Education

At Many Top Law Schools, Black Student Enrollment Continues to Drop

At Many Top Law Schools, Black Student Enrollment Conti...

NYT > Education, Dec 16, 2025 - 17:06

The New York Times examined data from 18 of the nation’s top law schools and fou...

What We Know About the Brown University Shooting

What We Know About the Brown University Shooting

NYT > Education, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:22

The authorities are still searching for the gunman who killed two people on the ...

The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich

The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich

NYT > Education, Dec 16, 2025 - 14:22

For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from. A Times investigatio...

A Family Transformed by a Special-Needs Preschool

A Family Transformed by a Special-Needs Preschool

NYT > Education, Dec 16, 2025 - 05:36

For the mother of a son and a daughter with autism, the Kennedy Children’s Cente...

Harvard’s President Will Stay in the Role Indefinitely

Harvard’s President Will Stay in the Role Indefinitely

NYT > Education, Dec 15, 2025 - 19:04

Alan M. Garber was appointed after his predecessor resigned under pressure. He h...

Trump’s Diversity Rollback Ends Crucial Aid for Deafblind Children Like Annie Garner

Trump’s Diversity Rollback Ends Crucial Aid for Deafbli...

NYT > Education, Dec 15, 2025 - 17:02

A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor ...

Harvard, Yale and Other Universities Boost Security After Brown Shooting

Harvard, Yale and Other Universities Boost Security Aft...

NYT > Education, Dec 15, 2025 - 14:38

A gunman who killed two students at Brown University is still at large. There we...

A Gift That Gets Children Reading

A Gift That Gets Children Reading

NYT > Education, Dec 15, 2025 - 06:05

Early access to high-quality books can transform lives, improve educational outc...

The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway

The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is...

NYT > Education, Dec 13, 2025 - 15:31

The school has been brought to heel by conservative critics of higher education....

We Should Teach Our Students How to Think, Not What to Believe

We Should Teach Our Students How to Think, Not What to ...

NYT > Education, Dec 13, 2025 - 14:01

Gaza has turned California classrooms into political battlegrounds.

Teachers Became Activists, and Censorship Followed

Teachers Became Activists, and Censorship Followed

NYT > Education, Dec 13, 2025 - 07:36

Gaza has turned California classrooms into political battlegrounds.

Parent Is Suspect in Fatal Shooting at Kentucky State University, Officials Say

Parent Is Suspect in Fatal Shooting at Kentucky State U...

NYT > Education, Dec 11, 2025 - 10:36

The suspect was arrested after the shooting in Frankfort, Ky., the police said, ...

DealBook Summit: Education Leaders Feel the Weight of Preparing Graduates for a New World

DealBook Summit: Education Leaders Feel the Weight of P...

NYT > Education, Dec 10, 2025 - 17:27

Leaders of colleges and universities on a panel at the DealBook Summit said othe...

What the Fed’s Rate Decision Means for Loans, Credit Cards, Mortgages and More

What the Fed’s Rate Decision Means for Loans, Credit Ca...

NYT > Education, Dec 10, 2025 - 12:51

See how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit car...

The Early Decision Option Is a Racket. Shut It Down.

The Early Decision Option Is a Racket. Shut It Down.

NYT > Education, Dec 10, 2025 - 05:15

Colleges should not be allowed to squeeze applicants in a vice.

Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Dies at 92

Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child L...

NYT > Education, Dec 10, 2025 - 00:33

He was both the first Black person and the first educator to hold the cabinet po...

Mackenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Giving This Year

Mackenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Giving This Year

NYT > Education, Dec 9, 2025 - 15:34

The philanthropist known for giving to historically Black colleges and nonprofit...

Jonathan Haidt: The Movement to Reclaim Childhood Is Just Getting Started

Jonathan Haidt: The Movement to Reclaim Childhood Is Ju...

NYT > Education, Dec 8, 2025 - 16:55

We’ve done more this year to protect children from the harms of smartphones and ...

