. But the calm might not last.
A close analysis of more than 500 failing programs suggests current rules have been successful at reining in predatory for-profit colleges.
Our children’s books editor talks about our new guide for getting children hooked on books and celebrates how kid lit has become more diverse.
The State Legislature granted Mayor Bill de Blasio two years of additional control over New York City’s schools, ending uncertainty over leadership of the nation’s largest school system.
When the British left 20 years ago, Hong Kong was seen as a rare blend of East and West that China might seek to emulate. Now, increasingly, it’s a cautionary tale.
A decision not to appoint an Onondaga teacher as principal of the Onondaga Nation School has prompted most parents to keep their children out of class.
The agreement reached in a special legislative session also included deals on issues as diverse as flood relief and help for harness racing.
On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges desegregated the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Hear from Ruby’s teacher about that year and visit the school — in the past, present and in 360 video.
A study from the New School said that given current trends, no “heavy lifting” would be needed for New York education officials to meet their diversity goals.
The Education Department dilutes its own role as an investigator of discrimination in schools.
The New York Times asked teachers how they are approaching the subject of climate change in their classrooms.
On the real political relevance of “Harry Potter.”...
The special session, which the governor has the power to call under the state constitution, comes at the end of a fractious eight months.
We are honoring the top winners of our Eighth Annual Found Poem Student Contest by publishing their work from June 13 to July 3. This one is by Emma Sheridan.
School choice advocates, including Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, see the decision in favor of a church in Missouri as a crucial development in the voucher debate.
The court said the plaintiffs could not rely on an earlier ruling or a 2007 formula, and must make their case district by district.
Deprived of education, mothers in Liberia fight for their daughters’ schooling.
Deprived of education, mothers in Liberia fight for their daughters’ schooling.
The governor wants lawmakers in Albany to give Bill de Blasio another year of control over New York City schools.
Bridge International Academies — a chain of inexpensive private schools — has ambitious plans to revolutionize education for poor children. But can its for-profit model work in some of the most impoverished places on Earth?...
Code.org, a tech-backed nonprofit, is pressing schools to teach computer science. But are tech firms swaying education to serve their own interests?...