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A.I. Is Coming to Class. These Professors Want to Ease Your Worries.

A.I. Is Coming to Class. These Professors Want to Ease ...

NYT > Education, Jan 17, 2026 - 18:24

Even as some instructors remain fervently opposed to chatbots, other writing and...

Trump Administration Delays Forced Collections on Student Loan Defaults

Trump Administration Delays Forced Collections on Stude...

NYT > Education, Jan 16, 2026 - 17:23

The Education Department has temporarily paused a plan to seize tax refunds and ...

U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving

U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for T...

NYT > Education, Jan 16, 2026 - 16:24

The Trump administration acknowledged it mistakenly deported a college student t...

This Is How Your Mind Works

This Is How Your Mind Works

NYT > Education, Jan 16, 2026 - 16:24

Our thoughts are an ever-changing swirl of fears, feelings, desires, impulses, m...

Your Tax Refund Could Be Taken if You’ve Defaulted on Student Loans: What to Know

Your Tax Refund Could Be Taken if You’ve Defaulted on S...

NYT > Education, Jan 16, 2026 - 16:24

Millions of people are at risk of the government’s seizing their refunds to pay ...

Washington National Opera Finds a Stage Outside Kennedy Center Amid Trump Tensions

Washington National Opera Finds a Stage Outside Kennedy...

NYT > Education, Jan 16, 2026 - 16:24

Spring performances of “Treemonisha” and “The Crucible” will be held at George W...

Harvard Slips on a Global Ranking List, as Chinese Schools Surge Ahead

Harvard Slips on a Global Ranking List, as Chinese Scho...

NYT > Education, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

Harvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic ou...

Judge to Weigh Next Steps in Student Activist Deportations Case

Judge to Weigh Next Steps in Student Activist Deportati...

NYT > Education, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

The hearing on Thursday followed up on the court’s sweeping finding in September...

Book Review: ‘Miracle Children,’ by Katie Benner and Erica L. Green

Book Review: ‘Miracle Children,’ by Katie Benner and Er...

NYT > Education, Jan 14, 2026 - 21:26

“Miracle Children” details how a Louisiana school exploited the demand for stori...

How Will the New Chancellor Change New York Schools?

How Will the New Chancellor Change New York Schools?

NYT > Education, Jan 14, 2026 - 16:53

Kamar Samuels, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s choice to run the school system, has favor...

Trump Signs Bill Allowing Schools to Serve Whole Milk Again

Trump Signs Bill Allowing Schools to Serve Whole Milk A...

NYT > Education, Jan 14, 2026 - 16:53

The law, which was approved unanimously by Congress late last year, also gives s...

What High School Seniors Wrote in Their College Admissions Essays

What High School Seniors Wrote in Their College Admissi...

NYT > Education, Jan 13, 2026 - 16:24

Some students are still mentioning their race or immigrant status as the Trump a...

Supreme Court Justices Seem Inclined to Allow States to Bar Transgender Athletes

Supreme Court Justices Seem Inclined to Allow States to...

NYT > Education, Jan 13, 2026 - 16:24

The outcome of a pair of cases on Tuesday could affect laws in 27 states that pr...

Number of Trans Athletes Affected by Bans Is Low, but the Debate Is Broad

Number of Trans Athletes Affected by Bans Is Low, but t...

NYT > Education, Jan 13, 2026 - 16:24

The people who support barring trans girls from girls’ sports say the debate aff...

2 Students Behind Challenges to Trans Athlete Laws

2 Students Behind Challenges to Trans Athlete Laws

NYT > Education, Jan 13, 2026 - 16:24

One sued to join her middle school girls’ cross-country team in West Virginia an...

This Is No Way to Run a University

This Is No Way to Run a University

NYT > Education, Jan 12, 2026 - 18:52

An ancient classic is canceled in Texas.

Supreme Court to Consider West Virginia’s Trans Athlete Law. It Applies to One Girl.

Supreme Court to Consider West Virginia’s Trans Athlete...