Youth Mental Health Improved When Schools Reopened, Study Finds

Youth Mental Health Improved When Schools Reopened, Stu...

NYT > Education, Dec 8, 2025 - 16:55

With the end of school shutdowns, children’s mental health appointments fell sha...

Oklahoma University Removes a Teacher It Says Urged Students to Protest

Oklahoma University Removes a Teacher It Says Urged Stu...

NYT > Education, Dec 8, 2025 - 16:55

The protest was over the removal of another instructor, who gave a failing grade...

Immigration Agents Target Family of Deported College Student

Immigration Agents Target Family of Deported College St...

NYT > Education, Dec 8, 2025 - 12:21

The father of Any Lucía López Belloza said agents appeared at his home in Austin...

These State Laws Won’t Get Junk Food Out of Kids’ School Lunches

These State Laws Won’t Get Junk Food Out of Kids’ Schoo...

NYT > Education, Dec 8, 2025 - 07:09

Many states have proposed bans on the sale of ultraprocessed foods in schools. T...

How One Student’s Failing Grade Became a Cause Célèbre on the Right

How One Student’s Failing Grade Became a Cause Célèbre ...

NYT > Education, Dec 6, 2025 - 19:55

When students are treated like customers, they can demand educators grade accord...

A Right-Wing Playbook to Weaken Colleges from Within

A Right-Wing Playbook to Weaken Colleges from Within

NYT > Education, Dec 6, 2025 - 06:29

When students are treated like customers, they can demand educators grade accord...

Library Agency Reinstates Grants Canceled by Trump Administration

Library Agency Reinstates Grants Canceled by Trump Admi...

NYT > Education, Dec 5, 2025 - 16:34

The Institute of Museum and Library Services restored the funding after a federa...

My Somali Role Models in Minnesota

My Somali Role Models in Minnesota

NYT > Education, Dec 5, 2025 - 14:05

Readers react to President Trump’s disparaging comments about Somalis in the U.S...

Lawsuit Against Hispanic Scholarship Fund Argues It Discriminates Against Non-Hispanic Students

Lawsuit Against Hispanic Scholarship Fund Argues It Dis...

NYT > Education, Dec 3, 2025 - 20:03

The plaintiffs, white and Asian students, said they would qualify for scholarshi...

The 85-Year-Old Activist Trying to Block the Trump Presidential Library Plan

The 85-Year-Old Activist Trying to Block the Trump Pres...

NYT > Education, Dec 2, 2025 - 16:05

After Marvin Dunn sued, the trustees of Miami Dade College voted for a second ti...

School Integration Has Lost Steam. Will Mamdani Revive It in New York?

School Integration Has Lost Steam. Will Mamdani Revive ...

NYT > Education, Dec 2, 2025 - 03:08

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has spoken about integrating America’s largest educat...

College Students Choosing A.I. Majors Over Computer Science

College Students Choosing A.I. Majors Over Computer Sci...

NYT > Education, Dec 1, 2025 - 12:07

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is...

Meet the Millionaire Masters of Early Decision at Colleges

Meet the Millionaire Masters of Early Decision at Colleges

NYT > Education, Nov 29, 2025 - 11:05

The enrollment chiefs at Tulane and the University of Chicago attracted many ear...

Trump Misunderstands the Education Department’s History

Trump Misunderstands the Education Department’s History

NYT > Education, Nov 29, 2025 - 08:35

The U.S. first had a federal education department in 1867 — not 1979. Its histor...

Meet the Millionaire Enrollment Chiefs at Tulane and the University of Chicago

Meet the Millionaire Enrollment Chiefs at Tulane and th...

NYT > Education, Nov 29, 2025 - 06:31

The enrollment chiefs at Tulane and the University of Chicago attracted many ear...

