Education

Bard College Opens Review of Its President’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Bard College Opens Review of Its President’s Ties to Je...

NYT > Education, Feb 19, 2026 - 20:23

The move comes after a trove of documents released by the Justice Department sho...

Tiny Memoir Contest Winners

Tiny Memoir Contest Winners

NYT > Education, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

We invited teenagers to write miniature memoirs about meaningful moments in thei...

Leon Botstein, Bard College’s President, Had Epstein Ties. He Is Also Seen as a Campus Savior.

Leon Botstein, Bard College’s President, Had Epstein Ti...

NYT > Education, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

The president of Bard College raised millions to save his school from closure. A...

A Child Misses 3 Weeks of School. Should Protective Services Step In?

A Child Misses 3 Weeks of School. Should Protective Ser...

NYT > Education, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summo...

Trump’s ‘Cartoonish’ Monuments to Himself

Trump’s ‘Cartoonish’ Monuments to Himself

NYT > Education, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

Readers respond to a news analysis about President Trump’s relentless demand for...

At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum

At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the ...

NYT > Education, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina ne...

Why Public School Families Are Protesting Linda McMahon’s Visits

Why Public School Families Are Protesting Linda McMahon...

NYT > Education, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

Linda McMahon is shocked — shocked! — that there’s been a backlash to the Depart...

Western Civ Can Save Us — Again

Western Civ Can Save Us — Again

NYT > Education, Feb 17, 2026 - 18:57

Marco Rubio reminds an audience in Munich of what still unites us.

Judge Blocks Deportation of Columbia Protester Mohsen Mahdawi

Judge Blocks Deportation of Columbia Protester Mohsen M...

NYT > Education, Feb 17, 2026 - 18:57

The green card holder from the West Bank had been detained during a citizenship ...

An M.L.K. Landmark Is Revived at a Tense Moment for Historical Sites

An M.L.K. Landmark Is Revived at a Tense Moment for His...

NYT > Education, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

The Masonic lodge that served as the home base for Dr. King’s activism will soon...

Democrats Can’t Leave School Choice to Republicans

Democrats Can’t Leave School Choice to Republicans

NYT > Education, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

Our education system is failing, but allotting funding by student and family pre...

N.B.A. All-Star Game’s Map of France Leaves Something Out: 800 Years

N.B.A. All-Star Game’s Map of France Leaves Something O...

NYT > Education, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

Introducing the French player Victor Wembanyama was a map that hearkened back to...

New York Needs Lifeguards. Would These Teens Make the Cut?

New York Needs Lifeguards. Would These Teens Make the Cut?

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

To qualify for a job patrolling the city’s beaches and pools, candidates must sw...

A Russian ‘Village of Military Valor’ Waits for Its Reward

A Russian ‘Village of Military Valor’ Waits for Its Reward

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

Sedanka has only 250 residents, but dozens of its men left for the front. It is ...

From One President to Another, a Love Letter With an Edge

From One President to Another, a Love Letter With an Edge

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

To open a series of essays about U.S. presidents, George W. Bush pays tribute to...

Epstein’s Ties With Academics Show the Seedy Side of College Fund-Raising

Epstein’s Ties With Academics Show the Seedy Side of Co...

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

Professors and presidents are often eager to raise outside cash. Some are now fa...

Measles Outbreak Hits Ave Maria University in Florida

Measles Outbreak Hits Ave Maria University in Florida

NYT > Education, Feb 13, 2026 - 18:52

More than 40 people have fallen ill at Ave Maria University, raising fears that ...

One Last Chat With David Brooks

One Last Chat With David Brooks

NYT > Education, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:54

Before leaving The Times after 22 years, David Brooks responds to readers’ quest...

Justice Department Sues Harvard for Admissions Records

Justice Department Sues Harvard for Admissions Records

NYT > Education, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:54

The Trump administration appears to have renewed its pressure campaign against H...

Ohio State Professor Luke Perez Put on Leave After Tackling Filmmaker Over Epstein

Ohio State Professor Luke Perez Put on Leave After Tack...

NYT > Education, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

After another journalist interviewed the university’s former president about Jef...

PEN America Names New Leadership After Gaza Fallout

PEN America Names New Leadership After Gaza Fallout

NYT > Education, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

After a 16-month search, the free speech group has chosen two longtime employees...

The Moral Vacuum at the Center of Trump’s Presidency

The Moral Vacuum at the Center of Trump’s Presidency

NYT > Education, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

In this installment of The Conversation, David Brooks says goodbye to The Times ...

Smaller Classes: Mamdani Does the Math

Smaller Classes: Mamdani Does the Math

NYT > Education, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

The mayor would need $700 million for teachers to reduce class sizes in line wit...

Don’t Trust the Rankings That Put China’s Universities on Top

Don’t Trust the Rankings That Put China’s Universities ...

NYT > Education, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

They churn out research papers at a rapid pace, but the quality of these publica...

Gabor Boritt, Refugee Who Became Expert on Lincoln, Dies at 86

Gabor Boritt, Refugee Who Became Expert on Lincoln, Die...

NYT > Education, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

He survived the Holocaust and Communist rule in Hungary, arrived penniless in Ne...

Starting at Harvard and Falling for Your First Tree

Starting at Harvard and Falling for Your First Tree

NYT > Education, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

A freshman seminar encourages students to behave differently in the world and fe...

