Obama Education Rules Are Swept Aside by Congress
Republican lawmakers reined in regulations — including some on testing — that they criticized as heavy-handed.
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CreditJohnny Milano for The New York Times Rising Tumult Over Principal at Elite Queens High School
The backlash against Townsend Harris’s acting principal and the opaque principal-hiring process has intensified, involving students, teachers, parents and elected officials.
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Diversity Lags as Students Are Matched With City Schools
Black and Latino students make up 68 percent of the city’s school system, but received 10 percent of the offers to the most competitive high schools.
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CreditAl Drago/The New York Times Trump’s Call for School Vouchers Is a Return to a Campaign Pledge
In his address to Congress, the president backed his controversial education secretary, Betsy DeVos, who has built her career on promoting the voucher program.
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CreditChristopher Smith for The New York Times Kansas Supreme Court Says State Education Spending Is Too Low
Gov. Sam Brownback faces a rebellion even among fellow Republicans over his tax-cutting philosophy, and the new ruling compounds the state’s fiscal woes.
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CreditBenjamin Norman for The New York Times How a ‘Second Chance’ College Produced the Team to Beat
After just over a decade in conference basketball, Manhattan’s Berkeley College is taking a 26-0 record to the U.S.C.A.A. Division II national tournament.
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Harvard Law, Moving to Diversify Applicant Pool, Will Accept GRE Scores
The elite law school, following the University of Arizona law school, seeks to widen its pool of potential students by not requiring the LSAT.
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CreditAl Drago/The New York Times Trump Rescinds Rules on Bathrooms for Transgender Students
The administration reversed a policy that allowed students to use the bathrooms of their choice at school, an order that caused an internal rift.
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CreditAlex Wroblewski/The New York Times Beyond ‘Hidden Figures’: Nurturing New Black and Latino Math Whizzes
A free math camp for middle-school students from New York’s poorest neighborhoods was an effort to increase the number of blacks and Latinos with advanced math degrees.
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CreditStephen Crowley/The New York Times Universities Face Pressure to Hold the Line on Title IX
The main goal of those involved in the effort is to convince college presidents that the Obama-era policies have positively transformed the lives of women on college campuses.
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CreditBob Miller for The New York Times A Liberal Wanted to Agitate Ole Miss From Inside. He’s Succeeding.
Allen Coon, a student at the University of Mississippi, is reviled, but also revered, for challenging Old South symbols on a conservative campus.
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CreditBenjamin Norman for The New York Times College Costs Too Much? N.Y.U. Paves Way to Graduate Faster
New York University will offer more classes, broaden its allowance for transfer credits and advise students on creating schedules to finish in three years.
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CreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times Intel Drops Its Sponsorship of Science Fairs, Prompting an Identity Crisis
The chip giant is ending its support of the fairs and sponsoring newer events like homemade engineering contests. Critics say the traditional fairs are as vital as ever.
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CreditPeter Hvizdak/New Haven Register, via Associated Press Yale Will Drop John Calhoun’s Name From Building
The decision came after a series of protests from students, faculty and alumni who objected to honoring the 19th-century white supremacist statesman.
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CreditMary Altaffer/Associated Press Bernie Sanders Talks Tuition, Free for All
His movement seems to be gaining momentum.
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CreditThe New York Times Trying to Solve a Bigger Math Problem
Algebra is a stumbling block for many freshmen. But do so many need to be in a remedial class?
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CreditAndrew Spear for The New York Times. This Organ Shakes Up Oberlin
A monthly midnight concert treats audiences to classical music and grand vibrations.
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Colleges are turning to predictive analytics to pinpoint hotspots for failure — say, a C in English comp, a B in a foundational course in your major.