A ‘Floor’ on Abortion Is Still a Limit

A ‘Floor’ on Abortion Is Still a Limit

NYT > Education, Nov 28, 2025 - 10:35

Readers respond to an editorial about access to abortion. Also: A citizenship te...

Missing High School Coach Travis Turner Facing Charges, Officials Say

Missing High School Coach Travis Turner Facing Charges,...

NYT > Education, Nov 26, 2025 - 15:08

An Appalachian community in Virginia was electrified by its high school team’s w...

‘Teenage Wasteland’ Review: Young in Age, Mature in Reporting

‘Teenage Wasteland’ Review: Young in Age, Mature in Rep...

NYT > Education, Nov 26, 2025 - 06:01

This documentary looks back at a group of teenagers who, in the early 1990s, cre...

Tatiana Schlossberg’s Profile in Courage

NYT > Education, Nov 25, 2025 - 13:06

Readers express sorrow about her cancer and dismay at her cousin’s actions as he...

I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.

I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not...

NYT > Education, Nov 25, 2025 - 05:36

My students’ easy access to chatbots forced me to make humanities instruction ev...

America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?

America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the ...

NYT > Education, Nov 24, 2025 - 05:43

From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood ...

At Harvard-Yale Game, Rivals Come Together Against Trump Administration Attacks

At Harvard-Yale Game, Rivals Come Together Against Trum...

NYT > Education, Nov 23, 2025 - 05:04

Students and alumni set aside rivalries at the 141st Harvard-Yale football game ...

The Battle Between Pasadena and U.C.L.A Over the Rose Bowl

The Battle Between Pasadena and U.C.L.A Over the Rose Bowl

NYT > Education, Nov 22, 2025 - 07:06

The storied stadium is at the center of a battle between Pasadena and U.C.L.A. t...

Donate This Holiday Season: Nicholas Kristof Needs Your Help

Donate This Holiday Season: Nicholas Kristof Needs Your...

NYT > Education, Nov 22, 2025 - 07:06

Each dollar you donate through my holiday guide will generate $4 to nonprofits t...

Former Harvard President Lawrence Summers Has Come Back From Scandals. Will This Be His Last?

Former Harvard President Lawrence Summers Has Come Back...

NYT > Education, Nov 20, 2025 - 15:08

The former Harvard president has come back from controversy before, but revelati...

At Loyola Marymount’s KXLU, College Radio Keeps Its Cool

At Loyola Marymount’s KXLU, College Radio Keeps Its Cool

NYT > Education, Nov 20, 2025 - 07:32

Against the odds, campus broadcasts remain a space of discovery, for students an...

Harvard Will Open a New Inquiry Into Faculty Ties to Epstein

Harvard Will Open a New Inquiry Into Faculty Ties to Ep...

NYT > Education, Nov 19, 2025 - 16:54

The university is reviewing newly released emails between the convicted sex offe...

At This College, the English Dept. Is Out. ‘Human Narratives’ Is In.

At This College, the English Dept. Is Out. ‘Human Narra...

NYT > Education, Nov 19, 2025 - 15:05

At Montclair State University in New Jersey, a departmental restructuring plan i...

Do You Use A.I. for College Application Advice?

Do You Use A.I. for College Application Advice?

NYT > Education, Nov 19, 2025 - 15:05

We want to hear about it.

Rural Kids Need More Than Vocational School

Rural Kids Need More Than Vocational School

NYT > Education, Nov 19, 2025 - 10:06

We need to support working-class kids before the 21st century abandons them comp...

Federal Judge Orders Some Texas Schools to Remove Ten Commandment Posters

Federal Judge Orders Some Texas Schools to Remove Ten C...

NYT > Education, Nov 18, 2025 - 21:20

The judge sided with families of students who had argued that the displays infri...

Trump Administration Announces Steps to Dismantle Education Department

Trump Administration Announces Steps to Dismantle Educa...

NYT > Education, Nov 18, 2025 - 19:03

Responsibilities for K-12 and college programs, among others, will be moved to o...