Immigration Judge Says Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts Student, Cannot Be Deported

Immigration Judge Says Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts Student,...

NYT > Education, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, who is from Turkey, was detained by immigration age...

Epstein Used Cash to Wield His Influence at Columbia and N.Y.U.

Epstein Used Cash to Wield His Influence at Columbia an...

NYT > Education, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

Federal records show that Jeffrey Epstein used donations and connections as he s...

The Horological Society of New York Achieves Its 160th Year

The Horological Society of New York Achieves Its 160th ...

NYT > Education, Feb 9, 2026 - 18:52

Industry figures say the friendly welcome at the Horological Society of New York...

What We Can Learn From Southern Red States About Education

What We Can Learn From Southern Red States About Education

NYT > Education, Feb 9, 2026 - 16:27

Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational base...

Harvard Proposes Capping As at 20 Percent to Curb Grade Inflation

Harvard Proposes Capping As at 20 Percent to Curb Grade...

NYT > Education, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:23

A recent report found that a majority of grades given out at Harvard were A’s. P...

Bard College President Leon Botstein Was Close With Jeffrey Epstein

Bard College President Leon Botstein Was Close With Jef...

NYT > Education, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:23

Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, said his school needed cash. But a rare...

Hegseth Says Defense Department Will Cut Ties With Harvard

Hegseth Says Defense Department Will Cut Ties With Harvard

NYT > Education, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:23

Mr. Hegseth’s order appeared to target his alma mater, Harvard’s Kennedy School ...

Smaller N.Y.C. Classes Will Cost Millions. Can Mamdani Pull It Off?

Smaller N.Y.C. Classes Will Cost Millions. Can Mamdani ...

NYT > Education, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:23

Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make classes smaller across the largest U.S. schoo...

What if the Valedictorians in America’s Schools Were the Cool Kids?

What if the Valedictorians in America’s Schools Were th...

NYT > Education, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:23

Lessons for America from Asia.

Texas vs. Plato: Censorship in the Academy

Texas vs. Plato: Censorship in the Academy

NYT > Education, Feb 1, 2026 - 09:54

Readers respond to a guest essay about the state’s effort to bar “officially dis...

How Fear of ICE Upended Life in One Minnesota School District

How Fear of ICE Upended Life in One Minnesota School Di...

NYT > Education, Jan 31, 2026 - 13:55

In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers ...

Solutions for the Crisis in Classical Music

Solutions for the Crisis in Classical Music

NYT > Education, Jan 31, 2026 - 13:55

Readers discuss ways to rescue the industry.

When the Doctor Needs a Checkup

When the Doctor Needs a Checkup

NYT > Education, Jan 31, 2026 - 13:55

The physician work force is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that olde...

Young People Are Using A.I. to Skip the Hardest Part of Growing Up

Young People Are Using A.I. to Skip the Hardest Part of...

NYT > Education, Jan 30, 2026 - 18:53

Artificial intelligence is replacing young people's social intuitions.

Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Hundreds of Classes on Race and Gender

Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Hundreds o...

NYT > Education, Jan 30, 2026 - 15:55

New policies limiting the teaching of race and gender issues led administrators ...

In Science We Trust. Or Do We?

In Science We Trust. Or Do We?

NYT > Education, Jan 30, 2026 - 15:55

Readers respond to a guest essay about the methods and reliability of science. A...

One Solution for Too Many A’s? Harvard Considers Giving A+ Grades.

One Solution for Too Many A’s? Harvard Considers Giving...

NYT > Education, Jan 29, 2026 - 19:23

Harvard University has been trying to cut back how many A grades professors give...

She Protested a Book Ban. Oklahoma Revoked Her Teacher’s License.

She Protested a Book Ban. Oklahoma Revoked Her Teacher’...

NYT > Education, Jan 29, 2026 - 15:26

Summer Boismier, a high school English teacher in Oklahoma, lost her teaching l...

Girls Sue Saint Ann’s School and Former Teacher Over Sex Crimes

Girls Sue Saint Ann’s School and Former Teacher Over Se...

NYT > Education, Jan 29, 2026 - 15:26

Winston Nguyen, a former teacher at Saint Ann’s School who pleaded guilty to a f...

The Havoc That One Disgruntled Student Can Wreak on a University

The Havoc That One Disgruntled Student Can Wreak on a U...

NYT > Education, Jan 28, 2026 - 16:52

If college education is merely a transaction, educators — and facts — are vulner...

Hey, ChatGPT: Where Should I Go to College?

Hey, ChatGPT: Where Should I Go to College?

NYT > Education, Jan 28, 2026 - 15:54

High schoolers are turning to chatbots for help navigating the college admission...

How Fed Rate Decisions Affect Mortgages, Credit Cards, Auto Loans and More

How Fed Rate Decisions Affect Mortgages, Credit Cards, ...

NYT > Education, Jan 28, 2026 - 15:54

The central bank’s policy stance can influence consumer savings and borrowing, f...

Yale Offers Free Tuition to Families With Incomes Under $200,000

Yale Offers Free Tuition to Families With Incomes Under...

NYT > Education, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

Other costs would also be waived for students whose families earn less than $100...

Maine’s Immigrant Students Stay Home as ICE Operation Ramps Up

Maine’s Immigrant Students Stay Home as ICE Operation R...

NYT > Education, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

When a class in Portland went out for recess on Thursday, their teacher recalled...