NYT > Education, Jan 12, 2026 - 15:23

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a case that could affect laws in 27 state...

If You Can’t Teach Plato in a Philosophy Class, What Can You Teach?

If You Can’t Teach Plato in a Philosophy Class, What Ca...

NYT > Education, Jan 12, 2026 - 15:23

An ancient classic is canceled in Texas.

University of Michigan Picks Kent D. Syverud, Syracuse Leader, as Its Next President

University of Michigan Picks Kent D. Syverud, Syracuse ...

NYT > Education, Jan 12, 2026 - 15:23

Kent D. Syverud will become the fifth person to run Michigan since the start of ...

Daniel Walker Howe, Historian of Antebellum America, Dies at 88

Daniel Walker Howe, Historian of Antebellum America, Di...

NYT > Education, Jan 11, 2026 - 20:22

He saw the origins of modern America in the years between 1815 and 1848, when re...

An Education Success Story

An Education Success Story

NYT > Education, Jan 11, 2026 - 12:54

We bring you some good news about schools in a place you might not expect.

Book Review: ‘The Cradle of Citizenship,’ by James Traub

Book Review: ‘The Cradle of Citizenship,’ by James Traub

NYT > Education, Jan 10, 2026 - 15:53

In “The Cradle of Citizenship,” the journalist James Traub finds that the bigges...

Cooper Union Settles Jewish Students’ Suit and Alters Protest Policies

Cooper Union Settles Jewish Students’ Suit and Alters P...

NYT > Education, Jan 8, 2026 - 17:24

The New York City college had been accused of tolerating discrimination against ...

New Jersey Is Latest State to Ban Student Phones in Schools

New Jersey Is Latest State to Ban Student Phones in Sch...

NYT > Education, Jan 8, 2026 - 17:24

The restrictions, signed into law by Gov. Philip D. Murphy on Thursday as one of...

University of California Reports Record Enrollment Despite Trump Pressure

University of California Reports Record Enrollment Desp...

NYT > Education, Jan 8, 2026 - 16:53

Enrollment increased to more than 301,000 as the system prepared for a budget de...

The Smithsonian Faces New Pressure to Submit to Trump’s Will

The Smithsonian Faces New Pressure to Submit to Trump’s...

NYT > Education, Jan 8, 2026 - 16:53

The institution, long regarded as independent, is facing a White House deadline ...

Texas A&M Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato Because of Gender Rules

Texas A&M Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato Because of...

NYT > Education, Jan 8, 2026 - 16:53

The university is reviewing courses under new rules restricting teaching about r...

As Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Pushes Into High Schools, Dissension Follows

As Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Pushes Into High School...

NYT > Education, Jan 7, 2026 - 15:24

Since Mr. Kirk’s death, chapters of his organization’s affiliate for teenagers h...

These College Students Ditched Their Phones for a Week. Could You?

These College Students Ditched Their Phones for a Week....

NYT > Education, Jan 6, 2026 - 17:24

A student-organized “tech fast” at St. John’s College led to a mass unplugging b...

The Trump Revolution Is Going Much Further Than We Realize

The Trump Revolution Is Going Much Further Than We Realize

NYT > Education, Jan 6, 2026 - 14:53

The president is deploying his domineering tactics in unexpected places.

Lia Smith Hoped to Start Fresh At Middlebury. In Trump’s America, It Seemed Impossible.

Lia Smith Hoped to Start Fresh At Middlebury. In Trump’...

NYT > Education, Jan 5, 2026 - 16:00

Lia Smith was a senior at Middlebury College, a transgender woman and, for a tim...

Behind on Student Loans? Here’s What to Do Now for the New Year

Behind on Student Loans? Here’s What to Do Now for the ...

NYT > Education, Jan 4, 2026 - 15:52

Millions of borrowers who are behind can expect the government to tighten repaym...

Big Changes Are Coming to Student Loans. Here’s What to Know if You’re Struggling.

Big Changes Are Coming to Student Loans. Here’s What to...

NYT > Education, Jan 3, 2026 - 16:52

Millions of borrowers who are behind can expect the government to tighten the op...

