Education

Billionaire Trump Ally Emerges as Key Broker in Harvard Fight

Billionaire Trump Ally Emerges as Key Broker in Harvard...

NYT > Education, Oct 5, 2025 - 13:00

Stephen A. Schwarzman, the leader of the Blackstone Group, one of the world’s la...

Students in Texas Need Something, but It’s Not the Ten Commandments

Students in Texas Need Something, but It’s Not the Ten ...

NYT > Education, Oct 4, 2025 - 18:03

What exactly is religion, anyway?

When Attacks on Free Speech Come From Left and Right

When Attacks on Free Speech Come From Left and Right

NYT > Education, Oct 4, 2025 - 07:56

Readers respond to a column by Bret Stephens pointing out examples.

The Problem Lurking Beneath the Church-and-State Debates in Texas

The Problem Lurking Beneath the Church-and-State Debate...

NYT > Education, Oct 4, 2025 - 07:56

What exactly is religion, anyway?

How Video Games Are Shaping a Generation of Boys, for Better and Worse

How Video Games Are Shaping a Generation of Boys, for B...

NYT > Education, Oct 3, 2025 - 14:06

In the last decade and a half, boys and young men have more than doubled their a...

What’s Your Dream Senior Living Community? Take the Quiz.

What’s Your Dream Senior Living Community? Take the Quiz.

NYT > Education, Oct 3, 2025 - 11:06

Whether you have Jimmy Buffett on your mind or the urge to take a class or two, ...

Margs, Stars and Classic Cars: Surprising Retirement Communities

Margs, Stars and Classic Cars: Surprising Retirement Co...

NYT > Education, Oct 3, 2025 - 06:11

Those looking for a retirement plan oriented to their passions can seek out livi...

What’s Your Dream Senior Living Community? Take the Quiz

What’s Your Dream Senior Living Community? Take the Quiz

NYT > Education, Oct 3, 2025 - 06:11

Whether you have Jimmy Buffett on your mind or the urge to take a class or two, ...

Video Games Have Become the Main Way Boys Socialize. Is That Bad?

Video Games Have Become the Main Way Boys Socialize. Is...

NYT > Education, Oct 3, 2025 - 06:11

They’ve become an important way to spend time with peers. But they’ve also becom...

Community Colleges Need Community

Community Colleges Need Community

NYT > Education, Oct 3, 2025 - 06:11

In our increasingly digital world, online classes are here to stay. But there’s ...

‘A Hornet’s Nest:’ Mamdani’s Gifted Education Plan Divides New Yorkers

‘A Hornet’s Nest:’ Mamdani’s Gifted Education Plan Divi...

NYT > Education, Oct 3, 2025 - 04:11

Zohran Mamdani wants to phase out the city’s gifted program for kindergarten stu...

140,000 N.Y.C. Students Are Homeless. Can the Next Mayor Change That?

140,000 N.Y.C. Students Are Homeless. Can the Next Mayo...

NYT > Education, Oct 3, 2025 - 04:11

The city’s housing crisis has contributed to an education crisis, with more chil...

Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

NYT > Education, Oct 2, 2025 - 19:52

There seems to be no limit to the president’s odious attempts to control higher ...

Why Can’t a Working-Class Kid Make Their Way Out of Ohio?

Why Can’t a Working-Class Kid Make Their Way Out of Ohio?

NYT > Education, Oct 2, 2025 - 18:25

Silas’s future seemed bright except for at least one detail. He didn’t have a car.

Why Can’t Another Working-Class Kid Make Their Way Out of Ohio?

Why Can’t Another Working-Class Kid Make Their Way Out ...

NYT > Education, Oct 2, 2025 - 15:01

Silas’s future seemed bright except for at least one detail. He didn’t have a car.

Why Can’t Another Working Class Kid Make Their Way Out of Ohio?

Why Can’t Another Working Class Kid Make Their Way Out ...

NYT > Education, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:11

Silas’s future seemed bright except for at least one detail. He didn’t have a car.

Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades

Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program f...

NYT > Education, Oct 2, 2025 - 03:35

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the mayor’s race, plans if electe...

