The court’s decision to review an admissions policy for selective middle school programs in Maryland follows its rejection of affirmative action in higher education. Read more ...
The court’s decision to review an admissions policy for selective middle school programs in Maryland follows its rejection of affirmative action in higher education. Read more ...
The moratorium is among the safety measures that the university put in place following the uproar over a former student’s sexual assault lawsuit. Read more ...
New York City aims to offer 12,000 free child care seats for 2-year-olds next year, including the first spots on Staten Island. Read more ...
After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity. Read more ...
The city of Bend, Ore., is praising those who worked to stop the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. The authorities are searching for answers. Read more ...
The Fields Medalist Terence Tao is on the front lines of a debate about artificial intelligence and the future of his field. Read more ...
Early voting in Texas, where the outcome of the Senate race could determine which party controls the chamber, will run through Oct. 30. Read more ...
Riots broke out in several French cities alongside peaceful marches of tens of thousands of people demonstrating against rising living costs and poor school conditions. Read more ...
Student demonstrations over education converged with broader protests against rising living costs and a luxury development linked to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law. Read more ...
Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of a working-class suburb near Paris, has been a regular presence at student demonstrations, prompting both applause and condemnation. Read more ...
While the powerful board appeared to back campus administration, some students protested against the backdrop of homecoming weekend. Read more ...
David Sabatini, once a prominent scientist at M.I.T., sued a former colleague who accused him of inappropriate behavior. A jury found in his favor. Read more ...
Megan Lambert graduated from high school in the district where she taught. She died in a classroom with Rhoam Summer and two other children when a shooter attacked. Read more ...
A surge of abuse accusations has led Parisian authorities to acknowledge a “collective failure” to prevent sexual offenders from working in schools. Read more ...
Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses her approach to writing her recent essay with Patrick Healy, an assistant managing editor at The New York Times. Read more ...
Readers respond to articles about the crisis at Cornell and what it says about our society. Also: Voters vs. oligarchs. Read more ...
We look at how the teams are stacking up midseason. Read more ...
In a letter, the former student said she felt “unsupported” after hearing about an exchange between the school president and her sorority sister. Officials disputed her account of the conversation. Read more ...
The Times journalist reflects on her two deeply personal essays about her child and New York City public schools and how she grappled with readers’ responses. Read more ...
The latest weapon is a machine that shoots carbon dioxide into rats’ burrows. “They fall asleep — permanently,” a parks official said. Read more ...
Why do men in groups behave this way? Read more ...
New York State eliminated religious exemptions for school immunizations, but some groups have been fighting that in court. Read more ...
I thought my worst New York City experience was getting punched in the face. That was before I started trying to get my kid into a public high school. Read more ...