As Schools Embrace A.I. Tools, Skeptics Raise Concerns

As Schools Embrace A.I. Tools, Skeptics Raise Concerns

NYT > Education, Jan 3, 2026 - 16:52

More governments are rolling out chatbots in schools. Some experts warn the tool...

A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup

A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedk...

NYT > Education, Jan 3, 2026 - 16:52

Problems with a 25-year-old landmark paper on the safety of Roundup’s active ing...

One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus

One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus

NYT > Education, Jan 3, 2026 - 16:52

A student-organized “tech fast” at St. John’s College thrust young people headfi...

Mamdani Names Top Deputies for Child Care, Operations and Climate

Mamdani Names Top Deputies for Child Care, Operations a...

NYT > Education, Dec 31, 2025 - 18:20

Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, announced several key appointments who could he...

One Lawyer’s Standoff With Trump’s Deportation Machine

One Lawyer’s Standoff With Trump’s Deportation Machine

NYT > Education, Dec 31, 2025 - 04:56

Mahsa Khanbabai’s client, a graduate student, had been whisked away by masked ag...

Mamdani Chooses a Veteran N.Y.C. Education Leader as Schools Chancellor

Mamdani Chooses a Veteran N.Y.C. Education Leader as Sc...

NYT > Education, Dec 30, 2025 - 22:23

The selection of Kamar Samuels, who leads schools on the West Side of Manhattan,...

Mamdani Promised Universal Child Care. How Long Could It Take?

Mamdani Promised Universal Child Care. How Long Could I...

NYT > Education, Dec 30, 2025 - 14:24

Here is what to expect if you’re expecting relief from the soaring cost of day c...

Encouraging Kids to Read Whole Books

Encouraging Kids to Read Whole Books

NYT > Education, Dec 30, 2025 - 14:24

Readers find a classroom trend of assigning shorter texts “troubling.” Also: Rea...

Zelensky and Netanyahu Go to Mar-a-Lago, and Student Loan Borrowers Face New Reality

Zelensky and Netanyahu Go to Mar-a-Lago, and Student Lo...

NYT > Education, Dec 29, 2025 - 13:26

Plus, food trends coming in 2026.

Harvard’s Anti-Woke Era Has Arrived. It’s Even More Stifling.

Harvard’s Anti-Woke Era Has Arrived. It’s Even More Sti...

NYT > Education, Dec 29, 2025 - 13:26

Wasn’t this supposed to be the golden era of free expression on college campuses?

More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy

More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankr...

NYT > Education, Dec 27, 2025 - 09:56

A new study suggests that distressed borrowers using a simpler bankruptcy proces...

Sal Khan: A.I. Will Displace Workers at a Scale Many Don’t Realize

Sal Khan: A.I. Will Displace Workers at a Scale Many Do...

NYT > Education, Dec 27, 2025 - 09:56

Companies benefiting from A.I. should donate a small percentage of their profits...

Should Colleges End Early Decision?

Should Colleges End Early Decision?

NYT > Education, Dec 26, 2025 - 13:25

Readers respond to a guest essay arguing that it is an unfair “racket. Also: An ...

John Carey, Literary Eminence Who Excoriated Snobbery, Dies at 91

John Carey, Literary Eminence Who Excoriated Snobbery, ...

NYT > Education, Dec 25, 2025 - 15:25

An Oxford professor and renowned critic, he was pugnacious, fearless and disdain...

They Were Supposed to Protect Young Workers. Instead, They Cashed In.

They Were Supposed to Protect Young Workers. Instead, T...

NYT > Education, Dec 25, 2025 - 14:56

Profit-seekers co-opted America’s premier cultural exchange program, the J-1 vis...

The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I.

The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social ...

NYT > Education, Dec 25, 2025 - 14:56

New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to t...

Mixed Grades for Home-Schooling

Mixed Grades for Home-Schooling

NYT > Education, Dec 24, 2025 - 14:45

Readers offer personal stories in response to a guest essay critical of home-sch...