Trump Fires Members of Humanities Council

Trump Fires Members of Humanities Council

NYT > Education, Oct 1, 2025 - 16:21

The White House told members of a group of scholars who advise the National Endo...

Republicans Demand Information From the College Board and Firms That Help Set College Prices

Republicans Demand Information From the College Board a...

NYT > Education, Oct 1, 2025 - 14:06

In letters to consultants and the College Board, House and Senate Judiciary lead...

Should the Autism Spectrum Be Split Apart?

Should the Autism Spectrum Be Split Apart?

NYT > Education, Oct 1, 2025 - 06:07

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosi...

This Is Not Free Speech

This Is Not Free Speech

NYT > Education, Oct 1, 2025 - 06:07

Trump is known for saying a lot of things that he can’t or won’t back up. This t...

Ian Roberts, Arrested by ICE, Plans to Resign as Schools Superintendent in Iowa

Ian Roberts, Arrested by ICE, Plans to Resign as School...

NYT > Education, Sep 30, 2025 - 17:01

A lawyer for Ian Roberts, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, announced...

Bobby Cain, Barrier Breaker in School Desegregation, Dies at 85

Bobby Cain, Barrier Breaker in School Desegregation, Di...

NYT > Education, Sep 30, 2025 - 15:05

In 1957, facing down white mobs, he became the first Black student to graduate f...

‘Distressing’ Uses of the President’s Power

‘Distressing’ Uses of the President’s Power

NYT > Education, Sep 30, 2025 - 13:03

Readers respond to an editorial about President Trump’s troubling use of executi...

She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account

She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Acc...

NYT > Education, Sep 29, 2025 - 15:32

A look at how one state has turbocharged the crackdown on anyone who has critici...

College Students Are Seeking Out Phone-Free Social Connection

College Students Are Seeking Out Phone-Free Social Conn...

NYT > Education, Sep 29, 2025 - 05:49

A campus movement aims to find out.

A.I. in School: What It Can and Can’t Do

A.I. in School: What It Can and Can’t Do

NYT > Education, Sep 28, 2025 - 09:30

Readers discuss artificial intelligence and the roles of students and parents. A...

Catholic School Teacher Says She Was Suspended for Surrogate Pregnancy

Catholic School Teacher Says She Was Suspended for Surr...

NYT > Education, Sep 27, 2025 - 03:32

Jadira Bonilla, a kindergarten teacher at a Catholic school in southern New Jers...

What I Learned as a Liberal Faculty Adviser for a Turning Point USA Chapter

What I Learned as a Liberal Faculty Adviser for a Turni...

NYT > Education, Sep 26, 2025 - 11:07

It’s about fostering principled engagement across ideological lines.

I’m a Liberal Faculty Adviser for Charlie Kirk’s Group. That’s Not a Contradiction.

I’m a Liberal Faculty Adviser for Charlie Kirk’s Group....

NYT > Education, Sep 26, 2025 - 05:05

It’s about fostering principled engagement across ideological lines.

Elementary-School Teacher Is Accused of Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Images

Elementary-School Teacher Is Accused of Sharing Child S...

NYT > Education, Sep 25, 2025 - 17:53

Investigators said the teacher had disseminated the material, some of which incl...

3 School Districts to Lose $65 Million Over Gender and D.E.I. Policies

3 School Districts to Lose $65 Million Over Gender and ...

NYT > Education, Sep 25, 2025 - 10:06

The federal Education Department accused New York, Chicago and Fairfax, Va., of ...

What Declines in Reading and Math Mean for the U.S. Work Force

What Declines in Reading and Math Mean for the U.S. Wor...

NYT > Education, Sep 25, 2025 - 07:37

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind...

The Grand Strategy Behind Trump’s Crackdown on Academia

The Grand Strategy Behind Trump’s Crackdown on Academia

NYT > Education, Sep 25, 2025 - 07:37

Ending the “culture of victimhood” on campus.

Federal Judge Declines to Reinstate Government Watchdogs Fired by Trump

Federal Judge Declines to Reinstate Government Watchdog...

NYT > Education, Sep 24, 2025 - 20:24

The judge ruled that President Trump had clearly violated the law, but that the ...

A Rare Draft of the Constitution Shows It as a Work in Progress

A Rare Draft of the Constitution Shows It as a Work in ...

NYT > Education, Sep 24, 2025 - 05:35

A future senator from New York marked changes on the document, which Christie’s ...

The Billionaire, the Psychedelics and the Best-Selling Memoir

The Billionaire, the Psychedelics and the Best-Selling ...

NYT > Education, Sep 24, 2025 - 03:21

Amy Griffin wrote a book based on recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse. ...

Struggles for Free Expression on Campus

Struggles for Free Expression on Campus

NYT > Education, Sep 23, 2025 - 13:13

Readers, including the author Jhumpa Lahiri, respond to the Barnard president’s ...

The College Game Is Changing. It’s Still Rigged.

The College Game Is Changing. It’s Still Rigged.

NYT > Education, Sep 22, 2025 - 05:16

The frantic competition that we’ve normalized is based on a lie about what makes...

They Held a Rally for Charter Schools. Then Came the Backlash.

They Held a Rally for Charter Schools. Then Came the Ba...

NYT > Education, Sep 21, 2025 - 03:31

A large demonstration — and a hostile response — could signal a resurgence of a ...

They Were Promised a Taste of America. They Got Abuse and Exploitation.

They Were Promised a Taste of America. They Got Abuse a...

NYT > Education, Sep 20, 2025 - 03:35

Every year, tens of thousands of young people are sent on visas to toil as farmw...

4 Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the J-1 Visa Program

4 Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the J-1 V...

NYT > Education, Sep 20, 2025 - 03:35

Some American companies have used the cultural exchange program as a supply of c...

Harvard’s Former President, Claudine Gay, Criticizes Its Approach to Trump

Harvard’s Former President, Claudine Gay, Criticizes It...

NYT > Education, Sep 19, 2025 - 17:57

Claudine Gay has rarely spoken out since she was forced to resign, but she recen...

Buses, Rats and Math Scores: Mayor Adams Had a Mixed Year, Report Says

Buses, Rats and Math Scores: Mayor Adams Had a Mixed Ye...

NYT > Education, Sep 19, 2025 - 10:12

The Mayor’s Management Report, a trove of statistics about crime rates, public h...

Mayor Adams Had a Mixed Year, Annual N.Y.C. Report Shows

Mayor Adams Had a Mixed Year, Annual N.Y.C. Report Shows

NYT > Education, Sep 19, 2025 - 03:10

The Mayor’s Management Report, a trove of statistics about crime rates, public h...

Adams Says He Will Revisit N.Y.C. Schools’ Bathroom Gender Policy

Adams Says He Will Revisit N.Y.C. Schools’ Bathroom Gen...

NYT > Education, Sep 18, 2025 - 17:33

Mayor Eric Adams’s remarks, aimed at a policy allowing students to use bathrooms...

Charlie Kirk’s Influence on His Followers Started Well Before College

Charlie Kirk’s Influence on His Followers Started Well ...

NYT > Education, Sep 18, 2025 - 12:37

Members of high school chapters of Turning Point USA mourned a conservative powe...

Mahmoud Khalil Asks Federal Judge to Intercede After Deportation Order

Mahmoud Khalil Asks Federal Judge to Intercede After De...

NYT > Education, Sep 18, 2025 - 12:37

Mr. Khalil is not in imminent danger of deportation, but his situation has grown...

Nikole Hannah-Jones Knows Why History Feels Dangerous

Nikole Hannah-Jones Knows Why History Feels Dangerous

NYT > Education, Sep 18, 2025 - 07:07

“We really do believe in our own mythology,” the creator of The 1619 Project say...

Barron Trump Is Said to Move to N.Y.U.’s Campus in Washington

Barron Trump Is Said to Move to N.Y.U.’s Campus in Wash...

NYT > Education, Sep 17, 2025 - 18:00

The 19-year-old sophomore has attracted widespread public interest since he enro...